Samsung heir's jailing heralds reform drive: analysts
Seoul
THE conviction and jailing of South Korea's top business tycoon heralds a drive to reform the country's giant conglomerates and loosen their grip on the economy, analysts said.
When Lee Jae-Yong, de facto head of the world's biggest smartphone maker Samsung Electronics, was jailed last Friday for bribing South Korea's former president and other offences, the Seoul court condemned "corrupt ties" between business leaders and politicians.
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