SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS SAW ITS Q1 NET PROFIT TO RISE BY 66.4%

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• Samsung Biologics saw its Q1 net profit to rise by 66.4%.
• During January-April period the company’s net profit reached US$54.8 million.
• In the same period its operating profit rose 74.3 billion won.
• On We...

S. KOREA'S BUSINESS CHIEF’S DIVIDEND PAYMENTS ROSE 37.1% IN 2020

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• S. Korea's business Chief’s dividend payments rose 37.1% in 2020.
• 39 heads of the nation's 50 conglomerates received a combined US$1.6 billion in 2020.
• Late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun Hee’s dividen...

EX-HEAD OF SAMSUNG GROUP LIKELY TO BE DISMISSED FROM WELFARE FOUNDATION

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• Ex-head of Samsung Group likely to be dismissed from welfare foundation.
• Lee Jae Yong has been sentenced to 2 ½ years of prison for a high-profile bribery case.
• The company’s public welfare foundation is like...

SAMSUNG DISPLAY TO BEGIN MASS-PRODUCTION OF OLED DISPLAYS FOR LAPTOPS

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• Samsung display announces to mass-produce OLED displays for laptops.
• The company announced the start of production of its 90Hz OLED screen for laptops.
•  The display will boast faster screen response times than LCD sc...

BTS EARNS RECOGNITION WITH 2020 VAN FLEET AWARD FOR ENHANCING US-S.KOREA TIES

• South Korean K-pop boy band BTS earned itself the 2020 Van Fleet Award for its stellar contribution to enhancing strong ties between South Korea and the United States, South Korea's leading business lobby group said Thursday.
• The two other awardees include the famed Korean ...