독일 머크社의 수장인 프랑크 슈탕겐베르크-하버캄프 박사(69)는 코리아헤럴드와의 인터뷰에서 삼성 이재용 부회장을 만난 적이 있다고 말하면서 그가 머크의 소유와 경영의 분리 시스템에 대해서 “깊은 관심을 보였고, 또한 머크의 경험을 배우고 싶어했다”고 말했다.　또한 그는, 이 부회장을 “진중한 비즈니스맨”이라고 평가하면서 본인과의 대화를 통해 “(삼성 지배구조에 대한) 자신의 사고방식이 달라져야 한다고 느낀것 같았다.”라고 말했다. 그러면서 이 부회장이 복귀하게 되면 이 부분에서 변화를 가져올 것이라고 내다봤다. 프랑크 슈탕겐베르크-하버캄프 머크 회장　하퍼캄프 박사는, 한국 재벌의 소유와 경영분리는 시간이 걸리는 문제 이지만 결국 “모두가 가야할 길”이라고 말하면서, 오너 패밀리가 그룹을 “콘트롤” 할 수는 있겠지만 “경영도 같이 할 수는 없는 것“ 이라며 “소유과 경영이 공존한다면 결국 갈등을 야기할것” 이라고 조언했다.　삼성은 B2B 기업인 머크의 오랜 클라언트로, 머크는 삼성의

세계적인 차량 공유업체 우버 (Uber)의 창업자이자 수장인 트래비스 칼라닉이 3년전 방한 당시 접대 여성이 나오는 룸살롱에 방문했다고 그의 전 여자친구가 폭로했다.칼라닉의 전 여자친구이자 바이올리니스트인 가비 홀즈워스는 美 실리콘밸리 전문지인 ”더 인포메이션 (The Information)“과의 인터뷰에서, 칼라닉이 2014년에 우버 직원 5명과 함께 서울에 한 룸살롱 (Escort-Karaoke Bar)을 방문했으며, 자신도 그 자리에 함께였다고 말했다. 트래비스 칼라닉 (AP-연합)이들과 함께 한 직원들중 현직 우버 임원인 에밀 마이클도 있었으며, 그는 ”마음에 드는 여성을 번호로 고른뒤 자신의 옆에 앉게 했다”고 홀즈워스가　밝혔다. 칼라닉은 최근 도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령의 자문역을 맡겠다고 했다가 질타를 받고 포기했으며, 직장 내 성희롱 사건도 뒤늦게 발생했다. 또 그가 운전사에게 고함을 지르는 동영상도 공개되어 실리콘밸리의 신화 우버의 이미지가 악화되고 있다.　(khnew

The average paychecks of small and midsized enterprises are only half of those provided by conglomerates, data showed Sunday, causing young jobseekers to shy away from applying for such positions.According to the research conducted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, employees of companies with more than 300 staff made 5.61 million won ($4,960) monthly in 2015. In contrast, those working at firms with a smaller number of staffs made 3.06 million won. (Yonhap)Industry watchers said young job

Special prosecutors said Saturday they will summon the de facto leader of Samsung Group for additional questioning over his alleged involvement in the high-profile corruption scandal that has rocked the country for the past several months. Lee Jae-yong, who has already been arrested formally, will be brought to the special prosecutor‘s office Sunday to face questioning over allegations he offered 43 billion won ($36.3 million) in bribes to Park’s friend Choi Soon-sil in exchange for business fav

South Korea failed Thursday to repatriate rescued North Korean fishermen, as the North did not respond to its call, Seoul's unification ministry said.South Korea had planned to send the five crewmen rescued in the East Sea earlier this week back to North Korea via the truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border earlier in the day. (Yonhap)The government will try to contact the neighbor again on Friday, said the ministry handling inter-Korean affairs.They were found drifting on the vess

Award-winning Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo attended the Berlin International Film Festival together with actress Kim Min-hee on Thursday to promote their latest film nominated in the main competition category. Filmmaker Hong Sang-soo (left) and actress Kim Min-hee attend a press conference held at Berlin Internationl Film Festival on Thursday. (Yonhap)It was their first public appearance after media reports of their extramarital relationship emerged last June. Neither of them have officially c

Chinese airlines have withdrawn plans to run chartered flights to South Korea for the busy Chinese New Year holiday season next month, the transport ministry said Saturday.Two Chinese air carriers -- China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Air -- rolled back requests for the South Korean government to approve their plans to run chartered flights to South Korea a day earlier, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The companies cited "internal Chinese environment" as re

South Korea's special prosecutors on Saturday grilled a former health minister as part of their probe into an influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her friend.The team of special prosecutors questioned Moon Hyung-pyo, now chief of the National Pension Service (NPS), over suspicion that he exerted pressure on the state fund to back a mega merger deal between top conglomerate Samsung Group's key two units when he was the minister last year. Moon was formally arrested ear

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was discovered in two dead cats on Saturday, a provincial government official said, marking the first infection of the virus found in mammals in two years.The H5N6 strain of avian influenza (AI) which has infected chickens across the country was found in the bodies of the cats in Pocheon, some 46 kilometers north of Seoul, the official said, citing information from health authorities.The cats were found dead earlier this week some 2 kilometers from a chicke

Even on New Year's Eve, large crowds of South Koreans were expected to join another rally demanding the ouster of impeached President Park Geun-hye, who's determined to restore her powers through a court trial.Hundreds of thousands were expected to participate in the evening marches near Seoul's presidential palace and the Constitutional Court. Park's supporters are planning their own rallies in nearby streets. The court has up to six months to decide whether Park should permanently step down ov

Special prosecutors on Saturday formally arrested South Korea's state-run pension fund chief in their investigation into a widening influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her friend.Park was impeached earlier this month over a string of corruption allegations involving her confidante Choi Soon-sil. One of them was that she colluded with Choi to strong-arm Samsung and other local conglomerates into donating some tens of millions of dollars to two nonprofit foundations co

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Friday for rooting out the practice of spreading unfounded accusations in the name of vetting, flatly rejecting allegations that he took money from a South Korean businessman about a decade ago.Ban, who has recently declared his desire to run for president of his home country, made the remark to South Korean reporters after issuing a New Year's message at the U.N. headquarters on his last day as U.N. chief. "I think we have to root out such people who en

The size of South Korea's hedge fund market grew to nearly 7 trillion won ($5.81 billion) this year as deep-pocketed investors rushed into the market amid the stagnant stock market performance and low interest rates, data showed Saturday.The total assets under management by local hedge fund operators stood at 6.69 trillion won as of Dec. 23, a rapid increase from 2011 when hedge funds were first introduced here, according to data provided by local financial investment firms.In 2012, the market r

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un carried out the fewest public activities this year since he took office in late 2011, data showed Saturday, amid toughened international scrutiny over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests.The North's leader conducted 132 field guidances in 2016, compared to 153 cases recorded the previous year, according to Seoul's unification ministry and analysis of North Korean media reports by Yonhap News Agency.Since his public appearances peaked at 212 in 2013, they have be

North Korea is capable of conducting another nuclear test at any time, South Korean spy agency chief said Friday, citing activity at the country's nuclear site."Human and vehicle activities remain active in the second shaft at the North's Punggye-ri nuclear test site even during the winter, and the third shaft is capable of further testing at any time," Lee Byoung-ho, director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), was quoted as telling the parliamentary intelligence committee by lawmakers.

A man who said he was armed with a grenade Friday hijacked a Libyan plane which landed on the Mediterranean island of Malta with 118 people on board, Malta's prime minister and government sources said.The Airbus A320 had been on a domestic Libyan route operated by Afriqiyah Airways from Sabha in the south to the capital Tripoli but was re-routed."The Afriqiyah flight from Sabha to Tripoli has been diverted and has landed in Malta. Security services coordinating operations," Maltese Prime Ministe

The Tunisian man suspected of driving a truck into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin was killed early Friday in a shootout with police in Milan, ending a Europe-wide manhunt, Italy's interior minister said.Checks conducted after the shootout showed "the person killed, without a shadow of a doubt, is Anis Amri, the suspect of the terrorist attack,'' Interior Minister Marco Minniti said.The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the Monday attack in Berlin, which killed 12 and injured 5

North Korea may seek to hold dialogue with the United States sometime one year after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a lawmaker said Friday, citing remarks by a high-profile North Korean defector.Thae Yong-ho, who defected to South Korea in July after serving as a ranking diplomat, made the comment at a parliamentary committee earlier in the day, where he explained the reasons for his defection and life under the country's leader Kim Jong-un.The North's leader wants his country t

South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday assured Britain's visiting Finance Minister Philip Hammond that there will be no marked change in policy.The remarks were made during a meeting between Hwang and the British Chancellor who visited South Korea for one day to meet with top South Korean government officials on a host of bilateral and economic issues."There is no policy adjustment from our government, and state affairs are operated normally and steadily," Hwan

The U.N. General Assembly is scheduled to adopt a North Korean human rights resolution next week that calls for referring the situation to the International Criminal Court and expresses serious concerns about Pyongyang's labor exports, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.The resolution, which was adopted by a third committee under the assembly last month, will be adopted at a plenary General Assembly meeting slated for Monday (local time), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said."The North Korean