Hanjin family fail to agree on successor

Korean Air parent misses deadline to appoint heir

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Turning in his grave: The death of Hanjin-KAL Chairman Cho Yang-ho in April has led to an inheritance tussle between his three children. (Photo courtesy of Korean Air)

KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- The children of the late Hanjin Chairman Cho Yang-ho failed to reach agreement on who will take the helm at the country's biggest transportation conglomerate which controls Korean Air Lines.

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