The Samsung Group is a huge Korean corporation. It is the world’s largest conglomerate, with annual revenues close to $200 billion. Around 20 percent of all Korean exports are from Samsung. It was started by Lee Byung-chull in 1938 who started trading in fish and noodles. It grew spectacularly and diversified into heavy industry, skyscraper construction, shipbuilding, insurance and high-tech electronics. Samsung Electronics is the world’s largest electronics company. Its website says: “Through innovative, reliable products and services; talented people, a responsible approach to business and global citizenship; and collaboration with our partners and customers, Samsung is taking the world in imaginative new directions.” If it were a country, Samsung would be the world’s 35th largest economy.
三星集团是韩国最大企业。也是全球最大的企业集团，年收入接近2000亿美金。韩国大约20%的出口都来源于三星。1938年，李秉喆创建了三星，并开始进行鱼和面条贸易。该产业的增长势头良好，并逐渐向重工业、大楼建造、造船业、保险业以及高科技电子产品领域进发。三星电子是全球最大的电子公司。该官网称：“通过提供富有创新、可靠的产品和服务，再加上高端人才，以及对商业领域和全球市民高度负责任的态度；与合伙人和顾客进行合作，三星正在引领着全球新方向。”如果三星是一个国家的话，那么它将成为全球第35大经济体。