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Event staff wear protective masks during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Kim Ki-nam, co-vice chairman and co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics Co., speaks from behind a transparent screen during the company's annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Huawei Technologies Co. will begin charging mobile giants like Samsung a "reasonable" fee for access to its trove of wireless 5G patents, potentially creating a lucrative revenue source by showcasing its global lead in next-generation networking. Bloomberg
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Socially distanced seating at the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Centre in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Attendees socially distance during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Centre in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Attendees are socially distanced during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Centre in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Kim Ki-nam, co-vice chairman and co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics Co., speaks from behind a transparent screen during the company's annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Attendees are socially distanced during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Event staff wear protective masks during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Centre in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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An attendee walks past a temperature screening checkpoint at the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting held at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Huawei Technologies Co. will begin charging mobile giants like Samsung a "reasonable" fee for access to its trove of wireless 5G patents, potentially creating a lucrative revenue source by showcasing its global lead in next-generation networking. Bloomberg
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A member of event staff wearing a protective mask registers an attendee arriving for the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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A member of event staff wearing a protective mask holds up a numbered paddle during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Event staff register attendees arriving for the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Event staff wear protective masks during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Kim Ki-nam, co-vice chairman and co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics Co., speaks from behind a transparent screen during the company's annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Huawei Technologies Co. will begin charging mobile giants like Samsung a "reasonable" fee for access to its trove of wireless 5G patents, potentially creating a lucrative revenue source by showcasing its global lead in next-generation networking. Bloomberg
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Socially distanced seating at the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Centre in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Attendees socially distance during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Centre in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Attendees are socially distanced during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Centre in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Kim Ki-nam, co-vice chairman and co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics Co., speaks from behind a transparent screen during the company's annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Attendees are socially distanced during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Event staff wear protective masks during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Centre in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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An attendee walks past a temperature screening checkpoint at the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting held at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Huawei Technologies Co. will begin charging mobile giants like Samsung a "reasonable" fee for access to its trove of wireless 5G patents, potentially creating a lucrative revenue source by showcasing its global lead in next-generation networking. Bloomberg
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A member of event staff wearing a protective mask registers an attendee arriving for the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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A member of event staff wearing a protective mask holds up a numbered paddle during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Event staff register attendees arriving for the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Event staff wear protective masks during the Samsung Electronics Co. annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Bloomberg
Samsung unlikely to launch new Note series phones in 2021
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