Samsung chairman says group must be aggressive

Samsung Group said its chairman Lee Kun-hee believes Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and other electronics units need to make aggressive investments to maintain their global dominance in memory and LCD operations and further strengthen other key electronics operations.

Samsung Group said in a statement that Lee told a meeting of heads of Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co and other electronics-related units that the electronics sub-group is expected to make "all-time high" earnings this year, it said.