James (Jae Yoo) Park has been appointed president, Southeast Asia Region Representative/MD, LG Electronics Singapore wef January 2011
Work experience: President, LG Electronics, Chile; marketing team leader, Europe, China and CIS markets, LG Electronics
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LG Electronics – Corporate moves
January 20th, 2011 |
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LG Electronics Shows Off Something for Everyone at CES
January 6th, 2011 |
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Phone maker LG Electronics used the opportunity of the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show to introduce more than a dozen new devices. In the mix were a handful of smartphones, including LG’s first with Windows Phone 7; 4G USB modems for Verizon Wireless and AT&T’s pending LTE network; two Bluetooth headsets& including one that runs on solar power& and a wireless charging pad. In early 2010, LG announced its goal to become one of the top two global phone makers by 2012, and part of its strategy has been& just as with competitors such as Samsung& to heartily embrace Google’s Android OS. Among the new LG phones are three Android-running Optimus models designed for first-time smartphone owners. A month earlier, in mid-December, LG also covered the opposite end of the spectrum with the introduction of the Optimus 2X, the world’s first smartphone with a dual-core processor. Unseating either Nokia or Samsung for a top-two spot will be a long road, and it appears LG is just getting started. – …
ST Engineering’s electronics arm acquires remaining 30% equity stake in PM-B
January 5th, 2011 |
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ST Engineering says ST Electronics (Info-Software Systems) (STEE-InfoSoft) has acquired the remaining 30% equity stake in PM-B from the other existing shareholder, Nicky Ting, for a total cash consideration of $2 million.
With the acquisition, PM-B becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of STEE-InfoSoft, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ST Electronics, the electronics arm of ST Engineering.
ST Engineering unit wins contract to supply automatic fare collection system for Bangkok MRT
December 21st, 2010 |
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ST Electronics says it has been awarded a contract to supply an Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) for the extension of the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) Sukhumvit Line in Bangkok, Thailand.
The contract was awarded by The Krungthep Thanakom Company Limited (KT), a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Enterprise.
ST Electronics is the electronics arm of public-listed ST Engineering.
Consumer Electronics Sales Bolster Black Friday: CEA Report
November 29th, 2010 |
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Consumers took the Black Friday sales opportunity to load up on electronics like notebooks and mp3 players, CEA found. – Electronics were among the most popular items purchased this weekend, as more consumers bought electronics this Thanksgiving weekend than last year, according to interim results from a survey from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Caravan,
Consumer electronics (CE) were among the …
Avi-Tech Electronics rated ‘buy’ by OCBC
November 19th, 2010 |
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OCBC Investment Research in a Nov 18 research report says: “Avi-Tech Electronics recently released a set of 1QFY11 results that missed our expectations. Revenue grew 19.8% y-o-y (-4.1% q-o-q) to $8.2 million, but fell short of our projection of $8.9 million due to continued weakness in its Engineering Services (ES) segment.
Singapore export growth quickens, helped by electronics, drugs
November 16th, 2010 |
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Singapore’s export growth accelerated in October as manufacturers shipped more electronics and pharmaceutical goods abroad, an advance that may ease as global growth cools in the coming months.
Non-oil domestic exports climbed 34.5% from a year earlier, after a revised 22.6% gain in September, the trade promotion agency said in a statement in Singapore today. The median forecast of 13 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for an increase of 26.6%.
LG Electronics’ Windows Phone 7 Smartphone Launches on ATandT
November 15th, 2010 |
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LG Electronics first Windows Phone 7 smartphone, the LG Quantum, has now launched on AT&T. Microsoft hopes Windows Phone 7 will prove a hit. – LG Electronics first Windows Phone 7 smartphone, the LG
Quantum, is now available through AT amp;T. That marks the fourth device
running Microsofts new smartphone platform, which is hopes will carve
market-share away from both Google Android and the Apple iPhone.
The
LG Quantum features a slide…
Avi-Tech Electronics rated ‘buy’ by OCBC
October 11th, 2010 |
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OCBC Investment Research in an Oct 8 research report says: “Avi-Tech Electronics is expected to release its 1QFY11 results in early Nov. We project that the group is likely to post sequential growth for revenue and earnings, as it benefits from continued growth in global semiconductor sales.
October 7, 1954: IBM Gets Transistorized
October 7th, 2010 |
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1954: IBM builds the first calculating machine to use solid-state transistors instead of vacuum tubes.
IBM already had a business selling calculating machines, and it was humming along quite nicely. The IBM 604 Electronic Calculating Punch, which IBM introduced in 1948, was a desk-sized cabinet that ate and spat out punch cards in its single-minded mission [...]
Smartphones in South Korea: LG’s woes
September 23rd, 2010 |
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Will hiring the founder’s grandson save LG Electronics?
REVIVING LG Electronics is not nearly as daunting a task as reviving North Korea. The latter is a hideous dictatorship with no money. The former (whose name comes from the brands Lucky and Goldstar) is a South Korean electronics firm fallen on hard times. Yet both the company and the communist hell-hole face the tricky question of how to handle the succession at the top.
On September 17th LG announced that its chief executive, Nam Yong, will stand down next month. His sin was to have been caught napping by the smart-phone craze. LG entered the market late, with a so-so model called the Optimus. Its share of global mobile-phone sales has fallen from 10.7% last year to 9%, according to Gartner, a research firm. The average price of its handsets plunged by 27.8%, pushing its mobile division into losses of 120 billion won ($103m) in the second quarter. …
Singapore exports unexpectedly accelerate on drugs, electronics
September 17th, 2010 |
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Singapore’s export growth unexpectedly accelerated as sales of electronics and pharmaceuticals rebounded.
Non-oil domestic exports climbed 31.2% from a year earlier, after a revised 18.3% gain in July, the trade promotion agency said in a statement in Singapore today. That’s the fastest pace since December 2005, according to previously reported data. The median forecast of 10 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for an increase of 16.2%.
ST Electronics wins $29m contract in smart meter market
September 13th, 2010 |
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ST Engineering’s electronics arm, ST Electronics, today announced that its subsidiary, Telematics Wireless, has been awarded a contract worth US$21.5million ($29 million) by Arad Technologies to supply Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) radio transceivers for Arad’s Dialog 3G AMR solutions.
The supply cooperation agreement between Arad and Telematics Wireless takes effect immediately and extends to 2015. Telematics Wireless is a subsidiary of ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems).
ST Electronics unit wins $11m contract to provide ‘Smart’ vehicle, asset tracking devices
August 19th, 2010 |
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ST Engineering’s electronics arm, ST Electronics, announced that its subsidiary, Telematics Wireless, has been awarded a contract worth US$8 million (about $10.9 million) and an option worth US$2 million by Ituran Location and Control to provide “Smart” vehicle and asset tracking devices for the recovery of stolen vehicles and goods. Telematics Wireless is a subsidiary of ST Electronics’ subsidiary, ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems).
LG Electronics – Corporate moves
August 17th, 2010 |
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Augustine Lim has been appointed mobile communications director, LG Electronics Singapore wef Aug 2010
Work experience: Head, regional business management, Sony Ericsson Mobile AC APAC; regional director, strategic product marketing, Samsung Asia
ST Engineering’s electronics arm raises stake in Telematics Wireless
July 16th, 2010 |
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ST Engineering says wholly-owned subsidiary, ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems), has increased its stake in Telematics Wireless by 2.73% for a sum of US$2.16 million ($3.07 million).
With this increase, STEE-InfoComm owns 96.66% stake in Telematics.
China Auto Electronics Group – Corporate moves
July 9th, 2010 |
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Zhang Jingtang has been appointed ED wef July 1
Work experience: Director/chairman, Henan Tianhai Electric Co Ltd
Singapore exports rise on electronics, aiding rebound: Update
June 17th, 2010 |
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Singapore’s exports rose for a seventh month in May as a surge in electronics shipments offset declining overseas sales of pharmaceuticals.
Non-oil domestic exports climbed 24.4% from a year earlier, after a revised 30% gain in April, the trade promotion agency said in a statement in Singapore today. The median forecast of 10 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for an increase of 25.7%.
Singapore exports rise on electronics, aiding economic rebound
June 17th, 2010 |
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Singapore’s exports rose for a seventh month in May as a surge in electronics shipments offset declining overseas sales of pharmaceuticals.
Non-oil domestic exports climbed 24.4% from a year earlier, after a revised 30% gain in April, the trade promotion agency said in a statement in Singapore today. The median forecast of 10 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for an increase of 25.7%.
Westech Electronics – Corporate moves
June 10th, 2010 |
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Sim Mong Keang has been appointed MD/CEO wef June 2
Work experience: CEO/co-founder, Plexus; held several sales and marketing positions in various multinational corporations in the electronics industry