Lee Jae-Yong

South Korea Samsung

Korea's richest man hit with second family lawsuit

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's richest man has been hit with a second lawsuit by a close relative relating to his inheritance of shares in companies that are part of the Samsung Group, the country's largest conglomerate.
 

Samsung president sees DRAM market worsen due to Thai flood

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' president expected Thailand floods to further hit the computer memory chip market by hurting PC production until the first quarter of next year.
 

Samsung expands sales ban requests against Apple

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday that it had filed for sales bans on Apple Inc's iPhone 4S in Australia and Japan, escalating a legal battle with its archrival and biggest client.
 

Samsung heir apparent invited to Jobs memorial: source

SEOUL (Reuters) - The president and chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics, Lee Jae-yong, has been invited to Apple Inc's private memorial service for Steve on Sunday, a source with the knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Sunday.
 

Samsung announces record investment, hiring

Samsung Group announces record investment, hiring plans for 2011. Samsung Group said Wednesday it plans to carry out record investment and hiring this year as it seeks to strengthen international dominance of its mainstream businesses and also develop new ones.
 

Samsung promotes chairman's son to president

Son of Samsung chairman promoted to president in reorganization of top management posts. A scion of the family that founded the sprawling Samsung conglomerate has been promoted to president at the flagship electronics business, sending its shares to a record high.
 

Samsung promotes chairman's son to president

Son of Samsung chairman promoted to president in reorganization of top management posts. The son of Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Kun-hee has been promoted to president in a reorganization of top management posts at the huge conglomerate the giant company anchors.
 

Chairman's son becomes Samsung Electronics president

The only son of the chairman of Samsung Electronics has been promoted to president of the company as part of an executive reshuffle, the South Korean company said Friday.
 

Samsung Elec sees weak profit after record Q2

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics <005930.KS>, the world's No.1 memory chipmaker, warned of weaker margins and profit growth after posting record quarterly earnings, as prices of chips and flat screens drop and smartphone competition grows.
 

S.Korea pardons Samsung's ex-boss

South Korea on Tuesday announced a special pardon for former Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee so that he can work to bring the 2018 Winter Olympics to the country.
 

S.Korea pardons Samsung's ex-boss

South Korea on Tuesday announced a special pardon for former Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee so that he can work to bring the 2018 Winter Olympics to the country.
 

S.Korea pardons Samsung's ex-boss

South Korea on Tuesday announced a special pardon for former Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee so that he can work to bring the 2018 Winter Olympics to the country.
 

Samsung promotes former boss' son to key post

South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of computer memory chips, on Tuesday promoted the son of former Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee to executive vice president.
 

Samsung Electronics shuffles management team

Choi Gee-sung takes over as Samsung Electronics CEO, new team revamps way of doing business. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has named digital media chief Choi Gee-sung as CEO in a reorganization designed to shake up the South Korean technology giant's way of doing business, streamlining decision-making in an effort to get products to market faster.
 

US media magnate Murdoch meets SKorean businessmen

US media magnate Rupert Murdoch has met top executives of South Korea's two leading electronics firms for talks on business cooperation, officials and reports said Thursday.
 

US media magnate Murdoch meets SKorean businessmen

US media magnate Rupert Murdoch has met top executives of South Korea's two leading electronics firms for talks on business cooperation, officials and reports said on Thursday.
 

Murdoch to meet Samsung, LG Elec execs: sources

SEOUL (Reuters) - News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch will meet senior executives of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and LG Electronics Inc in South Korea, sources said on Wednesday, amid reports he would discuss selling news and movie content through Samsung's broadband TVs.
 

Rupert Murdoch to visit SKorea: reports

US media magnate Rupert Murdoch was scheduled to visit South Korea Wednesday for business talks with the country's biggest company Samsung Electronics, local media reports said.
 

US media magnate to visit SKorea: reports

US media magnate Rupert Murdoch was scheduled to visit South Korea Wednesday for business talks with the country's biggest company Samsung Electronics, local media reports said.
 

Ex-Samsung chairman pays 91 million dollar fine

The former head of South Korea's largest business group Samsung has paid a fine of more than 90 million dollars in a single instalment, officials said Monday.