For our eighth annual poll of Asia's top companies we have collected votes from 167 investors and analysts across the region. The results are being published country by country over a two-week period and the final day will also reveal which companies are viewed to be the best managed in the region in eight key sectors.
Here are the results for South Korea.
| Best managed company | Votes |
| 1. Samsung Electronics | 46 |
| 2. Posco | 25 |
| 3. LG Electronics | 21 |
| 4. Kookmin Bank | 16 |
| 5. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine | 15 |
| 6. Shinsegae | 10 |
| 7. NHN Corp | 8 |
| 8. Hankook Tire | 7 |
| 9. Hyundai Motors | 5 |
| Best corporate governance | Votes |
| 1. Samsung Electronics | 36 |
| 2. Posco | 25 |
| 3. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine | 16 |
| 3. KT&G | 16 |
| 5. LG Electronics | 15 |
| 6. Amore Pacific | 14 |
| 7. Shinhan Financial | 11 |
| 8. LG Household and Health Care | 10 |
| 9. Kookmin Bank | 6 |
| 9. Shinsegae | 6 |
| Best investor relations | Votes |
| 1. Samsung Electronics | 40 |
| 2. Hyundai Motors | 25 |
| 3. Posco | 20 |
| 4. LG Household and Health Care | 16 |
| 5. Shinhan FInancial | 13 |
| 6. Hana Bank | 12 |
| 7. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 |
| 7. Kookmin Bank | 8 |
| 9. Amore Pacific | 6 |
| 9. Kia Motors | 6 |
| Most committed to a strong dividend policy | Votes |
| 1. Korea Telecom | 38 |
| 2. Samsung Electronics | 30 |
| 3. KT&G | 24 |
| 4. Posco | 23 |
| 5. S-Oil | 19 |
| 6. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine | 7 |
| 7. Hyundai Motors | 6 |
| Best mid-cap | Votes |
| 1. Sung Kwang Bend | 11 |
| 2. Jinsung TEC | 7 |
| Best small-cap | Votes |
| Not awarded | |
| Best CFO | Votes |
| Doh Seok Choi (Samsung Electronics) | 15 |
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