Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at age 78, after steering the company’s rise into a global electronics giant
• 4 years agoLee leaves behind immense wealth, with Forbes estimating his fortune at $16 billion as of January 2017.
Samsung's vice chairman Lee Jae-yong likely to step down from the board of Boao Forum Asia
Ians • 7 years agoLee Jae-yong was named as a board member of the regional forum in 2013, succeeding SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won
Imprisonment of Lee Jae-yong is a 'tragedy' for the company's future management, says Samsung CEO
Ians • 8 years agoAccording to a forecast report Samsung's operating profit for the third quarter of the year has tripled year-on-year to 14.5 trillion won ($12.8 billion).
Samsung's chief of booming semiconductor business, Kwon Oh-hyun, to resign; cites ‘unprecedented crisis’
• 8 years agoChip and display divisions led by Kwon Oh-hyun fueled Samsung's stunning profit growth this year
South Korea divided over court's verdict on Samsung vice chairman, Jay Y. Lee's corruption scandal
Ians • 8 years agoThe party chief expressed the hope that the case may act as an opportunity for Samsung to become a socially responsible company.
Samsung vice-chairman, Lee Jae-Yong, sentenced to five years in prison on bribery charges
• 8 years agoLee Jae-Yong's penalty could leave the giant firm rudderless for years and hamper its ability to make key investment decisions.
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrested, jailed after long saga
• 8 years agoSouth Korea's disgraced former President Park Geun-hye was arrested and jailed Friday over high-profile corruption allegations that already ended her tumultuous four-year rule and prompted an election to find her successor.
South Korea's top court formally ousts President Park Geun-hye
• 8 years agoIn a historic, unanimous ruling Friday, South Korea's Constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal.
Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics refuted bribery accusations
Fp Archives • 8 years agoSamsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Tuesday denied bribery allegations over last year's controversial merger of two subsidiaries of the group which is South Korea's largest family-run conglomerate.
South Korean companies like Samsung, Hyundai Motors and Lotte grilled for corrupt practices
Fp Archives • 8 years agoThe publicity-shy heads of South Korea's largest conglomerates faced their worst nightmare on Tuesday, as they were publicly grilled about possible corrupt practices before an audience of millions.