Sources: AP
South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol pardons former Samsung executive Lee Jae-yeong, who was on parole for bribery. 2022-08-12
South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics suspends all shipments to Russia due "to current geopolitical developments". Samsung is the largest supplier of smartphones in Russia with a 30% market share. 2022-03-5
Samsung chairman Lee Jae-yong is released from prison in South Korea after his parole was announced on Monday. Lee served seven months out of a 30 month imprisonment sentence that had been imposed on him for financial corruption. Lee addressed journalists, saying that he will do "his best" from now on and apologizing for his crime. 2021-08-13
CEOs of several South Korean companies ask President Moon Jae-in to pardon Samsung's chairman Lee Jae-yong, who was sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment for bribery, embezzlement and other offences. Moon did not elaborate but had said in March that he would consider public opinion. Before taking office in 2017, Moon had said that he would not pardon those convicted of serious economic crimes. 2021-06-2
Samsung announces an end of production of the Galaxy Note 7 after continued problems with its battery. 2016-10-11
South Korean electronics company Samsung suspends business with one of its Chinese suppliers after finding possible evidence of use of child labour in one of its plants. 2014-07-14
Google and Samsung have asked an agency of the government of the People's Republic of China to impose limiting conditions on a proposed merger of Microsoft and Nokia. 2014-03-3
A court in Düsseldorf orders Samsung to stop selling its new tablet computer, Galaxy Tab, acting on a lawsuit brought by Apple. 2011-09-2
Seagate Technology, a California based manufacturer of hard disk drives (HDDs), buys the HDD division of Samsung, to create an entity with a combined HDD market share of 40 percent. 2011-04-19
Samsung releases, in South Korea, a camera that can post photos and videos directly to Facebook and YouTube. 2011-02-23