SEOUL—Flanked by security guards and dressed in a light gray suit, Lee Jae-yong, the de facto head of the Samsung conglomerate, entered a courtroom here and told a judge his birthday, job title and home address, as his trial began in a corruption scandal that has gripped South Korea. Nearby, some of Mr. Lee’s all-star team of 10 lawyers sat in two rows in a courtroom packed with about 150 people. The tycoon had arrived at the complex...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 07, 2017 06:38 UTC