NEWSMAKER-Reclusive Samsung Group head has country under spell

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By Rhee So-eui

SEOUL, April 17 (Reuters) - He is rarely seen in public and he speaks in soft whispers. But when Lee Kun-hee coughs, South Korea catches a cold.

Lee is the head of the country's most powerful business group Samsung [SAGR.UL], a firm synonymous with South Korea's global success. His business acumen and secretive ways have made him the object of endless fascination and speculation at home.

"People believe Samsung is a company that never fails, which ...

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