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Forbes Magazine has unveiled its list of the world′s largest companies... and it has reinforced China′s rising economic influence. But there′s also some good news for Korea. Park Se－young reports. For the first time，...Chinese banks claimed the top four spots on the annual Global 2000 list， making them the world′s largest and most powerful companies. The list， which began in 2003，... ranks companies according to a combined score of their revenues， profits， assets and market value. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China topped the list for the third consecutive year， while Bank of China jumped five spots to number four this year … replacing JP Morgan Chase， the largest bank in the U.S. China also added more new companies to the list than any other country in the world，...but the U.S. still leads with 579 companies. China follows with 232， a five－fold jump from 2003 ... and enough to push Japan to third place. This year′s list was also a milestone for Korea. With 66 companies ranked， it eclipsed France to take the fifth place slot for the first time. Samsung Electronics jumped four spots to number 18 and Korea′s leading cosmetics company，... Amore Pacific，... made its debut on the list， ranked at one－thousand－five－hundred and eighty－sixth. Park Se－young， Arirang News.