[The Hankyoreh, August 27 2007] Samsung Electronics to expand overseas R&D centers

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. will expand its research and development (R&D) centers overseas to provide mobile phones and other key consumer products that appeal more to customers in other countries, sources said Monday.

"We plan to expand our R&D activities for mobile phones and home appliances such as TVs by opening a research center in Warsaw, Poland," said a Samsung officials on condition of anonymity. "We will also increase the number of researchers at existing R&D centers in China and India to strengthen our grip on those Asian markets."