'Samsung Rising': How a dried-fish shop became the face of Korea Inc.

Samsung has many faces. The enterprise that emerged from postwar obscurity to challenge Sony in making televisions and Apple in mobile phones. The chaebol, or family-run conglomerate, with companies that do everything from etching semiconductors to running an amusement park. The corporation with historic government ties, two of whose leaders have faced criminal charges. The global symbol of South Korea Inc.