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Samsung’s Dominance and the Economy of South Korea

January 20, 2013
2012
Apple
Asia
business
business and finance
chaebol
dominance
East Asia
electronics
Finland
Finnish
Nokia
Republic of Korea
ROK
Samsung
Samsung operating profit
Smart phones
Smartphones
South Korea
South Korean economy
United States
US

It isn’t hard to argue that South Korean chaebol Samsung is a dominant force in electronics: In spite of litigation with US-based giant Apple, Samsung’s annual operating profit was 85.8% higher in 2012 than in 2011 with record sales of smart phone handsets making Samsung’s market capitalization equal to the next 9 Korean companies underneath it combined. Nonetheless, […]

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The Rise of South Korea: How Economic Success is Transforming the Republic of Korea into Asia’s Newest Power Broker

May 5, 2012
4 Asian Tigers
business and finance
chaebol
conglomerates
East Asia
economic growth
economic output
Economy
export-led growth
Han River
Hyundai
industrialization
innovation
innovation gap
Korea
Korean War
Lee Myung-bak
Miracle on the Han
North Korea
Park Chung-hee
Republic of Korea
rising power
Samsung
South Korea
World War II

The Economy of South Korea: How the “Miracle on the Han” Transformed the Republic of Korea into an Economic Superpower South Korea’s chaebol: Economy at a crossroads – Counting the Cost from Al Jazeera English The rise of the Republic of Korea’s economy has placed South Korea on the world map as a leader in […]