SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Speculation is growing over when Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong would take the position of chairman in South Korea’s largest conglomerate following his father’s death, industry insiders said Tuesday, though the heir has already been recognized as the tech giant’s de facto leader. His father and a longtime [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Shares in Samsung Group’s key affiliates closed higher Monday on expectations that they may increase dividend payouts to help the late Samsung chief’s scions secure funds to pay record high inheritance taxes and they may overhaul their governance structures. Samsung Group chief Lee Kun-hee died Sunday at age 78, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The succession of South Korea’s top conglomerate, Samsung, by Lee Jae-yong, the only son of late Samsung Group chief, is in the spotlight as the tech behemoth aims to solidify its presence in the smartphone, semiconductor and other business realms with a massive investment plan under his leadership. Lee [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — As Samsung chief Lee Kun-hee passed away, his heirs, including his only son, Jae-yong, and his sisters will shoulder a record high amount of inheritance tax, industry sources said Sunday. Lee Kun-hee, who led South Korea’s top family-controlled conglomerate Samsung Group, died at a hospital in Seoul on Sunday [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea’s top conglomerate, returned home Friday after a business trip to Vietnam where he might have discussed investment projects. Lee embarked on the trip Monday to meet with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and to check [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea’s top conglomerate, plans to visit Vietnam this week, his second overseas business trip this year after returning from Europe last week, industry sources said Sunday. According to the sources, Lee will depart for Vietnam on Tuesday [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea’s top conglomerate, returned home Wednesday after meeting with top executives from ASML Holding N.V., the world’s leading photolithography equipment maker, in the Netherlands. Lee met with ASML CEO Peter Wennink and ASML Chief Technology Officer Martin [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Heirs of South Korea’s top two conglomerates — Samsung and Hyundai Motor — discussed possible cooperation in the electric vehicle (EV) and mobility businesses, the groups said Tuesday. Lee Jae-yong, Samsung’s de facto leader, shared his views on future mobility solutions with Hyundai Motor Group Executive Vice Chairman Chung [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Monday vowed support for startups in another on-site visit amid global uncertainties. Lee, the de facto leader of South Korea’s top conglomerate, Samsung Group, visited the tech giant’s startup incubation center in Suwon, south of Seoul, and encouraged workers at its in-house [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Group heir apparent Lee Jae-yong was granted a respite Friday in a legal battle over his alleged role in a controversial merger and fraudulent accounting, as an independent panel of experts concluded that prosecutors should not indict him. However, Samsung is still cautious as Lee’s legal battle is [...]