SEOUL/HO CHI MINH CITY -- LG Electronics will halt smartphone production in South Korea, putting the future of the second-tier smartphone brand in question amid a shrinking market and heated competition from Chinese companies.
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A visitor uses a mobile phone in front of the LG booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. © Reuters
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