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Workers at South Korean tech giant Samsung begin a three day general strike after talks with management broke down. IMAGES
The de facto chief of South Korea's Samsung business empire, Lee Jae-yong, arrives at court to face the verdict Monday in his retrial over a sprawling corruption scandal. The ruling could see him jailed for years, depriving the tech giant of its top decision-maker. Samsung is by far the biggest of the family-controlled conglomerates, or chaebols, that dominate business in the world's 12th-largest economy. IMAGES
On the final day of Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee's funeral, a hearse carries his body from the funeral centre. Lee died at the age of 78 on Sunday, six years after being left bedridden by a heart attack. IMAGES
Samsung unveils its new Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Note20 Ultra smartphones during a streamed presentation in San Francisco. "Now that the division between work and play is blurring more than ever, we need to move fluidly between the two," says Mary Lee of Samsung's strategy and partnership division. "Note20 was designed to meet this need and support us in our daily lives." SOUNDBITE
Samsung vice-chairman and heir Lee Jae-yong arrives at court for the ruling over an arrest warrant sought by South Korean prosecutors against him over a controversial merger of two Samsung units. IMAGES
The heir to the Samsung empire arrives at court for a retrial over a sprawling corruption scandal that could see him return to prison and deprive the world's largest smartphone and chip manufacturer of its top decision-maker. IMAGES