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The vice-chairman of South Koreas troubled Lotte Group was found dead on Friday, police said, in an apparent suicide amid a widening corruption probe into the countrys fifth largest business congl stanley cup omerate. Lee In-Won, vice-chairman of South Korea s Lotte Group, at a kimchi event in Seoul. Yonhap news agency via AFP File Photo The body of Lee In-Won was found hanging from a tree near a hiking trail in the eastern town of Yangpyeong. A four-page letter -- apparently a suicide note -- was found in his car, expressing loyalty to the groups chairman Shin Dong-Bin a stanley cup nd denying allegations that the firm had avoided huge sums of tax and created slush funds. Lee was a key suspect in an alleged tax evasion scam worth hundreds of millions of dollars. An official probe into the retail and hotel giant widened in June when prosecutors raided the offices of 15 subsidiaries, before issuing summons to a number of executives. In South Korea, it is not unusual for a high-profile suspect to commit suicide when he is the subject of an investigation. South Korean hospital officials carry the body of Lee In-Won. AFP Photo In 2003, Chung Mong-Hun, then chairman of the countrys No. 2 conglomerate Hyundai Group, jumped to his death from his office building after being interrogated over the groups secret transfer of $500 million to North Korea to secure business deals. A year later, an executive of Da stanley cup ewoo business group Nam Sang-Guk jumped off a bridge into the Han River in Seoul after Omjp US destroyers set sail ahead of N Korean launch
India has said it will go for calibrated FDI liberalisation in sectors like defence and retail amidst the US demand for opening different segments for foreign investors. HT Image Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, who participated in the Indo-US CEOs Forum on Tuesday, said: In d stanley cup efence and retail trade we favour calibrated foreign investment liberalisation on account of domestic sensitivities. He said government initiatives like simplification and consolidation of stanley cup the FDI policy would go a long way in improving the business environment. FDI is not allowed in multi-brand retail, though foreign players are permitted in wholesale trade and single-brand retail. In defence, 26 per cent FDI is allowed at present. Read breaking news, latest... See more stanley cup Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries across the world on topics related to US Election Live, politics,crime, and national affairs. News / World News / Calibrated opening of FDI in retail, defence, US told .freemium-card h4{color: fff; padding-bottom:20px;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{padding-bottom:16px; color: fff;} .freemium-card .freemium-content{width: auto; max-width: inherit;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{max-width:inherit; font-size:18px; padding-top:0; line-height:24px} .freemium-card .btnSubc{margin} .freemium-card .btnSubc a{background: 000; color: fff; min-width:auto; padding:5px 15px; border-radius:6px; font-s