US has trade deficit of $183 billion with China but S. Korea has trade surplus of $70 billion with China
http://ping.fm/n6Ckr

I am surprised that South Korea exports more to China than US ($138 billion vs. $102 billion in 2010)
http://ping.fm/qaHq6

Interesting Samsung vs. Google piece by Jean-Louis Gassee. Samsung ships 55% of Android phones.
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/01/08/samsung-vs-google/

WSJ: Samsung expects profit in Q4, 2011 at $4.3 billion. A record profit in a single quarter. Impressive!
http://ping.fm/Aoe2i

Yahoo hires PayPal President Scott Thompson as its CEO
http://ping.fm/R2zVD