Chairman Lee has been hospitalized for 5 years
May 10 marks five years since the hospitalization of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who has been ensconced in Samsung Seoul Hospital.
On that date, Lee collapsed following a heart attack at his...
Forensic work is underway for a full month
The police are continuing their investigation into suspicions that Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin took an addictive drug for non-medical purposes a few years ago.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said May 8...
President gets close to Samsung just ahead of verdict on tycoon
All eyes are on Korea’s Supreme Court, which is expected to come up with a ruling on Samsung Group’s de facto chief, Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, this month.
The country’s...
Good relationship between Samsung and gov't may affect court ruling: observers
The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision on Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the de-facto chief of Korea’s biggest business conglomerate this month.
After wrapping up hearings on...
Hotel Shilla sees profit jump 63.7%
Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin is grabbing headlines once again but this time around it is good news with the company chalking up its best quarterly performance in the first three months of the...
Supreme court to rule on Lee in May at earliest
The Supreme Court is unlikely to come up with a verdict on an appeal by Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, the de-facto head of Korea’s biggest business conglomerate, this month.
Initially,...
Litigation plagues top conglomerate
Samsung Group is Korea’s largest conglomerate by any measure; but de facto leader Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong must be worrying over the group’s future due to seemingly endless lawsuits.
First of all, the case involving Lee...
Samsung Chairman Lee tops the podium
What would it be like to live in the country’s most expensive residence? You cannot ask the feeling because its owner is unable to answer your question _ he cannot even stay there because...
Hanwha heir punished for drug use
One of the most-read stories of last month was about Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin, who is accused of having taken an addictive drug of propofol, which cannot be administered for recreational purposes.
A former...
Clinic head faces probes regarding Lee's alleged propofol abuse
The police booked the chief of a cosmetic clinic in southern Seoul, who is suspected of having administered an addictive drug to Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin for non-medical purposes.
The Seoul...
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