Sunday, January 1, 2017

Samsung Elec CEO says firm should make no product quality compromise

SEOUL, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

should make no compromises on the quality of its

products, Chief Executive Kwon Oh-hyun said on Monday, asking

employees to improve manufacturing processes and safety

inspections.

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Samsung Elec to reveal Galaxy Note 7 probe results this month-JoongAng Ilbo

SEOUL, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

will announce this month the results of an

investigation into what caused some of its Galaxy Note 7

smartphones to catch fire, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported

on Monday citing unnamed sources.

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Box Office: 'Rogue One' Crosses $400 Million, 'Sing' Scores Over New Year's

LOS ANGELES, Jan 1 (Variety.com) - "Rogue One: A Star Wars

Story" and "Sing" loomed large at the multiplexes over the New

Year's holiday, racking up the biggest grosses and ringing out

2016 on a high note.

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RPT-"Bad Boys of Brexit" headed for screen, says Farage associate

LONDON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Three film production companies

including Netflix are interested in making a warts-and-all

screen dramatisation of Nigel Farage's insurgent Brexit

campaign, according to an associate of Farage.

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Swiss watch sector set for smartwatch boom - LVMH executive

ZURICH, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Switzerland's luxury watch sector

can profit from a smartwatch boom as more consumers seek

high-end versions of the technology, an industry veteran was

quoted as saying.

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"Bad Boys of Brexit" headed for screen, says Farage associate

LONDON, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Three film production companies

including Netflix are interested in making a warts-and-all

screen dramatisation of Nigel Farage's insurgent Brexit

campaign, according to an associate of Farage.

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UPDATE 1-China's CCTV launches global "soft power" media network to extend influence

SHANGHAI, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China Central Television

(CCTV), Beijing's largest TV network, said it would launch a new

global media platform on New Year's Day to help re-brand China

overseas.

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