Power plays in high-rises, grand proposals, high-stakes sibling rivalry — chaebol families bring all that and more to the ...

SEOUL--South ... 1950-53 Korean War, when Americans took in the unwanted biracial children of Korean women and Western soldiers. It expanded to include the children of unwed mothers and poor families.

Known as the chaebol, these family-owned conglomerates, which include Samsung, Hyundai and LG Group, powered Korea's surging economy between 1961 and 1997 and continue to dominate Korea's domestic ...