By Sohee Kim
Bloomberg
Oct 24, 2019

Three years after explosive allegations of graft and corruption brought down the government of Asia’s fourth-largest economy, South Korea’s chaebol culture will again come under the microscope when Samsung Electronics Co. heir Jay Y. Lee returns to court.

“This is problematic for Samsung as it seeks to elevate and portray him as a Silicon Valley-minded reformer,” said Geoffrey Cain, author of an upcoming book about Samsung. “He won’t be able to shed the image of corruption that easily.”

Read more about Samsung Electronics Co. heir Jay Y. Lee’s trial over expanded corruption charges at Bloomberg

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