Uncertainty heightens over Samsung as heir Lee Jae-yong sentenced to two and a half year years in prison

For the whole of 2020, Samsung Electronics forecast upbeat earnings, estimating its operating profit to reach 35.95 trillion won ($32.5 billion), up 29.4 per cent from a year earlier, with its sales to climb 2.54 per cent on-year to 236.26 trillion won. But apart from its robust earnings performance, Samsung Electronics's push to clinch M&A deals, or high-profile business deals, may face stumbling blocks, reports Yonhap.