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Office workers are seen at a large conglomerate in Seoul on Feb. 28, 2018. [YONHAP]

Internal trading by top 10 conglomerates accounts for 70% of disclosed transactions in 2025

Transactions among affiliates of Korea's 10 largest family-run conglomerates accounted for nearly 70 percent of the total disclosed trading in 2025, the country's corporate watchdog said Wednesday.

2025.12.3

A poster for drama series ″Reborn Rich,″ a story surrounding an employee at a conglomerate who reincarnates as the grandson of his previous employer, left, and the cover page of the webnovel of the same name on which the drama is based [SLL/SCREEN CAPTURE]

[WHY] All in the family: How conglomerates drove Korea’s growth — and deepened its divides

Korean conglomerates have been at the center of the country's explosive growth, but the familial nature of these empires has stratified society while suppressing innovation.

2025.4.26

Shame on the endless family feud (KOR)

Ordinary people’s prediction that the conglomerates will repeat the same thing over and over is reasonable enough.

2023.12.29

Shame on the endless family feud

Ordinary people’s prediction that the conglomerates will repeat the same thing over and over is reasonable enough.

2023.12.28

President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, poses for a picture with government officials and local business leaders at the 34th conference of small and medium-sized enterprises held on the front lawn of the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, on Tuesday. From left on front row, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung; Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho; Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong; Korea Federation of SMEs Chairman Kim Ki-moon; President Yoon Suk Yeol; SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, second from right; and Minister of SMEs and Startups Lee Young, far right. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon and SMEs pledge cooperation in annual event

President Yoon presided over the 34th conference of small and medium-sized enterprises held on the front lawn of the presidential office in Yongsan, co-hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and Korea Federation of SMEs (KBIZ).

2023.5.23

Choi Sang-mok, senior presidential secretary for economic affairs, gives a press briefing on the itinerary of President Yoon Suk Yeol's upcoming state visit to the United States at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Yoon will be joined by his largest-ever business delegation in visit to U.S.

President Yoon Suk Yeol will be accompanied by a 122-member business delegation, his largest ever, in his state visit to the United States next week.

2023.4.19

Shin Joon-ho, a senior-ranking prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, speaks with the press on Thursday with evidences collected from raiding homes of illegal drug use suspects. [YONHAP]

Prosecutors indict 17 for drugs, including chaebol scions

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office announced Thursday it indicted 17 people for the alleged illegal use and supply of marijuana, including scions tied to Korea's chaebol. Included among the accused is the 40-year-old grandson of...

2023.1.26

Second Miracle on the Han is in the U.S.

“Compliments can make even a whale dance,” says a Korean proverb. The magic can work not just on people, but on corporations. The Yoon Suk-yeol government has made them dance in big steps.

2022.6.1

Lotte E&C’s job fair held on a metaverse platform last month. [LOTTE E&C]

Big companies thinking out of the box for recruitment

Big companies are getting creative to better communicate with young talent looking for jobs.

2021.9.15

An empty bulletin board, where recruitment information is usually posted, at a university in Seoul last month. [YONHAP]

Almost two-thirds of large companies negative on hiring

Large companies either have no plans or have not yet decided whether to recruit new employees in the first half of the year.

2021.3.7

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Internal trading by top 10 conglomerates accounts for 70% of disclosed transactions in 2025

[WHY] All in the family: How conglomerates drove Korea’s growth — and deepened its divides

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