Lee Jae-yong

Samsung’s announcement that Lee is its new chairman came shortly after the company reported a 31% drop in profit for the three months through September. Samsung’s announcement that Lee is its new chairman came shortly after the company…

SEOUL—Imprisoned for the past seven months, Samsung ’s de facto leader Lee Jae-yong walked free, after South Korea’s justice ministry pointed to the national economy in granting him parole earlier this week. He was…

SEOUL— Samsung ’s de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, will be released from prison on parole later this week, though it remains unclear how—or if—he can return to work right away at South Korea’s largest conglomerate. Mr.…

SEOUL— Samsung Electronics Co. ’s first-quarter net profit rose 46%, boosted by a greater appetite for the South Korean tech giant’s gadgets and appliances that softened the financial hit from a temporary…