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The Samsung headquarters building in South Korea.

Samsung

Samsung is a very big company from South Korea. It was started in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul. At first, it was a small trading company. Over time, Samsung grew to include many areas like food, clothes, and building.

Today, Samsung is best known for its electronics. This includes phones and computer chips. The biggest part of Samsung is Samsung Electronics. This part makes a lot of money for the company.

Samsung also builds big ships through Samsung Heavy Industries. They work on large building projects around the world with Samsung Engineering. Samsung has many other parts too, like an insurance business and a marketing company.

The name Samsung means "three stars" in Korean. The number three stands for something big and strong, and stars mean something that lasts forever.

Samsung helps South Korea grow and makes a lot of money for the country. The company has become one of the most valuable brands in the world. Samsung has about 80 companies working in many areas. They build things, make electronics for homes, handle money, build ships, and help with health care.

Samsung makes products that are used all around the world. People know Samsung for its phones, TVs, and computer chips. The company works hard to create new and exciting technology for everyone to enjoy.

Images

Gyeongbokgung Palace, a grand historic palace in Seoul, South Korea.
Bright and colorful billboards and advertisements in Times Square, New York City.
President Park Geun-hye clapping at a breakfast meeting with Korean business leaders in Washington D.C.
The headquarters building of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in South Korea.
The Samsung Group Headquarter in Seoul, a modern office building in South Korea.
The Samsung Engineering India Office in New Delhi, a modern building where people work on technology projects.
The Samsung Japan headquarter building located in Roppongi.
An office building located in Raffles Place, Singapore.
A photograph of the Lunskoye platform during the Sakhalin II construction project in 2007.
A historical photo showing Samsung in the 1930s, featuring early architecture and business scenes.
An old Samsung SPC-1000 8-bit computer, showing early technology used for basic computing.
A Samsung display set up in downtown Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics.

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