Cho Mu-hyun is based in Seoul, South Korea and covers global tech conglomerates Samsung, LG and technology news in Asia. His English name is Joe and it rhymes with his last name.
He has been sentenced for 18 months in jail.
The annual changes were finally revealed after being pushed back because of the criminal trials faced by its de facto leader.
Samsung's mobile division has posted 3.89 trillion won ($3.4 billion) in operating profits out of 6.68 trillion won ($5.83 billion) for the first quarter of 2016 thanks to strong sales of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge -- its strongest performance in nearly two years.
Samsung has begun mass producing its dual pixel image sensors that allow DSLR camera-level photo taking in the dark, which first feature on the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.
Samsung will limit the battery charging cap for Galaxy Note 7 users to 60 percent through a Over-the-Air (OTA) software upgrade on September 20 following more explosions.
Samsung heir-apparent Jay Y Lee has been named a board member at the Samsung Electronics shareholders' meeting, coming to the forefront to run South Korea's largest conglomerate.
Samsung Group is to sell its defence and military affiliates for almost $2 billion to compatriot Hanwha, a financial and defence conglomerate, as part of its group-wide restructuring plan to streamline businesses, reports ZDNet Korea.
Samsung has launched the 'retro' Galaxy Folder 2 flip phone that sports a touchscreen and a feature phone-like design.
The Galaxy Note 7 will have significantly improved Note features as well as upgraded software for convenience of use, Samsung's mobile chief has said.
Samsung will invest 133 trillion won -- around $115 billion -- into its logic chip businesses such as processors and contract chip making by 2030 to become the market leader.