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Samsung Electronics CEO Resigns

Samsung Electronics boss Kwon Oh-hyun has resigned, citing an "unprecedented crisis".

Samsung Electronics boss Kwon Oh-hyun has resigned, citing an "unprecedented crisis". Alex Jenson is a journalist based in Seoul who explains the background to the move. Also in the programme, we have analysis of President Trump's new Iran strategy. A UK court has ruled that nearly 2,000 Zambians who claim that a foreign-owned mine caused environmental problems for their village, have the right to pursue damages in English courts. The 大象传媒's Vivienne Nunis explains the implications. The US country music star Dolly Parton tells us why she's turning her attention to a younger audience with her latest album 'I Believe in You'. Plus we look back at the rest of the week's big business stories with David Dwyer of Bloomberg Intelligence in Hong Kong, and Nina Trentmann of the Wall Street Journal in London.

(Picture: Kwon Oh-hyun. Picture credit: AFP.)

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Fri 13 Oct 2017 14:32GMT

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