The office building of Samsung Sanghoe established in March 1938 by the late Lee Byung-Chul is seen in Daegu, in this undated handout picture released by Samsung C&T Corporation in Seoul January 21, 2011. Samsung, which has had better net earnings than any other global tech firm except Microsoft and IBM over the past decade, is set to report its lowest profit in seven quarters when it issues December quarter corporate results on January 28, 2011, although 2010 will be another record profit year. To match Special Report SAMSUNG/ REUTERS/Samsung/Handout (SOUTH KOREA – Tags: BUSINESS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS