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Samsung to temporarily close flagship store in China amid coronavirus fears

Feb 3, 2020

Samsung Electronics will temporarily shut down its flagship store in China amid growing fears of the spread of the novel coronavirus, company officials here said Monday. Samsung will close its flags...
Global memory chip production unaffected by coronavirus: report

Feb 3, 2020

Global memory chip production appears to be unaffected by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China, a market researcher said Monday, as no chip manufacturing facilities in the virus-hit country...
KT ditches Oracle’s database management system

Feb 3, 2020

KT has recently changed its database management system operator from Oracle to a third-party business, according to industry sources Monday. The mobile carrier has reportedly chosen Rimini Street as...
Korean Battery makers forecast better 2020

Feb 3, 2020

The SK unit’s electric vehicle battery business posted a total of 309.1 billion won in operating losses throughout the year, due to the firm’s increasing investments to build battery production facil...
Korean telcos to take part in MWC amid coronavirus fears

Feb 1, 2020

South Korea's three major telecommunication companies said Saturday they will participate in the upcoming mobile technologies trade fair as planned despite growing fears over the spread of the new st...
Samsung’s earnings nosedive on weak chip, display markets in 2019

Jan 30, 2020

Rapid growth of 5G market likely to help improve tech giant’s earnings in 2020, leading to recovery in memory demand
Samsung’s appliance head touts upcoming Galaxy Home Mini speaker

Jan 29, 2020

Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Home Mini will likely be launched soon as the company plans to link the voice-activated AI speaker with most of its upcoming home appliances, according to its head of digi...
[Newsmaker] Will Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold replace Note series?

Jan 28, 2020

Amid rumors that the next edition of Galaxy Fold will feature a bigger screen and S Pen, speculations that it could replace the 10-year-old Galaxy Note series are gaining ground, according to industr...
Samsung SDS’ brand value reaches W4.3tr

Jan 27, 2020

Samsung SDS, an information and communication technology service arm of Samsung Electronics, has seen its brand value grow to 4.3 trillion won ($3.7 billion), a 6.5 percent increase compared to that ...
Samsung heir visits Brazil with mobile, TV heads

Jan 27, 2020

Samsung Electronics said Monday its Vice Chairman and heir Lee Jae-yong flew to Brazil during the Lunar New Year holidays as part of efforts to check on the Korean tech giant’s major businesses in th...
Local 5G equipment providers expected to see growth continue

Jan 27, 2020

South Korea’s 5G equipment providers could grow in the near future, as the demand for network infrastructure is anticipated to increase worldwide at a steady pace, according to local financial report...
Samsung sets up tech platform center, names new home appliance biz chief

Jan 23, 2020

Samsung Electronics created an in-house technology platform unit and named a new chief for its home appliance business in the company's latest reshuffle, corporate sources here said Thursday. Samsun...
Samsung's new foldable phone may be priced under 2m won: sources

Jan 23, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co.'s new foldable smartphone to be unveiled next month may be priced under 2 million won ($1,710), industry sources said Thursday, as the South Korean tech giant eyes attracting ...
'Samsung plans to add video to smartphone messaging'

Jan 22, 2020

Samsung Electronics’ upcoming smartphones -- possibly including the clamshell device unofficially dubbed “Galaxy Z Flip” and the flagship Galaxy S20 series -- are expected to feature a new video chat...
Celltrion to open China’s biggest biologics facility in Wuhan

Jan 21, 2020

Celltrion announced Tuesday that it would build its first plant in Wuhan, China, saying it would be the country’s biggest biologics plant. Celltrion Group said it had the full support of the Hubei p...