Jay Y Lee

Samsung heir appeals against 5-year jail term for bribery

Jay Y Lee was detained in February on bribery charges

South Korea court jails Samsung scion Jay Y Lee for five years

Lee, who denied any wrongdoing, had been in detention since February

Head of Samsung to learn of fate over corruption charges

Bribery scandal in South Korea triggered dismissal of country’s then president

Samsung expecting continued chip boom after record profit

Cumulative sales of Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones up 15% versus earlier versions

Samsung heir refuses to testify at trial of former president

Jay Y Lee argued that his a testimony at the trial of the former South Korean president could affect his own hearing

South Korea’s ex-president Park on trial amid nuclear tensions

Ousted former leader denies corruption charges, which carry up to life in prison

Samsung Electronics has best quarter in three years

Company rejects call to split itself in two but announces plan to cancel treasury shares

Samsung tips best quarterly profit in over three years

Analysts expect Galaxy S8 launch will lead to firm reporting best-ever profit in April-June

South Korea removes president after corruption scandal

Park Geun-hye is the country’s first democratically elected leader to be ousted

‘Trial of the century’ begins as Samsung’s Jay Y Lee in dock

Korean billionaire accused of conspiring to funnel millions to president’s confidante

Samsung chief Jay Y Lee indicted on bribery charges

Company also says it has dismantled corporate strategy office

Samsung tightens donation rules following graft scandal

Tech giant says measures will improve transparency as executives offer to resign

Samsung chief Lee arrested in corruption investigation

Scandal led parliament to impeach President Park Geun-hye

Mixing of politics and business plunges South Korea into scandal

Big business payouts triggered by the magic words: ‘The president is interested in this’

South Korea corporate chiefs deny seeking political favours

Samsung head among those questioned about donations made to two foundations

Samsung to buy car tech company Harman for $8bn

Deal marks strategic shift for the electronics company which has previously shunned big acquisitions

Samsung vows mobile rebound after Note 7 disaster

Withdrawal drags third-quarter earnings to lowest level in almost eight years

Shake-up in key Samsung assets to cement heir’s grip as succession looms

Move combines two key companies in South Korean conglomerate

Samsung mobile chief survives reshuffle despite weak figures

Smartphone maker defies speculation by keeping by key lieutenants in place

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