[서울=AP/] 삼성전자는 2분기 실적이 연결 기준으로 매출 39조 4,000억원, 영업이익 3조 5,100억원으로 집계됐다고 29일 밝혔다. 지난해 같은 기간의 매출 37조 9,000억원, 영업이익 4조 2,800억원과 비교해서 매출은 4.1% 증가했으나 영업이익은 18% 감소세를 보였다. 삼성전자 영업이익은 2분기 연속해서 저조한 실적을 올렸고, 1분기 실적은 반도체 가격의 하락과 TV 패널와 LCD의 판매 부진으로 지난해 동 분기에 비해 30%나 감소했다. 삼성전자는 한국 최대 제조업체이며 세계 전자업계를 리드하고 있다. (영문기사 원문) Samsung 2nd-quarter profit falls 18 percent SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung's net profit fell 18 percent in the second quarter of this year, marking the second straight three-month period that the bottom line of the eletronics giant has slipped. The company said Friday in a regulatory filing that it earned 3.51 trillion won ($3.33 billion) in the three months ended June 30. The company earned 4.28 trillion won the same period last year. Samsung said sales during the period rose 4.1 percent to 39.4 trillion won from 37.9 trillion won a year earlier. The result marked Samsung's second straight quarter of net profit decline. Net profit in the first quarter slumped 30 percent amid declines in memory chip prices and reduced profitability in liquid crystal displays and flat screen televisions. Samsung is South Korea's biggest company and a major force in the global electronics industry. The company planned to provide details later Friday in a statement and conference call.