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, 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 [...]
Samsung announced its all-new smart projector, The Premiere which gives you a big picture cinematic experience in the comfort of your own home. (Image courtesy of Samsung Elecs) SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled a set of new home appliances and gadgets for the European consumers that highlight human-centered [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The brand value of Samsung Electronics Co. is estimated at near 68 trillion won (US$57.3 billion), the largest among South Korean companies, a report showed Tuesday. Samsung’s brand value reached 67.7 trillion won this year, up 2 percent from a year ago, according to a brand consulting firm Interbrand. [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Following Apple Inc.’s recent decision to support its newest smart device operating system, iOS 14, on older generation iPhone models dating back as far as six years, controversy has reemerged over Android smartphones, which have a shorter duration of technical support. Consumers say that a flagship smartphone model costing [...]