China's President Xi Jinping said there needs to be a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue, and in a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump he urged all sides to avoid words or action that raise tensions. More »
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee fought back tears and denied wrongdoing on Monday as prosecutors sought a 12-year jail term on charges that include bribing the former president to help cement control of the South Korean tech giant. More »
Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee arrives at the office of the independent counsel team in Seoul, South Korea, February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji The head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, denies all charges against him, his lawyer said on Thursday... More »
Special prosecutor Park Young-soo announces the results of their investigation over an influence-peddling scandal involving South Korean President Park Geun-hye, in Seoul, South Korea, March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji min Park More »
A building of Samsung Electronics (R) is seen in Seoul, South Korea, November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Tech giant Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) is tightening board oversight on donations while two senior Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] executives reportedly offe... More »
Choi Gee-sung, chief executive of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, speaks during an annual shareholders’ meeting at the company headquarters in Seoul March 18, 2011. REUTERS/Truth Leem Two senior Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] executives have offered to resign to t... More »
FILE PHOTO – Choi Gee-sung, chief executive of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, speaks during an annual shareholders’ meeting at the company headquarters in Seoul March 18, 2011. REUTERS/Truth Leem/File Photo The arrest of Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee on b... More »