[Tha Chosun Ilbo, September 10 2007] Samsung, LG Set Sights on Middle East, Africa

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are set to penetrate markets in the Middle East and Africa.
According to the industry on Sunday, Samsung got nods for the Middle Eastern and African markets by participating in the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX), which opened on Saturday in Dubai and goes until Sept. 12.
The Middle East's biggest IT exhibition has brought together some 3,300 companies from 40 countries. Samsung displayed 204 products from 183 categories including items displayed in the 2007 IFA in Berlin recently, including the 70-inch LCD TV, the Duo HD player and the Ultra Edition II mobile phone.