Vote pits Samsung family against foreign, Korean investors
The business empire's ailing patriarch Lee Kun-hee has been hospitalised since May last year and his son Lee Jae-yong is assuming a bigger leadership role but lacks a significant stake in flagship company Samsung Electronics.
Jul 16, 2015, 17:34 PM ISTSamsung to merge two major units
Samsung Group announced Tuesday the merger of two major affiliates, as the South Korean business giant accelerates restructuring efforts ahead of a generational power transfer within the founding Lee family.
May 26, 2015, 09:33 AM IST