SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – To an announcement that Samsung Electronics would compensate those affected by the sickness and deaths of some of its workers, with “sincerest apologies,” the Supporters for the Health and Rights of People in the Semiconductor Industry (SHARPS) group responded that the company must allow workers to organize themselves. SHARPS [...]
OYSTER BAY, N.Y., May 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In the past year Apple’s tablet OEM competitors experienced a growth of 79%, while Apple experienced only 13% growth in tablet shipments. Despite growing challenges, as the tablet market reaches saturation in advanced world markets, ABI Research projects Apple to remain a strong force in the market if [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid continued reports of privacy infringements and social awareness of electric power shortage problem, Samsung Electronics have launched solutions that can help to cope with the both problems at the same time. Korea’s leading electronics company announced that they have added “illegal recording prevention” function in their new products [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics is eyeing China for its semiconductor production and display panel supplies in searching of low cost advantage. On May 9, the world’s No. 1 memory chip maker announced that it began full-scale semiconductor manufacturing operations in China’s Xi’an fab. The new facility will manufacture Samsung’s advanced NAND [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – As Samsung SDS decides to take the company public within the year’s end, it is likely the pace of Samsung Group’s restructuring and top management succession will accelerate. Especially given the three children of the current chairman Lee Kun-hee, including Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong, Hotel Shilla president Lee [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, the global leader in mobile technology, today announced the launch of “Swarovski for Samsung,” an exclusive collection of Swarovski crystal accessories for the Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit. The “Swarovski for Samsung” collaboration comes on the heels of a successful accessory partnership between the two brands [...]
Seoul, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics announced the global availability of KNOX 2.0, the company’s end-to-end secure mobile platform designed to provide advanced data and privacy protection for enterprise users. It provides better support for IT departments looking for reassurance and convenience as they implement and manage their Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) [...]
SEOUL, Korea, May 2, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics has expanded its ultra-high definition (UHD) TV line-ups from premium products including curved UHD TV to low-cost mass-market models. The world’s No. 1 TV manufacturer recently rolled out low-cost UHD TV models like HU7000 series of 40/50/55-inch products to rule the UHD TV market. The [...]
![[Feature] Another Shame on Korea, Samsung’s “Poor” Crisis Management](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Samsung-Galaxy-S5-800x500.jpg "[Feature] Another Shame on Korea, Samsung’s “Poor” Crisis Management")
SEOUL, Korea, April 24, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Recently, The Wall Street Journal published a story doubting the crisis management ability of the Korean government revealed in the tragic accident of the sunken ferry Sewol. In it, the world-renowned news media said the leadership of President Park Geun-hye is being tested with several mishaps committed [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 24, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – About a half of the people in developed countries named “Samsung” and “high-tech” as the words best describing Korea. On April 23, the Institute for International Trade, the research arm of the Korea International Trade Association said that 30.2 percent out of 248 Europeans answered “Samsung” and [...]