Sources: AP
South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol pardons former Samsung executive Lee Jae-yeong, who was on parole for bribery. 2022-08-12
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
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that Samsung washing machines may explode if washing heavy load items at high speeds. 2016-09-29
Samsung Bioepis Co., a drug development arm of global giant Samsung, picks four banks to manage an IPO it plans for the United States in 2016. 2015-08-19
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
An administrative law judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission issues a preliminary decision on a long-running Samsung-Apple dispute, in favor of Apple's complaint on four of the six patents in dispute. 2012-10-24
Talks between Apple and Samsung aimed at resolving patent law disputes deadlock over a dispute over the valuation of each other's patents. 2012-07-23
South Korea manufacturer Samsung supersedes Apple to become the largest maker of smartphones in the world. 2011-10-28
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