SEOUL: Samsung’s net profit plunged almost 20% in the second quarter as competition from cheap Chinese phones and the strong South Korean won saw sales slump in its key mobile business.
The electronics giant said that net profit came in at 6.25 trillion won (US$6.1bil), down 19.6% in the first on-year decline for nearly three years.
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