The family of deceased Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee on Wednesday said that they would pay over $10.78 billion (12 trillion won) in inheritance taxes for his estate.

Samsung's Lee family set to pay over $10 billion inheritance taxes

Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung Electronics into a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and televisions, died on Sunday after spending more than six years in hospital following a heart attack, the company said.

Lee Kun-hee, who made South Korea's Samsung a global powerhouse, dies at 78

A South Korea court issued an arrest warrant for ex-President Lee Myung-bak on corruption charges Thursday, Yonhap news agency reported, days after he faced a marathon interrogation by prosecutors

Arrest warrant issued for ex-South Korean President Lee: Report

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Samsung's Lee family set to pay over $10 billion inheritance taxes

Lee Kun-hee, who made South Korea's Samsung a global powerhouse, dies at 78

Arrest warrant issued for ex-South Korean President Lee: Report