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Electronics
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Samsung TV Plus adds seven new channels in the United States

Initially launched eight years ago as a video rental service, Samsung TV Plus quickly pivoted to an ad-supported streaming service format. Although it started with a limited number of channels available to watch for free, Samsung TV Plus now provides access…

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Electronics
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Samsung says Vietnam is ‘global manufacturing hub’

Samsung considers Vietnam a global manufacturing hub and wants to make it a center of research and innovation, the South Korean giant’s CFO, Park Hark Kyu, has said. In a meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Thursday, he said he highly regarded…

Starbucks
Research
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How enhanced customisation pushed brands’ sales growth

Starbucks and Samsung used the strategy to increase sales. Enhanced customisation helped in driving sales growth of some brands in 2022, Euromonitor International said in its latest study. More than 49% of global digital consumers aged 15 to 29 said they are…

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Electronics
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Price of foldable Samsung smartphone plummets

Vietnamese electronics retailers are buying back the Galaxy Z Fold, which sold for VND50 million (US$2.092) when it was launched in 2019, at an 88% reduction from the original price. Ever since Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 went on sale in Vietnam on Feb. 17,…

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Finance
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Samsung wants to make its Vietnam R&D center global hub

It is his mission to turn the Samsung R&D Centerin Hanoi into the Korean company’s top global research and development center, its Vietnam chief, Choi Joo Ho, has said. “The first mission is to expand its research activities and enhance expertise,” the head…

Samsung S20
General
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Samsung Vietnam exports $65B in 2022

Samsung Vietnam exported $65 billion worth of products last year, down 0.8% from 2021. The company’s exports accounted for nearly 9% of Vietnam’s total trade turnover of $700 billion last year, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said during a recent meeting…

Galaxy S23
Electronics
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Samsung introduces the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 200MP camera sensor

On Tuesday Samsung introduced its third 200MP camera sensor, the ISOCELL HP2. The sensor features 200 million 0.6-micrometer (μm) pixels using a 1/1.3-inch optical format. This is a sensor size that is deployed in 108MP main smartphone cameras allowing users…

Samsung is deeply discounting Galaxy screen repairs in addition to actual phones now
Electronics
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Samsung’s quarterly profit sinks to 8-year low on demand slump

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd flagged on Friday its quarterly profit tumbled by two-thirds to an eight-year low as a weakening global economy hammered memory chip prices and curbed demand for electronic devices. The dismal profit estimate by the world’s largest…

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Electronics
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Samsung opens its largest regional R&D center in Vietnam

The US$220-million Samsung R&D Center in Hanoi, the Korean conglomerate’s biggest research facility in Southeast Asia, was inaugurated Friday. The company said at the opening ceremony, with the new facility, Vietnam has now gone beyond its role as a global…

Samsung Jobs
Electronics
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Samsung releases new Star Wars accessories

At this point, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is just as much a foldable smartphone as it is a fashion accessory. For the most part, this is the result of the Korean tech giant’s persistent efforts to consolidate the latter’s status as one through extensive…

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Electronics
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Smartphone exports drop in November

Smartphone exports fell nearly 10% in volume and 7.4% in value in November after the country’s largest manufacturer, Samsung Vietnam, lowered production the second time this year. According to the General Statistics Office, Vietnam produced 20.6 million…