Daewoo

Korea's chaebol bounce back stronger than ever

11 Sep 2006

The chaebol - the giant, family-run empires behind South Korea's economic miracle - have come back stronger than ever since the economic crisis of 1997-98 brought them to their knees.

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Next chapter begins in epic story of man who built 'great universe'

15 Jun 2005

Kim Woo-choong is one of the most prominent of the businessmen who transformed a dirt-poor South Korea into the economic powerhouse it is today.

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Mainland partners cautious about bankrupt Daewoo

17 Nov 2000

Updated at 12.50pm, Friday:
Mainland business partners fear that they will suffer in the fallout from Daewoo Motor's bankruptcy.

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Jardine Fleming may be interested in bidding for South Korea's Daewoo Securities

18 Nov 1999

Jardine Fleming Group (JF) was unable to comment on reports that it is interested in making a bid for South Korea's number three brokerage Daewoo Securities.

The Korean Economic...

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Delays hit Regent Pacific's South Korea pact

9 Sep 1999

Fund-manager Regent Pacific Group's agreement of the terms for the purchase of a South Korean asset-management business is not expected soon.

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Seoul sets stage for another crisis

20 Aug 1999

It is still only very recently that almost every time you flipped through a magazine you were confronted with an advertisement boasting of corporate achievements under the banner 'Daewoo, that's...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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'Cable & Wireless conduct business in a professional manner, and we are just not used to that.' A technical expert at Vietnam National Post and Telecommunications.

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'It was a poor word choice when I said that Thailand 'deserved' the devaluation.' Lehman Brothers senior executive officer Paul Dickson.

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Canadian ship in maiden call

Canmar Pride, the first of two new ice-strengthened container ships for Canada Maritime, has entered service with a maiden call at Thamesport in Britain. Sister ship Canmar Honour is in final sea...

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Wilhelmsen and Daewoo seal deal on car transport

Wilhelmsen Lines and Daewoo Motors Corp have signed a contract for the transport of motor vehicles from South Korea to North and Latin America over three years.

The contract,...

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TV-maker net almost doubles

Television-maker Q-tech Holdings says attributable profit almost doubled to $21.9 million for the six months to December 31 last year from $11.44 million in the corresponding period the previous...

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Daewoo wins ro-ro order

Norway-based Wilhelmsen Lines has signed a deal with South Korea's Daewoo shipyard for construction of three roll-on/roll-off vessels worth US$240 million, with an option for three more.

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