In the near term, Samsung Electronics faces unfavourable dynamics in its capital intensive cyclical component businesses 
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim looks back from his Permatang Pauh Parliament seat at Parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Anwar took his place Thursday as a member of Malaysia's Parliament, a major step in his goal to topple the government weakened by electoral defeats and internal dissent.
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Democratic Presidential Nominee U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Vice Presidential Nominee U.S. Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) appear onstage at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, August 27, 2008. Democrats nominated Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) on Wednesday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, sending him into battle against Republican John McCain.
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DENVER - AUGUST 27: U.S. Democratic Presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) speaks as U.S. Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) smiles during day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention.
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US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama (L) addresses supporters with Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (R) during a rally in Kansas City, Missouri, 29 January 2008. Obama is on the campaign trail to try to clinch the Democratic Party ticket in the race to the White House.
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US actor George Clooney poses during the photo call of the movie 'Burn after reading' at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
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VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 27: Actor George Clooney during the 'Burn After Reading' Photocall part of the 65th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on August 27, 2008 in Venice, Italy.
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U.S. actor George Clooney poses at the Film Festival in Venice August 27, 2008. Clooney stars in Ethan and Joel Coen's movie "Burn After Reading" which is shown out of the competition at the Venice Film Festival.
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Quotes about Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics is proud to announce Valentino as the first honoree in the Samsung Imagination Icon Series, a program that we have launched to bring consumers an intimate look into the worlds of fashion, art and design
said Sue Shim
Samsung's brand resonates across the globe, but especially here in the U.S., there is an opportunity to further our leadership role in the electronics industry ... That role includes not just continuing to bring the most innovative and sleekly designed products to market, but building on our successes in helping improve the communities in which we operate.
said David Steel
Quotes from articles mentioning Samsung Electronics
With the new powerful features Samsung is able to secure a competitive edge in the global market by providing variety of camcorders that meet customer’s demands.
was said
in Infibeam
With its best-in-class semi-conductor chips and image processing technology, Samsung’s new platform offers high video quality, longer recording times and low power consumption for camcorders.
said Sang Ryong Kim
in Infibeam
Investors aren't convinced Samsung will be a trendsetter as wireless Internet is about to reshape the mobile-phone industry.
was said
in Malaysia Sun
Samsung is out to strangle the weak player ... It will hit a jackpot with an expanded market share if failing chipmakers exit the industry, but if they survive the industry slump could persist much longer.
was said
in Malaysia Sun
we expect our market share to gain by one or two percentage points each year
was said
in Malaysia Sun
