Samsung Electronics accounts for 20% of South Korea’s exports in H1
Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. was responsible for 20 percent of South Korea’s total exports in the first half of this year, showing its heavy influence on the national economy, its financial report showed on Sunday. The South Korean tech giant raised 75.2 trillion won ($62 billion) in sales in the first six months of this […]
Renault Samsung, union sign tentative deal over wages
Renault Samsung Motors Corp. and its labor union said Thursday they have reached a tentative agreement over wages and working conditions, possibly ending their drawn-out labor dispute that was feared to undermine the automaker. The union said its members will vote on whether to accept the deal on Tuesday. The company and the union began […]
Samsung to launch vertical QLED TV next month
Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will launch a QLED television in vertical display next month to target tech-savvy youngsters with innovative viewing experiences. The South Korean tech giant said the 43-inch premium television was designed to appeal to those who are familiar with vertical viewing experiences on their smartphones and other mobile devices. […]
Samsung postpones release of Galaxy Fold in U.S. market
Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it has decided to postpone the release of its Galaxy Fold smartphone in the United States due to problems found with the folding screen and related mechanism. The South Korean tech giant, which originally planned to start selling the world’s first foldable smartphone on Friday, said the initial market […]
Samsung says Galaxy Fold preorders fully booked in U.S.
Samsung Electronics Co. started preorders for the Galaxy Fold in the United States but closed it due to limited supplies and high demand for the new device, the South Korean electronics maker said Monday. Samsung said it started accepting reservations for advance orders of its first foldable device for American consumers Friday but stopped a […]
Samsung launches Galaxy S10 in 70 countries
Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it released its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S10, in about 70 nations and is poised to expand into 50 others later this month. The South Korean tech giant launched the regular Galaxy S10, the S10+ with a bigger screen and the S10e, a budget model, as it celebrates the […]
Mobile games to bolster popularity of Galaxy Note 9
Samsung Electronics is expanding its partnership with game companies to sell its latest high-end Galaxy Note 9 to tens of millions of domestic and international mobile game players. Samsung said NCSOFT, Korea’s largest game developer widely known for its popular online role-playing game “Lineage,” has been preparing a mobile game specialized for the Galaxy Note […]
Samsung agrees to accept arbitration over leukemia cases
The long-lasting dispute over Samsung Electronics’ alleged unsafe working conditions that may have caused over hundreds of its employees to contract incurable diseases such as leukemia has come to an end as the company decided to accept arbitration proposals unconditionally, Samsung said Sunday. A Samsung Electronics spokesman said it notified the mediation committee that the […]
Everyday with Samsung in Iran
Alireza Bahrami/Iranian Journalist Editor-in-chief of ISNA (Iranian Students’ News Agency) “Samsung” has become a part of Iranian culture while an issue, which did not exist in the history of a nation, needs some factors to be a part of that culture. The presence of this brand is undeniable among Iranian people and it has become […]
When an Economy Becomes Creative
The World Forum for Peace, organised by the Journalists Association of Korea in April 2016, was a great entry point to South Korea. In a roller-coaster schedule across the country, we visited several provinces and were hosted by governors and mayors in each province, some being potential Presidential candidates. The journey was a phenomenal peep […]