We at Samsung C & T Corporation have dedicated ourselves to global business since 1938. We lead Korea's overseas trading activities and was designated by the government as the country's first General Trading Company (GTC) in 1975. In 1996, Samsung C & T Corporation merged with Samsung Engineering & Construction and also added retail to existing business portfolio of trading and apparel manufacturing. After spinning off hypermarket stores in a joint venture with Tesco of Britain, we now have three major business groups: trading, construction and housing development. With the advent of the internet we have become a leading internet business with the largest on-line shopping mall (www.samsungmall.co.kr) in Korea and industry specific global e-marketplaces for chemicals and seafood products. We also operate an award winning on-line trading catalog system, Merchant Intelligence System, for export of industrial and commodity goods. Operating from 82 overseas offices,