Youkyung Lee

People watch Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong's arrival for his trial at the Seoul Central District Court on a Samsung monitor at a railway station in Seoul on Aug. 25, 2017.

Samsung’s chief is going to jail. Here’s what it means for the company.

June 2, 2018 at 7:48 p.m.

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea's most successful business group, was sentenced Friday to five years prison for offering bribes and other crimes. Lee, 49,...

Euisun Chung, a vice chairman of Hyundai Motor, in a car, arrives with Hyundai's new subcompact crossover, Kona, during its world premiere in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, June 13, 2017.

Hyundai launches Kona subcompact crossover

June 1, 2019 at 2:02 a.m.

Hyundai Motor Co. is playing catch-up in the fast-growing sport utility vehicle market with its first subcompact crossover, the Kona. The South Korean automaker said June 13 that the Kona...

Seduction and poison mix in Korean spying charges

August 21, 2021 at 10:10 p.m.

She's accused of being the "Mata Hari" of North Korea, a temptress-spy who for years seduced secrets from South Korean military officers. The method was potentially lethal: Won Jeong Hwa...

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