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he Samsung Group is South Korea's largest conglomerate (chaebol), composed of numerous businesses, including Samsung Electronics, the world's largest electronics company[1], Samsung Heavy Industries, one of the world's biggest shipbuilders and Samsung Engineering & Construction, one of the major construction contractors worldwide. These three businesses form the core of Samsung Group and are the reason for the name; the meaning of the Korean word 'Samsung' is "tristar" or "three stars." Samsung Group is South Korea's largest company & exporter, the 5th largest company in the world and is helmed by chairman Lee Kun-Hee, the third son of the founder Lee Byung-chul. |