Chaebol

Chaebols such as Samsung and Hyundai powered South Korea's dramatic rise from the ashes of the 1950-53 war into Asia's fourth-largest economy in less than a generation

Here's our review of the new Kia Rio X-Line, the cross wagon avatar of the Rio that sells alongside the sedan in some markets. We test it in Russia - where it is built and sold. Could this be a unique product offer for India from the Korean chaebol? Our answer is a big yes.

A vote on combining companies in the Samsung empire is pitting its wealthy founding family against small shareholders and foreign investors in a rare challenge to the power of South Korea's ubiquitous business conglomerates.

The former Korean Air Lines executive jailed for her outburst over in-flight service, known as the "nut rage" case, asked for leniency during an appeal hearing today as she sought to reduce her one-year prison term.

The only son of Samsung's frail 72-year-old chairman Lee Kun-hee, Jay has been groomed for years to take over the sprawling South Korean family-run "chaebol", a conglomerate with interests spanning technology and insurance to shipbuilding and construction. Samsung Group's 2012 revenue of 380 trillion won ($371 billion) was more than a quarter of So...

Students in South Korea study hard to get into top conglomerates, or "chaebol", and an industry of coaching institutes has spawned to give them an edge in recruitment.

Chaebols such as Samsung and Hyundai powered South Korea's dramatic rise from the ashes of the 1950-53 war into Asia's fourth-largest economy in less than a generation

Here's our review of the new Kia Rio X-Line, the cross wagon avatar of the Rio that sells alongside the sedan in some markets. We test it in Russia - where it is built and sold. Could this be a unique product offer for India from the Korean chaebol? Our answer is a big yes.

A vote on combining companies in the Samsung empire is pitting its wealthy founding family against small shareholders and foreign investors in a rare challenge to the power of South Korea's ubiquitous business conglomerates.

The former Korean Air Lines executive jailed for her outburst over in-flight service, known as the "nut rage" case, asked for leniency during an appeal hearing today as she sought to reduce her one-year prison term.

The only son of Samsung's frail 72-year-old chairman Lee Kun-hee, Jay has been groomed for years to take over the sprawling South Korean family-run "chaebol", a conglomerate with interests spanning technology and insurance to shipbuilding and construction. Samsung Group's 2012 revenue of 380 trillion won ($371 billion) was more than a quarter of So...

Students in South Korea study hard to get into top conglomerates, or "chaebol", and an industry of coaching institutes has spawned to give them an edge in recruitment.