SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For Samsung Electronics and its 270,000 employees across the globe, 2013 was the best year.

One in every three smartphones sold carried the Samsung brand, with the company shipping more than 300 million of the devices. South Korea’s best known company on the world stage rounded off the year with record annual revenue and profit. Employees celebrated bonuses totaling more than $740 million.

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