New R&D center

Samsung Electronics co-CEOs Kwon Oh-hyun, second from right, and Shin Jong-kyun, second from left, cut a ribbon with Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo, center, and other Samsung executives in a ceremony to open Samsung’s new research center R5 at the company’s technology compound in Suwon, Monday. The center focuses on developing patents and technologies for mobile devices. The 32-story building will house some 10,000 research personnel. / Courtesy of Samsung Electronics