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Samsung heir Lee to give up board seat before bribery probe

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co’s de facto leader, Lee jae-yong, plans to give up his board seat after his directorship expires late October as he prepares for another trial over alleged bribery, a person familiar with the matter said. The billionaire heir won’t seek to extend his three-year term on the board of the tech behemoth when it ends on October ...

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Amazon, Google face tax test as Indonesia reins in e-comm

Bloomberg Traditional members of Indonesia’s Baduy tribe shun footwear and live in woven bamboo houses without electricity, harvesting honey from natural beehives and weaving intricate traditional fabrics by hand. Some younger members then sell the stuff on Instagram. “My wife weaves the fabric, while the honey bottles are supplied by friends,” said Danif, 27, who goes outside the tribal area ...

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Nissan names Makoto Uchida as new CEO

Bloomberg Nissan Motor Co named the head of its China joint venture as chief executive officer, as the struggling Japanese carmaker seeks to heal deep divisions caused by the arrest of its former chairman and repair fraught relations with partner Renault SA. Makoto Uchida, 53, will work alongside Ashwani Gupta from affiliate Mitsubishi Motors Corp, who was named chief operating ...

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