Any reader of my column will recognize that I have a largely positive view of Korea, its people and its society. I recently categorized the nation as antifragile because it has not only continually demonstrated the quality of being able to overcome great adversity, it has also achieved remarkable success. While other nations might have succumbed to the lingering effects of colonization, civil war, and military dictatorship, Korea has fought its way through them and achieved a series of revolutions (economic, political and cultural) to establish itself as a place of relative luxury, freedom and desire.
The mother and two sisters of Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong remain the three wealthiest female stockholders in Korea, even after they sold part of their shares in the global electronics giant to pay inheritance taxes, according to data, Tuesday.
Three members of Samsung Group's founding family have sold their shares worth $2 billion in group affiliates, including Samsung Electronics, in an apparent bid to pay inheritance taxes.Samsung Electronics said in a regulatory filing that Hong .
Three members of Samsung Group's founding family have sold their shares totaling 2.7 trillion won ($2 billion) in group affiliates, including Samsung Electronics, in an apparent bid to pay inheritance taxes. Samsung Electronics said in a regulatory filing Monday that Hong Ra-hee, the mother of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, and her two daughters Hotel Shilla Co. CEO Lee Boo-jin and Lee Seo-hyun, c.