KOREA: BEFORE THE OPEN, 11Jun2013

Heat wave abates; S Korea and Japan act like children; KEPCO president acts dumb; Subway service cut due to heat;  Namyang boycott deals a heavy blow; The super duper Galaxy S4 Zoom; Here’s what you need to know pre-open.

Samsung will launch global accessories store next month

It will be easier than ever to purchase all those must have add ones to your beloved smartphone.

‘Samsung (005930) may showcase new Galaxy, ATIV devices in June

Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that it would hold an event called “Samsung Premiere 2013 Galaxy & ATIV” next month in London, prompting speculation that the tech heavyweight may introduce new products for its Galaxy and ATIV lines. Read More, The Korea Herald

 

HONG KONG: WEEK IN REVIEW, 25May2013

Bye Bye Barry; H7N9 deadlier than we thought; Mr Tong bought the booze; Teleportation devices at Galaxy Macau?; Poor little dolphins; Rents fall for first time in years; Who’s right Goldman or Temasek?; Here’s what happened this week.

HONG KONG: BEFORE THE OPEN, 23May2013

TVB gets World Cup license; HKMEx scandal has new twists; Galaxy building a bigger Macau mousetrap; Glencore in Iran; Sinopec Engineering lists today; Here’s what you need to know before the open.

Galaxy to spend HK$60bn on casino expansion

From Bloomberg:

The company will spend the money on the third and fourth phases of Galaxy Macau, its flagship casino resort in Cotai that opened in May 2011, Chief Financial Officer Robert Drake said in an interview yesterday. Galaxy has said it will start construction of the two phases as early as the end of this year and begin operations gradually from 2016 through 2018.

Asustek extinguishes Kindle Fire to take 3rd spot

From Bloomberg Businessweek:

No. 3 isn’t Amazon.com (AMZN), even though the e-commerce giant enjoyed year-over-year growth of 157 percent for its Kindle Fire devices. The third-place finisher is Asustek Computer (2357), the Taiwan company that first broke from the pack of anonymous outsourcing manufacturers in the late 2000s, when it was a leader in the short-lived era of netbooks.

KOREA: CLOSING WRAP, 26Apr2013

Samsung Q1 dominance explained

From Yonhap News:

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top maker of computer memory chips and smartphones, said Friday its first-quarter profit spiked 16.8 percent from a year earlier, buoyed by robust shipments of its flagship Galaxy S3 handsets and higher chip prices.

Watch: iPad mini Get Hit by Hammer Without Cracking the Screen

You can pick this up in Hong Kong at computer centers (Mong Kok, Wanchai, Sham Shui Po)

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