TechnologySamsung chief focuses on business as prosecutors appeal fraud acquittal
Activists criticize court for favoring conglomerate as Lee draws support
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, front center, and other officials walk around a Samsung SDI battery manufacturing hub in Seremban, Malaysia, on Feb. 9. © Samsung Electronics
KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer
February 14, 2024 14:37 JST
SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, fresh off an acquittal in a high-profile corporate malfeasance trial, wasted no time last week in displaying hands on management, foregoing a traditional South Korean holiday to inspect the company's operations in Malaysia.