SEOUL -- The jailing of the Samsung group's de facto leader as part of the scandal over South Korea's impeached president highlights the public's love-hate relationship with the family-run conglomerates that dominate the country's business scene.
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was conspicuously absent from the company's shareholders meeting Friday, about a month after his arrest on allegations of bribing former South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her friend, Choi Soon-sil.
