Report: Ex-chairman of Doosan Group, SKorea's oldest conglomerate, dead of apparent suicide

Nov 4th, 2009 - WashingtonExaminer

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — The ousted chairman of South Korea's oldest conglomerate, the Doosan Group, was found dead in an apparent suicide, a news report said Wednesday.

Park Yong-oh was found dead at his Seoul home in what appeared to be a suicide, the Yonhap news agency said, citing police. Officials at Seoul National University hospital confirmed his death but did not cite a cause.

Doosan Group officials said they could not immediately confirm the report.

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