After closing its office in Brazil and discontinue a factory in North Carolina (USA), Taiwan's HTC makes the South Korean market.
"This is a difficult decision that has direct impact on people who contributed to the growth by which HTC has in recent years, "the company said in a statement. She did not mention anything about layoffs.
In an interview with PC World , analyst Nicole Peng said that in 2011 the company had 2% of the mobile phone market in South Korea in early 2012, the number dropped to 1%.
For Peng, the company should invest in more obvious and certain countries such as China, which has the largest market for smartphones.
