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Lee Jae-yong
![South Korea to Release Samsung Scion on Parole South Korea to Release Samsung Scion on Parole](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-28-6.jpg)
South Korea to Release Samsung Scion on Parole
By Kim Tong-hyung
Lee Jae-yong, who has been imprisoned since January, runs the Samsung group.
![Facing $11B Tax Bill, Samsung Heirs Donate Massive Art Trove Facing $11B Tax Bill, Samsung Heirs Donate Massive Art Trove](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-28-6.jpg)
Facing $11B Tax Bill, Samsung Heirs Donate Massive Art Trove
By Kim Tong-hyung
The family plans to donate 23,000 art pieces from Lee's personal collection to two state-run museums.
![South Korea’s Electronics Giant Lee Kun-hee, Chair of Samsung, Dies at 78 South Korea’s Electronics Giant Lee Kun-hee, Chair of Samsung, Dies at 78](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-26-6.jpg)
South Korea’s Electronics Giant Lee Kun-hee, Chair of Samsung, Dies at 78
By Mitch Shin
Two different – and contrasting – reviews of the electronics icon’s leadership have emerged since the announcement of Lee’s passing.
![South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-south-korea-1151149_1280.jpg)
South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir
By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung
The trials will revisit the corruption scandal that saw Park ousted from office.
![Why Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong Might Have Bribed Choi Soon-sil Why Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong Might Have Bribed Choi Soon-sil](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-09_14-17-59.jpg)
Why Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong Might Have Bribed Choi Soon-sil
By Justin Fendos
Maintaining the labyrinthine ownership structure of Samsung required under-the-table government assistance.
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