Lee Jae-yong is the latest in a long list of South Korean business elites to receive clemency after white-collar crimes.

Lee Jae-yong is the latest in a long list of South Korean business elites to receive clemency after white-collar crimes.
Thousands have been arrested over the 2019 protests, and more than 1,000 trials are currently under way.
Some 178,000 tourists are reportedly stranded in Hainan as the resort island battles its worst COVID outbreak yet.
Home minister says all refugees with UNHCR cards must register with its TRIS system, but refugees worry about the risk.
On the outlying islands, mainland China is less than five kilometres away and memories of bombardment strong.
Sean Turnell, who was an adviser to elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, pleaded not guilty as hearing got underway.
Langya virus, which can cause fever, fatigue and nausea, found in 35 people in eastern China, researchers say.
North Korean leader lifts pandemic curbs as senior official calls death toll an ‘unprecedented miracle’ in world health.
China’s ambassador to Moscow criticises the US for backing NATO expansion and imposing sanctions on Russia.
Veteran politician and activist Walden Bello was arrested on Monday over comments related to a drug raid.
The women say the drug eases the pain of their children with conditions such as cerebral palsy and should be legal.
Researchers say about 66,000 people in Southeast Asia are infected each year with SARS-related coronaviruses.
At least nine people killed and thousands of homes damaged after South Korean capital hit by heaviest rain in a century.
Miyake pioneered high-tech, comfortable clothing and was among wave of Japanese designers who made their mark in Paris.