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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

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.

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