The Irish Times

Samsung to merge mobile and consumer electronics divisions

Co mpany names new co-CEOs in reshuffle

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 07:12

Samsung leader Jay Y Lee released from jail on parole

Support for his release had grown in political, public, and wider business circles

Fri Aug 13 2021 - 08:11

Samsung leader Jay Y Lee vows change in graft trial’s final hearing

Trial will decide if he returns to jail for alleged bribery

Wed Dec 30 2020 - 12:49

Samsung leader awaits decision on whether he’ll be jailed again

The de facto leader of the group appeared in court on Monday

Mon Jun 08 2020 - 06:52

Samsung chairman Lee Sang-hoon jailed for union sabotage

Lee and about 25 other defendants were charged with sabotaging union activities

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 21:21

Retrial of Samsung vice chairman ordered over bribery charges

South Korean court voided earlier decision to suspend Jay Y Lee’s prison sentence

Thu Aug 29 2019 - 10:52

South Korean court increases ex-president Park’s jail term to 25 years

Park Geun-hye was ousted from office last year and jailed on corruption charges

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 20:35

South Korean prosecutors seek 30 years in jail for ex-president

Supporters demand release of Park Geun-hye, ousted last year in influence-peddling scandal

Tue Feb 27 2018 - 10:04

Samsung heir appeals against 5-year jail term for bribery

Jay Y Lee was detained in February on bribery charges

Mon Aug 28 2017 - 09:17

South Korea court jails Samsung scion Jay Y Lee for five years

Lee, who denied any wrongdoing, had been in detention since February

Fri Aug 25 2017 - 09:49

Head of Samsung to learn of fate over corruption charges

Bribery scandal in South Korea triggered dismissal of country’s then president

Thu Aug 24 2017 - 20:04

Samsung expecting continued chip boom after record profit

Cumulative sales of Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones up 15% versus earlier versions

Thu Jul 27 2017 - 09:39

Samsung heir refuses to testify at trial of former president

Jay Y Lee argued that his a testimony at the trial of the former South Korean president could affect his own hearing

Mon Jul 10 2017 - 08:01

South Korea’s ex-president Park on trial amid nuclear tensions

Ousted former leader denies corruption charges, which carry up to life in prison

Tue May 23 2017 - 12:42

Samsung Electronics has best quarter in three years

Company rejects call to split itself in two but announces plan to cancel treasury shares

Thu Apr 27 2017 - 08:38

Samsung tips best quarterly profit in over three years

Analysts expect Galaxy S8 launch will lead to firm reporting best-ever profit in April-June

Fri Apr 07 2017 - 07:10

South Korea removes president after corruption scandal

Park Geun-hye is the country’s first democratically elected leader to be ousted

Fri Mar 10 2017 - 14:42

‘Trial of the century’ begins as Samsung’s Jay Y Lee in dock

Korean billionaire accused of conspiring to funnel millions to president’s confidante

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 07:27

Samsung chief Jay Y Lee indicted on bribery charges

Company also says it has dismantled corporate strategy office

Tue Feb 28 2017 - 15:34

Samsung tightens donation rules following graft scandal

Tech giant says measures will improve transparency as executives offer to resign

Fri Feb 24 2017 - 08:28

Samsung chief Lee arrested in corruption investigation

Scandal led parliament to impeach President Park Geun-hye

Thu Feb 16 2017 - 22:15

Mixing of politics and business plunges South Korea into scandal

Big business payouts triggered by the magic words: ‘The president is interested in this’

Tue Jan 03 2017 - 15:24

South Korea corporate chiefs deny seeking political favours

Samsung head among those questioned about donations made to two foundations

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 09:15

Samsung to buy car tech company Harman for $8bn

Deal marks strategic shift for the electronics company which has previously shunned big acquisitions

Tue Nov 15 2016 - 17:16

Samsung vows mobile rebound after Note 7 disaster

Withdrawal drags third-quarter earnings to lowest level in almost eight years

Thu Oct 27 2016 - 08:25

Shake-up in key Samsung assets to cement heir’s grip as succession looms

Move combines two key companies in South Korean conglomerate

Tue May 26 2015 - 20:40

Samsung mobile chief survives reshuffle despite weak figures

Smartphone maker defies speculation by keeping by key lieutenants in place

Mon Dec 01 2014 - 09:53