Jay Y Lee

The decision emerged the same day his company reported disappointing earnings and warned it didn't foresee a recovery in technology demand till the second half of 2023

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has cleared the heir to the country's biggest company of bribery charges, for which Lee spent 18 months in prison before his release on parole a year ago

Lee is having to refocus on his legal troubles, with the Seoul Central District Court scheduled to hold its first hearing of a case in which Lee is suspected of receiving propofol

Lee apologised for causing public concern upon being paroled with a year left on his sentence for crimes related to the explosive corruption scandal that toppled South Korea's previous president

Lee, 53, appeared outside the Seoul Detention Center, wearing a dark grey suit and looking thinner than when he was last detained in January

Pressure is mounting on the government to pardon Lee for a previous conviction of bribery and other offenses, for which he has served half of a 30-month sentence

South Korea's Seoul High Court sentenced Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y Lee to a two-and-a-half year jail term, the court said on Monday

Lee, 52, was convicted of bribing an associate of former President Park Geun-hye and jailed for five years in 2017

On Monday, he faces sentencing on a bribery charge that could sideline him from the world's largest smartphone and memory chip maker

A South Korean court will sentence Samsung heir Jay Y Lee on a bribery charge, a ruling likely to have ramifications not just for his company but for all of South Korea's chaebol conglomerates

The indictment paves the way for Lee, 52, to undergo trial on the allegations

Prosecutors say they seek Lee's arrest on suspicions of stock price manipulation and audit rule violations, among other offences

The deal combined construction firm Samsung C&T and fashion and theme-park operator Cheil Industries Inc into a merged entity

South Korea's top court has ordered the retrial of the Samsung Electronics vice-chairman over bribery charges, reviving uncertainty around the country's most important company

Lee is the designated heir to South Korea's largest conglomerate and a national icon

Samsung's Jay Y Lee is locked up at a prison notorious for housing convicted billionaires

The decision by the Seoul Central District Court is likely to come as a major relief for Samsung

Jay Y Lee faces arrest on charges that he tried to bribe the president Park Geun-hye