ties strengthen as samsung mentors local vendors

Ties strengthen as Samsung mentors local vendors

Vietnamese enterprises continue to climb up the production chain ranks of South Korea’s Samsung Group, which is Vietnam’s largest foreign investor.
samsung display ponders us 25 billion investment in bac ninh

Samsung Display ponders US$2.5 billion investment in Bac Ninh

Samsung Display Co has announced that it is contemplating a plan to invest an additional US$2.5 billion to expand its display module assembly line in the northern Vietnam province of Bac Ninh.
samsung elec says to hold galaxy note 7 briefing on jan 23

Samsung Elec says to hold Galaxy Note 7 briefing on Jan 23

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it will announce on Jan. 23 the results of a probe on what caused some Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire, as the firm seeks to recover from one of the biggest product safety failures in tech history.
200 vn firms in samsung chain

200 VN firms in Samsung chain

Nearly 200 Vietnamese enterprises are participating in the component supply chain used by three Samsung plants in Viet Nam, including 20 tier-1 vendors and 178 tier-2 vendors.
samsung heir returns home after marathon bribery questioning

Samsung heir returns home after marathon bribery questioning

SEOUL: Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong returned home Friday (Jan 13) after marathon questioning by South Korean prosecutors as a suspect in a massive corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-Hye.
samsung to reveal galaxy note 7 probe results this month joongang ilbo

Samsung to reveal Galaxy Note 7 probe results this month - JoongAng Ilbo

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will announce this month the results of an investigation into what caused some of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday citing unnamed sources.
samsungs facilities suffer massive losses in third quarter

Samsung’s facilities suffer massive losses in third quarter

Samsung’s mobile manufacturing and trading facilities suffered massive losses after revenue took a plunge in the third quarter of this year due to the break-down of faulty Samsung Galaxy Note 7 units, according to newswire Cafef.
samsung to disable note 7 phones in recall effort

Samsung to disable Note 7 phones in recall effort

WASHINGTON: Samsung announced on Friday (Dec 9) it would disable its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in the US market to force remaining owners to stop using the devices, which were recalled for safety reasons.
samsung prevails over apple in us 399m patent appeal

Samsung prevails over Apple in US$399m patent appeal

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday (Dec 6) overturned a US$399 million patent infringement penalty imposed on Samsung for copying Apple's iPhone design, in a case watched for its implications for technology innovation.
samsung opens shub sharing space at vietnam national library

Samsung opens S.hub sharing space at Vietnam National Library

On November 24, Samsung Electronics Vietnam and the Vietnam National Library opened the S.hub sharing space, a space for young people of the city to meet and share ideas, gain knowledge and be inspired.
samsung buys us auto parts supplier harman for us 8b

Samsung buys US auto parts supplier Harman for US$8b

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said Monday (Nov 14) it would buy US auto parts maker Harman for US$8 billion in a bid to enter the growing market for automotive technology to produce "connected" cars.
samsung keeps smartphone lead despite note 7 debacle

Samsung keeps smartphone lead despite Note 7 debacle

WASHINGTON: Samsung maintained its lead in the global smartphone market in the third quarter despite a massive recall that has tarnished the South Korean giant's image.
samsung profits snipped by note 7 fiasco

Samsung profits snipped by Note 7 fiasco

On October 17, Samsung Electronics officially announced that its profits will take a plunge of approximately $3.1 billion in the next two quarters after suspending the sales of Galaxy Note 7 units.
samsung forecasts further us 3b profit loss

Samsung forecasts further US$3b profit loss

SEOUL: Samsung on Friday (Oct 14) estimated that the crisis over its exploding flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones would cost the company more that US$3 billion in lost operating profit over the next two quarters.
apple samsung in epic patent clash in top us court

Apple, Samsung in epic patent clash in top US court

WASHINGTON: The epic patent clash between Apple and Samsung went before the Supreme Court on Tuesday (Oct 11), as the smartphone giants debated the value of design in a case that could set an important legal precedent.