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...CHARGED. PARK JIE WON and LIM DONG WON, former South Korean government officials, and CHUNG MONG HUN, chairman of Hyundai Asan, with violations in connection with the 2000 summit between the two Koreas; in Seoul. Park (pictured), a top aide to Kim Dae Jung, then South Korea's President, was charged with having abused his authority. Chung and Lim, another Kim aide, were charged with having violated foreign-currency regulations. The Hyundai Group sent $500 million to North Korea months before the historic summit, the first since the Korean War ended in 1953. An investigation found that $100 million...
...Former NIS director Lim Dong Won admits the agency helped transfer $200 million to North Korea before the June 2000 summit between the two Koreas. A special counsel is investigating whether the transfer was illegal
It’s a tough game, but they are ready: For 25 rehearsals, the group has toiled in the Cabot dance studio, according to Albert J. “Kaptain Korea” Lim ’04, and they’ve perfected their turns, jumps and sways in pursuit of bubble gum greatness...
...Lim knows how to compete for government favors. He earned his fortune as a contractor constructing huge infrastructure projects for the Malaysian government. In the mid-'60s while building a hydroelectric dam in the country's Cameron Highlands, he dreamed of developing a resort and casino in the area, which is easily accessible to Kuala Lumpur, the capital. Even though Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country and Islam forbids Muslims to gamble, he secured the government's approval in less than a day. In the more than three decades since, his exclusive agreement for what is still Malaysia's only...
...deal in 1991 to underwrite the development of Foxwoods for the Mashantucket Pequots, a tribe of fewer than 200 members at the time, has proved similarly lucrative. While financial details have not been made public, one can estimate the tycoon's windfall. Lim provided two loans, one for $60 million, the other for $175 million. His company, Kien Huat Realty Ltd., will receive interest on the loans for years to come. But Lim really hit the jackpot with a clause that reportedly gives him 10% of Foxwoods' net income until 2018. Foxwoods' gross revenue is more than $1 billion...