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1. 2018-02-04 Samsung heir freed from S Korea jail South Korea
C. 2017-10-12 Samsung Electronics CEO resigns South Korea
D. 2017-06-13 Wu Xiaohui steps aside as Anbang chairman China
4. 2017-03-08 Samsung chief Lee Jae-Yong on trial for bribery South Korea
5. 2016-12-05 South Korean firms face rare corruption hearing South Korea
G. 2015-12-13 Fosun founder Guo Guangchang appears in public Shanghai
H. 2015-12-11 Chinese tycoon Guo Guangchang detained by police China
I. 2015-03-04 Microsoft co-founder says he's discovered long-lost Japanese battleship Sibuyan Sea, Philippines
2015-02-08 China executes 'mafia-style' mining tycoon Liu Han Sichuan

Samsung Electronics CEO resigns  Kwon Oh-hyun has resigned citing an '"unprecedented crisis'. The heir of the entire Samsung Group was imprisoned for corruption in August Wu Xiaohui steps aside as Anbang chairman  The company gave few details but said he was no longer able to fulfil his duties for 'personal reasons' Samsung chief Lee Jae-Yong on trial for bribery  The trial of Samsung's de facto head Lee Jae-Yong on a string of corruption charges including bribery and embezzlement has begun in South Korea   South Korean firms face rare corruption hearing  South Korean lawmakers are questioning leaders of the country's biggest businesses in a rare televised hearing as part of a huge corruption ... Fosun founder Guo Guangchang appears in public  Guangchang, the high-profile Chinese tycoon detained by police last week, has made an appearance at his company's annual meeting   Chinese tycoon Guo Guangchang detained by police  One of China's richest men company, Fosun International, confirmed on Friday that he was assisting authorities with an investigation Microsoft co-founder says he's discovered long-lost Japanese battleship   Paul Allen says he has found the wreck of the Musashi, a long-lost World War II Japanese battleship near the Philippines China executes 'mafia-style' mining tycoon Liu Han
Samsung heir freed from S Korea jail


February 2018 ... more > Top ^
Feb.4   South Korea
  ee Jae-yong has been freed from jail after a South Korean court suspended his five year jail term for bribing the country's ex-president


year 2017 Top ^

Oct.12   South Korea
Jun.13   China
Mar.8   South Korea


year 2016 Top ^

Dec.5   South Korea


year 2015 Top ^

Dec.13   Shanghai
Dec.11   China
Mar.4   Philippines
Feb.8   Sichuan
  Chinese authorities have executed powerful Sichuan-based mining tycoon Liu Han, state media say.



year 2014 Top ^

Dec.30   South Korea
Dec.28   Malaysia
  AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes says he is 'devastated' that a plane carrying 162 people from Indonesia to Singapore has gone missing
Dec.22   Hong Kong Hong Kong billionaire sentenced to five years jail  A Hong Kong property tycoon, Thomas Kwok, has been sentenced to five years in jail for corruption Dec.13   South Korea Korean Air executive 'made steward bow over nut rage'   A cabin crew chief says he was forced to kneel and ask forgiveness by the daughter of Korean Air's chairman, before being ordered off a flig... Dec.11   South Korea Korean Air chair apologies over daughter's nut rage
  Cho Yang-ho apologized for the behavior of his adult daughter who delayed a flight in an incident now dubbed 'nut rage'
May.22   China   Chinese tycoon Liu Han sentenced to death for murder   Liu Han, a Chinese tycoon believed to have links to China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang, has been sentenced to death May.7   South Korea   South Korea ferry company chief detained  Prosecutors have detained Kim Han-sik, Chief executive of Chonghaejin Marine, that owned the ferry that sank last month Jan.28   Hong Kong Tycoon's daughter defends sexuality  The daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon who offered millions to any man who would marry her has written an open letter urging him to accept she is a lesbian

year 2012 Top ^

Feb.15   Japan Former Olympus chairman arrested  Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and 2 other former executives have been arrested as part of the continuing investigations into the camera company

year 2011 Top ^

Dec.7   Japan Panel: Olympus management 'rotten'  The corporation will appoint a board to decide whether the company should take legal action against executives who helped hide $1 May.20   Japan   Tepco head quits after $15bn loss   The president of Tepco, which operates crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, has resigned as the firm reported a loss of 1.25tn yen

year 2010 Top ^

Sep.9   Beijing China's tycoons shun Gates-Buffett  The entrepreneurs declining to join the two American industry titans-turned-philanthropists for dinner for being pressured to make donations May.17   China Tycoon Huang Guangyu jailed for bribery
  Huang Guangyu has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of bribery, insider trading and illegal business practices


year 2008 Top ^

Jul.15   South Korea Ex-Samsung boss convicted
  A court convicted Lee Kun-hee on for evading taxes and fined him 110 billion won ($109 million), but said his crimes did not justify a prison


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