Three South Korean companies have been listed among the world's 100 most innovative firms for the eighth year in a row.<br />In an annual report released on Wednesday,... U.S.-based research firm Clarivate Analytics.... named tech giants Samsung Electronics as a leading company in the hardware and electronics sector,... LG Electronics in the household appliances market,... and electric power firm LS Industrial Systems in the energy sector.<br />Since the report was first compiled in 2011,... the report had noted the three companies for their contributions to respective industries,... through innovative, patented technologies with large market potential.<br />This year,... a total of 48 Asian companies were named in the list,.... followed by 33 in the U.S. and 19 based in Europe,... showing a technological shift from Western countries to Eastern ones. <br />
