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Samsung’s CEO Doesn’t Have to Go Back to Prison, Court Rules
Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong will not have to put his prison uniform back on—for now, at least. The Seoul Central District Court on Monday found Lee not guilty of committing stock manipulation and accounting fraud during a 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates: Samsung C&T, a construction company, and Cheil, an amusement park…
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Samsung Heir Makes History By Pledging To End Family’s Corporate Dynasty
There are a few things to know about Samsung’s heir apparent Lee Jae-yong and how his family runs the company—he does not make frequent media appearances, apologies are rare, and family succession is a given. But in a press conference on Wednesday, Lee not only publicly apologised for his role in a bribery scandal involving…