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Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong traveled to Japan on July 7, apparently to meet with local business leaders and discuss Seoul’s response to Tokyo’s retaliatory limits on exports of high-tech materials. Japan said last week it would tighten regulations on exports of materials us...
Samsung Electronics said on July 8 it will release its Galaxy M20, a low-end smartphone, in South Korea to target budget costumers. The Galaxy M20 will go on sale via Samsung’s online mall and other e-commerce marketplaces, including Gmarket and Auction, for 220,000 won ($187.30) on July 15. ...
Samsung Electronics said on July 5 its operating earnings more than halved in the second quarter from a year earlier amid the weak memory chip and handset market. The operating profit was estimated at 6.5 trillion won ($5.6 billion) in the April-June period, a 56.3 percent drop from a year ago, ac...
Cheong Wa Dae confirmed July 4 that its senior officials had a series of consultations with Samsung Electronics over Japan’s export control of a core memory chip component. Kim Hyun-chong, deputy chief of the presidential National Security Office, met with Kim Ki-nam, a Samsung vice chairman l...
Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki reportedly met Samsung semiconductor chief Kim Ki-nam on July 2 in Seoul in the wake of Japan’s moves to impose restrictions on exports of materials crucial to the semiconductor and display businesses, according to news reports on July 3. The meeting ...
Kim Ki-nam, a vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, has been named South Korea’s top scientist this year for his role in the development of system semiconductors, the government said on July 2. Kim, chief executive of Samsung’s chipmaking division who was promoted to a vice chairman late last ye...
Samsung Electronics said on July 2 its Galaxy A80 midrange smartphone will go on sale in select markets this month packed with a rotating camera and an uninterrupted display. The Galaxy A80 features a 6.7-inch notchless, edge-to-edge screen, which was made possible with a rotating camera system...
Samsung Electronics said on July 2 it will unveil its latest phablet, the Galaxy Note 10, in a showcase event in New York on Aug. 7. Samsung sent an invitation to global media and partners that showed an image of the Galaxy Note 10’s S pen and a close-up of a camera hole, hinting at an all-scr...
Samsung Electronics has conducted its first inspection on human rights at its smartphone manufacturing plants in Vietnam, where health, safety and labor violation issues regarding female workers have been raised. According to the company’s recently released sustainability report 2019, Samsung s...
Samsung Electronics is expected to soon release a wide range of foldable smartphones, including one that folds outward, sources familiar with the matter told The Investor on June 27. They said the out-folding phone would come ahead of Huawei Technologies’ version of the foldable phone. “The la...
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is stepping up efforts to catch up with the world’s largest network equipment firm Huawei Technologies amid the US government’s global campaign against the Chinese company. Some local analysts painted a rosy picture for Samsung’s plan to take the lead...
Tech giant Samsung Electronics is preparing to launch a text messaging service that can be used on PCs and laptops, a feature that’s similar to Apple’s iMessage, according to news reports on June 26. To enable users to use text messaging services across different devices, Samsung will join force...
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and six other global tech giants are being investigated by the US International Trade Commission following allegations that they violated patents in their touch-controlled mobile devices, computers and components, according to industry sources on June 23. The U...
As launches of foldable smartphones are being delayed, the sales volume of foldable smartphone panels will likely fall short of market expectations, according to market research firm IHS Markit. “Anticipated foldable panel sales have been adjusted from the previous 1.5 million to 1 million this y...
Samsung Electronics ’ first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, will launch soon, as “most” issues linked to the screen have been solved, a Samsung Display executive has revealed. “Most of the display problems have been ironed out, and the Galaxy Fold is ready to hit the market,” said Sams...
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