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Self-Made South Korean Billionaires Promise To Give Half Away
Two self-made South Korean billionaires have pledged in as many weeks to give away half their fortunes -- a rarity in a country where business is dominated by family-controlled conglomerates and charity often begins and ends at home.
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Korean "Nut Rage" Sister Faces Fruit Juice Questions In South Korea
The stony-faced daughter of a Korean billionaire, whose older sister was brought low by the "nut rage" scandal, apologised Tuesday as she reported to police for questioning over allegations she sprayed a business associate in the face with fruit juice.
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Billionaire Samsung Heir Found Guilty Of Bribery, Jailed For 5 Years
The heir to the Samsung business empire, which includes the world's biggest smartphone maker, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for bribery and other offences in connection with the scandal that brought down South Korean president Park Geun-Hye.
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Chung Mong-Joon Attacks Sepp Blatter, Launches FIFA Presidency Bid
Chung Mong-Joon, a South Korean billionaire, said FIFA has become a corrupt organization is because the same person (Sepp Blatter) has been running it for 40 years.
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Jail Term Demanded for Son of South Korean Tycoon Who Was Blamed For April's Ferry Disaster
The eldest son of the South Korean tycoon blamed for April's ferry disaster appeared in court on Wednesday on embezzlement charges, in the first court appearance by any member of the reclusive billionaire family on charges linked to the Sewol ferry disaster.
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Son of South Korean Sunken Ferry Owner Detained
South Korean police detained the eldest son of the sunken ferry owner on Friday after two months on the run, three days after his billionaire father was confirmed dead.
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From God.com to photography, Korea ferry founder has diverse interests
The head of the South Korean family that operated the ferry which sank last week is a billionaire once jailed for fraud, a photographer who has held an exhibition at the Louvre under a pseudonym and the co-founder of a church which owns the website www.god.com.
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Supreme Court asks Samsung's billionaire boss to surrender in cheating case
The Supreme Court has asked handset maker Samsung Electronics' Chairman Lee Kun-hee to surrender in a $1.4 million (or Rs 84 lakh at 1 dollar=60 rupee) cheating case. Mr Kun-hee, a South Korean billionaire, has to surrender before the Ghaziabad court within six weeks, the top court has ruled.
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Self-Made South Korean Billionaires Promise To Give Half Away
Two self-made South Korean billionaires have pledged in as many weeks to give away half their fortunes -- a rarity in a country where business is dominated by family-controlled conglomerates and charity often begins and ends at home.
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Korean "Nut Rage" Sister Faces Fruit Juice Questions In South Korea
The stony-faced daughter of a Korean billionaire, whose older sister was brought low by the "nut rage" scandal, apologised Tuesday as she reported to police for questioning over allegations she sprayed a business associate in the face with fruit juice.
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Billionaire Samsung Heir Found Guilty Of Bribery, Jailed For 5 Years
The heir to the Samsung business empire, which includes the world's biggest smartphone maker, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for bribery and other offences in connection with the scandal that brought down South Korean president Park Geun-Hye.
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Chung Mong-Joon Attacks Sepp Blatter, Launches FIFA Presidency Bid
Chung Mong-Joon, a South Korean billionaire, said FIFA has become a corrupt organization is because the same person (Sepp Blatter) has been running it for 40 years.
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Jail Term Demanded for Son of South Korean Tycoon Who Was Blamed For April's Ferry Disaster
The eldest son of the South Korean tycoon blamed for April's ferry disaster appeared in court on Wednesday on embezzlement charges, in the first court appearance by any member of the reclusive billionaire family on charges linked to the Sewol ferry disaster.
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Son of South Korean Sunken Ferry Owner Detained
South Korean police detained the eldest son of the sunken ferry owner on Friday after two months on the run, three days after his billionaire father was confirmed dead.
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From God.com to photography, Korea ferry founder has diverse interests
The head of the South Korean family that operated the ferry which sank last week is a billionaire once jailed for fraud, a photographer who has held an exhibition at the Louvre under a pseudonym and the co-founder of a church which owns the website www.god.com.
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Supreme Court asks Samsung's billionaire boss to surrender in cheating case
The Supreme Court has asked handset maker Samsung Electronics' Chairman Lee Kun-hee to surrender in a $1.4 million (or Rs 84 lakh at 1 dollar=60 rupee) cheating case. Mr Kun-hee, a South Korean billionaire, has to surrender before the Ghaziabad court within six weeks, the top court has ruled.
