The FIFA Under-20 World Cup kicks off in South Korea on Saturday and looks wide open after the 2015 champions Serbia and beaten finalists Brazil both failed to qualify. Some of the world’s top young footballing talent will be on display with more than 500 players in 24 teams taking part, but the bookmakers are … Read more
Embattled Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects profits to jump by half in the first quarter, despite a smartphone recall fiasco and the arrest of its de facto head. The forecast will come as welcome news to the South Korean giant after a torrid period in which it had to ditch its flagship Galaxy Note … Read more
The billionaire South Korean heir to the Samsung empire has been arrested over $40million bribery claims – and is being held in prison, it has emerged. Lee Jae-Yong, who normally lives in a $4million mansion in the capital Seoul, is being held in a cell with a mattress on the floor after being detained on … Read more