SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Group chief Lee Kun-hee, who passed away Sunday, was South Korea’s leading economic catalyst who succeeded in understanding the crisis faced by the country and an inspiration whose message changed not only Samsung, but also the economic and social structure of the country. Here are some of his [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Group chief Lee Kun-hee, who died Sunday at the age of 78, has been recognized as a figure who led the tech giant to become the world’s leading player in the semiconductor and mobile phone sectors with his unrivaled insights. When Lee first took the helm of Samsung [...]
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. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Kun-hee, the architect of now South Korea’s top conglomerate, Samsung Group, had been making headlines in the country’s business, social and even political realms since taking over the helm of the business empire from his father for his offbeat approaches and business insights. Lee inherited the Samsung crown [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee Kun-hee, who had transformed Samsung Group into one of the world’s major tech giants from a small trading firm, died at a hospital in Seoul on Sunday at age 78, leaving a thorny succession challenge for his children. The chairman of the flagship Samsung Electronics had been bedridden since [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee has been hospitalized for the past six years, with no signs of recovery so far. Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the eldest son of bedridden chief and the heir to South Korea’s top conglomerate, made a rare public apology Wednesday over controversies [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The chief of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group stands to receive 470 billion won (US$392 million) in 2019 dividends, with the bulk coming from group flagship Samsung Electronics Co., a corporate tracker said Monday. Lee Kun-hee, Samsung Electronics’ ailing chairman, will receive dividends of 353.8 billion won from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Kun-hee, chief of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group, saw his stock value jump 30 percent this year to maintain his status as the richest shareholder in the country on the back of the robust performance of the group’s mainstay unit, Samsung Electronics Co., industry data showed Tuesday. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Kun-hee, chief of South Korea’s top conglomerate, Samsung Group, saw his stock value increase 17.9 percent as of end-October from the end of last year, due mainly to gains from the key electronics arm, data showed Sunday. Lee held stocks worth 16 trillion won (US$13.7 billion) as of [...]