SEOUL, South Korea — The heir to the Samsung empire and the leaders of several other South Korean conglomerates will go to Pyongyang this week for an inter-Korean summit, Seoul announced Sunday. Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong and the heads of the SK and LG groups will all be part of President Moon Jae-in’s delegation as he heads for a meeting with the North’s leader Kim Jong Un, Moon’s office said. ADVERTISEMENTThe vice-president of Hyundai Motor Group — whose founder was a refugee from the North — will also be among the entourage. The delegation of about 200 includes Seoul’s top officials including its spy chief, foreign minister and defence chief as well as prominent figures in the economy, religion, culture and sports, Moon’s office said. Lee is the de facto leader of the Samsung group, by far the South’s biggest conglomerate, which includes Samsung Electronics — the world’s largest maker of smartphones as well as memory chips.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 16, 2018 06:45 UTC