The Samsung conglomerate, known globally for its electronics and smartphones, is South Korea’s biggest and touches almost every aspect of South Korean life. Samsung encompasses more than 50 affiliates involved in life insurance, shipping, cars, construction, hospitals, hotels — even seeing-eye dogs.
By Elise Hu
NPR
Aug 25, 2017
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