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...Last year, on Sept. 6, Israel bombed that project out of existence. Ever since, there had been a cone of silence placed around what happened, with neither Jerusalem nor Washington confirming the operation. In Seoul last March, I pressed a senior South Korean negotiator in the six-party talks for information about the Syrian-North Korean connection. He squirmed a little and said it was his impression that the so-called al-Kibar site was just a "missile factory," not a nuclear facility. That, we know now, was false...
...Korean cellist, I will use my music as a weapon to promote peace,” he says. And Koh’s music is certainly powerful. His talent has been recognized in Korea, Russia, and beyond. At the age of 11, Koh played with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra after winning a national competition for musicians. A year later, he won the Third International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in St. Petersburg, Russia, which led to his playing with numerous European orchestras. Yo-Yo Ma ’76 also recognizes Koh’s talent and has taken...
Last year, on Sept. 6, Israel put an end to that project, bombing it out of existence. Ever since, there has been a cone of official silence placed around what had happened, with neither Jerusalem nor Washington nor anyone else confirming the operation. Two months ago, in Seoul, I pressed a senior South Korean negotiator in the six-party talks for information about the Syrian-North Korean connection. He squirmed a little and said it was his impression that the so-called al Kibar site was just a "missile factory," not a nuclear facility. That, we learned yesterday, was false...
According to Seoul analysts, Lee's departure may clear the way for a round of corporate reform within the Samsung conglomerate and possibly throughout corporate South Korea. Without Lee as an overarching force, executives of individual Samsung companies will gain more influence over their own operations. There is a persistent fear among investors that Samsung managers were more loyal to Lee than to shareholders...
Samsung also announced that it will abolish its Strategic Planning Office, which coordinated among the many Samsung affiliates. The company is "moving to the separation of ownership and management," says Thae Khwarg, CEO of fund manager SEI Asset Korea in Seoul. Lee's departure "will make managers more conscious that they have a duty to their shareholders." And with Samsung taking the lead, other chaebols may be forced to follow suit. "Samsung has set many standards," says Yoo Jung Sang, a managing director at Good Morning Shinhan Securities in Seoul. "There should be a spill-over effect to the conglomerates...