The author is an analyst of KB Securities. He can be reached at jeff.kim@kbfg.com. -- Ed. 4Q21 server DRAM demand stronger than expected— On Dec 1, SEC stock reached KRW74,400, up 4.3% from the previous close but still down 10.4% from KRW83,000 on Jan 4. SEC is up only 8.1% from its 2021 bottom of K
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong returned home on Nov. 24 from a business trip to North America for the first time in five years.“I feel under heavy pressure after listening to the voices of our officials in the U.S. and seeing the harsh market realities in person,” Lee said, upon arri
Samsung Electronics has considerably narrowed its gap with Apple in the global smartwatch market thanks to the success of the Galaxy Watch 4 series.Samsung Electronics is ranked second after Apple with a 14 percent share in the global smartwatch market in the third quarter, said market research firm
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Nov. 22 (U.S. local time) and discussed cooperation in new technologies, including system semiconductors, virtual reality, augmented reality and autonomous driving.Google is planning to use an application processor (
The author is a freelance journalist and Google News PR specialist. She can be reached at virginia.sagal.media@gmail.com. -- Ed. The South Korean government, led by liberal President Moon Jae-in, announced in July 2021 a new K-Deal that looks to invest more than 160 trillion won ($138 billion) in di
The author is a freelance journalist and Google News PR specialist. She can be reached at virginia.sagal.media@gmail.com. -- Ed. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, total employment is expected to expand by 11.9 million jobs between 2020 and 2030, from 153.5 million to 165.4 million. Thi
The author is a freelance journalist and Google News PR specialist. She can be reached at virginia.sagal.media@gmail.com. -- Ed. According to research, the American business sector may be assumed to be backed by a significant powerful Asian economic force, with Asian-owned businesses making up appro
Samsung Electronics ranked second in YouGov’s Best Brand Rankings 2021, which was based on consumer perceptions in 54 markets around the world. The Korean tech giant rose by two notches from fourth place in 2020, beating Netflix and YouTube.YouGov is British market research firm. It announced this y
The author is an analyst of KB Securities. He can be reached at jeff.kim@kbfg.com. -- Ed. OLED TV panel shortage expected in 2022 We maintain BUY and TP of KRW25,000 (0.6x 2022E P/B) on LGD. We remain positive about the company because we believe Samsung Electronics’ entry into the OLED TV market in
Google announced that it would allow third-party payment to comply with the Telecommunications Business Act. However, the third-party payment fee is just 4 percentage points lower than the fee applied to its in-app payment. In other words, Google is planning to receive high fees in any way.At presen
Shinhan Bank is considering investing in virtual assets as it is planning to issue stablecoins next year. To issue stablecoins, which are cryptocurrencies pegged to a fiat currency such as the U.S. dollar, "platform coins" are needed as a basis. Platform coins act as a coin generation tool for creat
Google has decided to comply with the new Telecommunications Business Act by not forcing in-app payment in South Korea.As a result, app developers in South Korea can apply their own payment methods to their Google apps. In addition, Google app users can choose between in-app payment and other paymen
LG Electronics announced on Nov. 1 that it has supplied its next-generation infotainment systems for Renault Group’s new electric vehicle model Megan E-Tech.In September, LG Electronics and Renault unveiled a next-generation infotainment system, which was jointly developed by the two firms, at the I
The author is an analyst of KB Securities. He can be reached at jeff.kim@kbfg.com. -- Ed. OLED key to metaverse’s virtual reality We maintain BUY and our TP of KRW25,000 (0.6x 2022E P/B) on LG Display. The company should gain from (1) its leadership in the OLED panel market (No. 1 in large-size OLED
Anticipation is growing for Samsung Display as foldable OLED panels are expected to show strong growth thanks to the popularization of foldable phones led by Samsung Electronics.Shipments of foldable OLED panels will reach 8.9 million units in 2021, Ubiresearch forecast in a report on Oct. 28. Shipm
Samsung Electronics held the Samsung Developer Conference 2021 online on Oct. 26 (U.S. local time). The Korean tech giant announced that it will strengthen platforms such as Bixby (artificial intelligence platform), SmartThings (the internet of things), and Knox (security platform) to improve connec
The Korea Communications Commission told Apple and Google to re-submit their action plans regarding the observance of the new Telecommunications Business Act, which is to prevent app market operators from forcing a certain way of payment.The revised law took effect on Sept. 14. Both Google and Apple
The author is a freelance journalist and Google News PR specialist. He can be reached at contact@sitetrail.com. -- Ed. A rise in business formation and registration has continued through May 2021, contrasting dramatically with the patterns seen during the Great Recession, when applications for prosp
The author is a freelance journalist and Google News PR specialist. He can be reached at contact@sitetrail.com. -- Ed. What Is An LLC? Is It The Most Optimal Business Structure?A Limited Liability Company (known as an LLC), is indubitably one of the most desirable and popular business entity structu
Samsung Electronics is found to be involved in the largest number of patent infringement lawsuits in the United States.According to Unified Patents, Samsung Electronics was the most frequently found company on a defendant list in patent infringement lawsuits filed with U.S. district courts in the fi