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19 Jan 2021

Uncertainty heightens over Samsung as heir Lee Jae-yong back to prison

Samsung Group once again facing turmoil. Lee Jae-yong imprisoned in bribery case. Court sentenced him to two and a half year years in prison.

04 Jun 2020

Arrest warrant sought for Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong over accounting fraud

Samsung BioLogics has been suspected of committing a fraudulent accounting to help the Samsung heir inherit a management control over the entire group from his ailing father, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee.

09 Jan 2018

Samsung tips record Q4 operating profit of more than $14 bn

The booming chip unit has helped the firm overcome a bribery scandal that saw its de facto head jailed and the embarrassing Galaxy Note 7 debacle.

25 Jul 2017

South Korea lifts court TV ban ahead of Park Geun-Hye sentencing

South Korea's Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a ban on the filming of trials, opening the possibility of live TV coverage of the sentencing of disgraced president Park Geun-Hye and Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong.

23 Jun 2017

Disgraced South Korean leader's friend Choi Soon-Sil gets three years in jail

A long-time friend of South Korea's disgraced ex-president, Choi was found guilty of bribing professors to have her daughter admitted to Seoul's prestigious Ewha Woman's University and receive good grades, despite a poor attendance record.

07 Apr 2017

Samsung heir accused of bribery, perjury as trial opens

The heir to the huge Samsung business empire appeared in court Friday at the start of his trial for embezzlement and perjury, part of a corruption scandal that brought down South Korea`s president.

09 Mar 2017

Samsung heir denies charges at court hearing

Lee Jae-Yong, 48, was not present at Seoul Central District court for the hearing, and is being held in custody as his giant company -- the world`s biggest smartphone maker -- struggles to recover from a recall scandal.

28 Feb 2017

Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong indicted for bribery, embezzlement

Samsung heir indicted for bribery, embezzlement

13 Feb 2017

Samsung scion Lee Jae-Yong summoned again over corruption scandal

Lee Jae-Yong, Samsung Electronics vice chairman and the son of the Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee, has been quizzed multiple times over his role in the scandal that has rocked the nation.

19 Jan 2017

Samsung chief allowed home, prosecutor vows to keep chasing

A South Korean court on Thursday denied a special prosecutor clearance to arrest the head of Samsung Group, the country`s largest conglomerate, amid a graft scandal that has led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

19 Jan 2017

Samsung chief questioned behind closed doors in arrest warrant hearing

A South Korean judge questioned Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee behind closed doors on Wednesday to decide whether he should be arrested over his alleged role in a corruption scandal that led parliament to impeach President Park Geun-hye.

17 Jan 2017

Money and power: Samsung embroiled in South Korea scandal

Major industrial firms are so intertwined with power in South Korea that citizens joke they live in the "Republic of Samsung".

12 Jan 2017

Samsung's heir Lee Jae-yong appears for questioning in bribery probe

Lee Jae-yong will be questioned as a suspect in the influence-peddling scandal.

11 Jan 2017

Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong becomes criminal suspect in South Korea scandal

Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong has become a criminal suspect in a widening probe into the corruption and influence-peddling scandal engulfing the impeached South Korean President Park Geun-Hye.

Samsung heir apparent

09 Nov 2016

Jay Y Lee signals more board power in nod to investors at Samsung

Jay Y. Lee, de facto head of South Korea`s sprawling Samsung Group, accelerated taking a board seat at flagship unit Samsung Electronics partly because of investor pressure to improve governance, two people familiar with the matter said.

Samsung heir apparent

27 Oct 2016

Samsung heir apparent Lee Jae-Yong joins board

Samsung heir apparent Lee Jae-Yong took a major step towards control of the family-run conglomerate on Thursday, joining the board as the company reported a 30 percent profit dive following a highly damaging recall crisis.

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