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.

When you hear the word Samsung, your mind probably jumps to portable electronics like smartphones or home appliances. But you might not realize that the South Korean company’s influence extends ...

Samsung family scion and chair Lee Jae-yong (aka, Jay Y. Lee) said the company is facing “a do-or-die survival issue.” Today ...

Samsung Electronics Han Jong-hee died of a heart attack. Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee died on Tuesday of a heart ...

Han became CEO in 2022, taking responsibility for the consumer electronics and mobile devices divisions. During his career, ...

Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that co-CEO Han Jong-hee had died of a heart attack, leaving newly-appointed boss Jun ...

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 ...

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong has reportedly told Samsung executives that the company has “lost its unique potential,” and emphasized that they should “deal with the crisis with a ...