Samsung C&T

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 IST

Samsung 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