How a Samsung Heiress Helped Make ‘Parasite’ a Triumph
March 9, 2020
Miky Lee’s money and influence turned South Korean cinema into a powerhouse
By Geoffrey Cain
Foreign Policy
Feb 11, 2020
Miky Lee’s money and influence turned South Korean cinema into a powerhouse
By Geoffrey Cain
Foreign Policy
Feb 11, 2020
You just need to walk down the streets of Seoul to see how entrenched Samsung is as part of Korean life. Samsung won’t do badly in the short-term, despite the jailing of its heir says Geoffrey Cain, author of an upcoming book on the Samsung empire.
By Karishma Vaswani
BBC
Aug 25, 2017
Die südkoreanische Lee-Familie hat Samsung mit unerbittlicher Härte zum Weltmarktführer für Smartphones gemacht. Seit Handys reihenweise in Flammen aufgehen, wird ihr Streben zum Risiko für die Verbraucher.
By Stefan Schultz
SPIEGEL
Oct 9, 2016
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