Tuesday, September 06, 2005

S. Korea's Corporate Governance Ranks 3rd In E. Asia


South Korea was ranked third among nine Asian economies after China and the Philippines in terms of corporate governance standards and its implementation, a report showed Monday.

However, South Korea came in last in terms of rights of shareholders, according to the report co-authored by Korea University professor Jang Ha-sung and City University of Hong Kong professor Stephen Cheung.

The authors conducted a comparative evaluation of corporate governance regulations and practices in the nine East-Asian countries, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia, in a two-part survey.

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