Scandal-ridden Hanjin Group desperate to appease shareholders

South Korean conglomerate sets financial targets ahead of annual meeting

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Korean Air Lines pilots and members of the public go incognito in a march against abuse of power by the chairman's family in May 2018. © Reuters

KENICHI YAMADA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- Hanjin Group, one of South Korea's vast conglomerates, hopes to quiet a public outcry over a spate of scandals involving members of its founding family and escape the pressure from an activist fund that rumors say has ties to the current government.

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