The head of CJ Group, one of Korea's largest food and entertainment conglomerates, has undergone surgery to remove a tumor from his lung, a company official said Thursday.
Sohn Kyung-shik is recovering at Seoul National University Hospital in central Seoul after receiving the surgery on Tuesday, the official said, adding that he is not in serious condition.
President Park Geun-hye speaks during a meeting on trade and investment at her office Cheong Wa Dae on July 7, 2016. (Yonhap)
Sohn is the uncle of Lee Jay-hyun, another CJ Group chairman who is currently in the hospital awaiting the Supreme Court's ruling on charges of embezzlement, breach of trust and tax evasion.MOST POPULAR