[NewsSpace=JeongYoung Kim] Samsung Biologics broke the record by surpassing 2 trillion won in orders for the first time in half a year. Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-Yong's willingness to foster bio as a "second semiconductor" and active investment are paying off. In addition, Samsung Biologics' production capabilities, CEO John Lim's sales strategy, order competitiveness, and quality management, leading to "super-gap" results. ■ Chairman Lee Jae-Yong's bio-interest, driving force behind SB’s performance According to Samsung Biologics on the 10
[NewsSpace=JeongYoung Kim] The combined stock value of the top executives from 33 major domestic conglomerates increased by more than 1.4 trillion KRW in the first half of the year. Lee Jae-Yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, secured the top position with a stock wealth approaching 13 trillion KRW. According to a survey conducted by the Korean CXO Research Institute on "Stock Valuation Changes among Major Group Executives as of June 2023, compared to early January," the survey covered 33 executives from conglomerates regulated by the Fair Trade Commission, whose stock valuation e
[NewsSpace==JeongYoung Kim] LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-Mo marks his 5th anniversary of his inauguration on June 29. Koo took over the management of the group at the relatively young age of 40 in 2018, following the death of his father, former Chairman Koo Bon-Moo. The business world is evaluating that Chairman Koo is implementing his management policy through customer-centered management and active business restructuring. In particular, he is evaluated to have led the change to a customer-centered company by reinterpreting the "customer value" that the late Koo Cha-kyung and Koo Bo
[NewsSpace=JeongYoung Kim] Lee Jae-yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, is celebrating his 55th birthday in Vietnam on the 23rd. In 2020 and 2021, he marked his birthday in confinement and in 2022, he returned from an 11-night, 12-day business trip in Europe and made a court appearance . This year, special attention is being drawn to his local business ventures in Vietnam. Turning 55 years old this year, he went on a business trip to Paris on the 18th to engage in support activities for hosting the "2030 Busan World Expo" by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). After co
[NewsSpace==JeongYoung Kim] Choi Min-Jeong, the second daughter of SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won, is starting a new chapter in her life as an English teacher. It has recently come to light that Choi Min-Jeong took a leave of absence from SK Hynix last year and is currently engaged in volunteer work at a non-profit organization (NGO) in San Francisco, USA, following her previous involvement as an unpaid advisor at a medical startup. According to industry sources, earlier this year Choi Min-Jeong began providing free educational volunteering for underprivileged teenagers at an NGO called "
[NewsSpace=JeongYoung Kim] Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, who sparked the boom in generative artificial intelligence (AI), is attracting attention as he visits Korea accompanied by a Korean individual. Altman visited Korea for the first time on the 9th. In the morning, he had a conversation with Lee Young, the Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, at the Grand Ballroom of the 63 Building. In the afternoon, he held a dialogue event with more than 1,000 participants, including domestic AI developers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and university students. Altman had previously announced t
[NewsSpace=JeongYoung Kim] A mother's story has emerged, in which she reached out for help on a social networking service (SNS) account impersonating Lee Jae-yong, the Chairman of Samsung Electronics, saying, "My daughter is suffering from a rare disease.". She later received a contact from Samsung Seoul Hospital. A, who has a daughter with a rare disease called "Mucoripid," said on her SNS account on the 9th, "It may not be an Instagram managed by Chairman Lee himself, but I habitually sent a direct message (DM) for Samsung Medical Center to make my child's t
[NewsSpace=JeongYoung Kim] ”To achieve substantial results, disruptive innovation is necessary," said Choi Tae-won, Chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) and Chairman of SK Group. Following the opening ceremony of the World Carbon Expo (WCE) in Busan on the 25th, the FKI held a Business Leaders Roundtable (BLT) under the theme of "The Role of Companies for a Sustainable Future." Leading domestic companies such as Samsung, SK, Hyundai-Kia, LG, POSCO, HD Hyundai, and Kakao Mobility, as well as global carbon-neutral leading companies such as Google, ExxonMobi
[NewsSpace=JeongYoung Kim] It has been confirmed that SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won, who is currently in the midst of a divorce lawsuit with Noh So-young, the director of Art Center Nabee, filed a lawsuit demanding that she hand over the real estate of Art Center Nabi, which is located in the SK building. According to legal sources on May 23, SK Innovation filed a lawsuit against Art Center Nabi in the Seoul Central District Court on May 14, demanding that it vacate the property. The property that SK Innovation is demanding the art museum vacate is the 4th floor of the Seorin Building, the S
[NewsSpace=JeongYoung Kim] Hyundai Restores Historic Pony Coupe Concept Car. Hyundai Motor Group unveiled a restored Pony Coupe concept car on May 18, 2023, at the Hyundai Reunion event in Lake Como, Italy. The event was attended by Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun Chung and other past and present key executives. The Hyundai Reunion is a heritage brand platform that showcases Hyundai Motor's past and its unchanging vision and direction for the future. Chairman Chung said, "Our late founder, Chung Ju-yung, had a vision to create a truly Korean car in the 1970s, despite the p