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...overlooking Seoul's Han River. It would be wrong, though, to underestimate Kim, who has become a near legend in Seoul for the turnaround he engineered at LG's appliance business. When he took over in 1996, LG was making washing machines and refrigerators that seemed little more than cannon fodder for low-cost Chinese companies like Haier. Kim sliced costs by moving production of low-end products to China. He proved there is room for innovation in basic white goods, introducing, for example, appliances like air conditioners that can be controlled from the Internet. The result: sales reached...
...would be wrong, though, to underestimate Kim, who has become near legend in Seoul for the turnaround he engineered at LG's appliance business. When he took over in 1996, LG was making washing machines and refrigerators that seemed little more than cannon fodder for low-cost Chinese companies like Haier. Kim sliced costs by moving production of low-end products to China. He proved there is room for innovation in basic white goods, introducing, for example, appliances like air-conditioners that can be controlled from the Internet. The result: sales reached $4.7 billion last year, more than twice...
...would be wrong, though, to underestimate Kim, who has become near legend in Seoul for the turnaround he engineered at LG's appliance business. When he took over in 1996, LG was making washing machines and refrigerators that seemed little more than cannon fodder for low-cost Chinese companies like Haier. Kim sliced costs by moving production of low-end products to China. He proved there is room for innovation in basic white goods, introducing, for example, appliances like air conditioners that can be controlled from the Internet. The result: sales reached $4.7 billion last year, more than twice...
Coach Joe Walsh, for those wondering, estimates that Mann may have an edge, both defensively and offensively, over his former All-Ivy first-teamer—the fellow long-notorious for his cannon, .373 average and a team-leading 57 hits and 16 doubles last year...
That disclaimer didn't satisfy critics. Indeed, the Korean breakthrough adds fuel to two different ethical debates at once. The first--whether cloning for reproduction should be allowed--is pretty well settled. Only a handful of loose-cannon scientists and members of the Raelian sect, who believe humans were created by aliens, openly favor human cloning. It is explicitly banned in many countries, including Korea...