He presides over the family owned conglomerate. The structure is called chaebol in South Korea. It's a crisscrossed network of companies where members of the family own a little piece of everything.

The unexpected death of co-CEO Han Jong-Hee has reignited concerns about Samsung's fragmented leadership structure and ...

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with executives at Chinese EV manufacturer BYD during a business trip ...

The Samsung Group was founded in 1938 in Daegu, in the southern part of the country. It was established by Lee Byung-chull, the late grandfather of Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, who has been arrested.

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong was acquitted in an appellate trial Monday where the Seoul High Court upheld the first trial's verdict. The Seoul High Court on Monday dismissed ...

Samsung Electronics Chair Lee Jae-yong sought to convey a message of urgency to company executives, saying Samsung has “lost its unique strength” and must take on a “do-or-die” mentality ...

SEOUL--A South Korean court on Monday acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong of financial crimes involving a contentious merger between Samsung affiliates in 2015 that tightened his ...

During a visit to participate in the China Development Forum, Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-Yong and Qualcomm CEO ...