Samsung

Samsung is a conglomerate electronics corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul.  In South Korea, it is the largest business conglomerate.  Subsidiaries that fall under the Samsung umbrella include: Samsung Heavy Industries; Samsung Electronics; Samsung C&T;  Samsung Engineering; Samsung Everland (South Korea’s oldest theme park); Samsung Life Insurance and Cheil Worldwide (a worldwide leader in advertising).  The company is very economically-profitable for South Korea, being responsible for approximately one-fifth of all the country’s exports.  In addition, it has huge revenues, totaling more than some countries’ GDP levels.  Not surprisingly therefore, Samsung has a huge influence on South Korea’s culture, economy, media and politics.

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