Samsung, LG present home appliances future at IFA 2022

Samsung, LG present home appliances future at IFA 2022

BERLIN -- South Korea’s leading home appliances makers Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are showcasing the future of consumer t...

Micron’s entry into DDR5 market: A boon for Samsung, SK Hynix

Micron’s entry into DDR5 market: A boon for Samsung, SK Hynix

The emergence of a rival is usually a cause of distress for existing players.Micron Technology Inc.’s entry into the DDR5 DRAM arena, however,...

Samsung, LG boost use of recycled materials for electronics

Samsung, LG boost use of recycled materials for electronics

South Korean tech giants Samsung and LG are increasing their amount of electronic products made from recycled materials. The companies will showcase...

Samsung SDI to hasten US battery plant groundbreaking

Samsung SDI to hasten US battery plant groundbreaking

Samsung SDI Co., the world's sixth-largest battery maker, is set to push forward the start of its plant construction in the US by two months in resp...

Korean teens prefer TikTok over KakaoTalk, says survey

Korean teens prefer TikTok over KakaoTalk, says survey

South Korean teens appear to prefer to do their social networking on TikTok over KakaoTalk, as short-form videos surge in popularity worldwide. ...

Demand for Samsung foldables keeps smartphone parts makers busy

Demand for Samsung foldables keeps smartphone parts makers busy

Smartphone parts suppliers to Samsung Electronics Co. are running their plants at full capacity as the South Korean tech giant’s latest fold...

Com2uS announces plans to build real-life-like metaverse platform

Com2uS announces plans to build real-life-like metaverse platform

South Korea’s Com2uS Studios, the creator of the popular game Summoners War, said on Thursday it will unveil a real-life-like metaverse platfo...

Samsung SDS to collaborate with NIST in post-quantum cryptography

Samsung SDS to collaborate with NIST in post-quantum cryptography

Samsung SDS Co. announced on Thursday it will participate in the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) project hosted by the National Cyberse...

Samsung C&T to build solar power plants worth $595 mn in Qatar

Samsung C&T to build solar power plants worth $595 mn in Qatar

South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. is set to build solar power plants worth 800 billion won ($595.2 million) in Qatar, helping the Middle Eas...

Samsung to spend $74 bn on chip production lines in Korea

Samsung to spend $74 bn on chip production lines in Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, is expected to invest some $74 billion to expand semiconductor production capacity ...

Samsung Electronics retains top TV vendor status in shrinking market

Samsung Electronics retains top TV vendor status in shrinking market

South Korea’s two home appliances giants – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – dominated the global TV market in the...

Samsung to invest $15 bn in semiconductor R&D complex

Samsung to invest $15 bn in semiconductor R&D complex

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, plans to spend 20 trillion won ($15.1 billion) by 2028 on an advanced semiconductor...

Samsung Group CEOs drum up support for Busan Expo 2030

Samsung Group CEOs drum up support for Busan Expo 2030

Samsung Group affiliates’ CEOs are working to bring the World Expo 2030 to Busan in South Korea using their overseas networks. Samsung Electro...

Samsung Biologics, Samsung C&T extends investment in US biotech firms

Samsung Biologics, Samsung C&T extends investment in US biotech firms

The Life Science Fund, jointly launched by Samsung Biologics and Samsung C&T Corp., announced Wednesday it invested $15 million in US biotech fi...

Boston emerges as Korean firms’ R&D hub for AI, batteries

Boston emerges as Korean firms’ R&D hub for AI, batteries

Top South Korean conglomerates Samsung and Hyundai have selected Boston as the home of their first overseas research centers for batteries and artif...

Samsung Elec. unveils Odyssey Ark, 55-inch curved gaming screen

Samsung Elec. unveils Odyssey Ark, 55-inch curved gaming screen

Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday announced the global launch of Odyssey Ark, the world’s first 55-inch 1000R curved gaming screen. 100...

Samsung Group to speed up corporate governance reform

Samsung Group to speed up corporate governance reform

Samsung Group, South Korea’s largest conglomerate, is expected to accelerate the restructuring of its corporate governance to help Vice Chairm...

Samsung Electronics to announce plans to join RE100 Initiative

Samsung Electronics to announce plans to join RE100 Initiative

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone and memory chipmaker, will soon join The Climate Group’s RE100 Initiative as the...

Samsung’s Lee reinstated; big moves in store for top conglomerate

Samsung’s Lee reinstated; big moves in store for top conglomerate

Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group’s de facto leader, on Friday had his right to work restored, paving the way for big moves for South Korea’s ...

Exhibition: Samsung heir’s donation of Lee Jung-seob works

Exhibition: Samsung heir’s donation of Lee Jung-seob works

The late Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee was an avid arts collector.Though the business magnate did not mention names, it was easy to guess who h...

Foldable smartphones will go mainstream at Samsung: Mobile chief

Foldable smartphones will go mainstream at Samsung: Mobile chief

NEW YORK – Samsung Electronics Co. has vowed to make foldable smartphones its mainstream products in the high-end segment, setting its sales t...

Samsung’s new foldables: High-stakes game changers in smartphones

Samsung’s new foldables: High-stakes game changers in smartphones

Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled its fourth-generation foldable phones – new additions to its high-end line of Galaxy Z Fold and ...

Samsung Medical Center jobs global top 10 in robot-assisted surgeries

Samsung Medical Center jobs global top 10 in robot-assisted surgeries

Samsung Medical Center announced Tuesday that it performed more than 15,000 robot-assisted operations in the first of this year.  Last yea...

K-bio firms embrace gene therapy CDMO as Samsung looks the other way

K-bio firms embrace gene therapy CDMO as Samsung looks the other way

South Korea’s major biopharmaceutical companies are rapidly embracing the cell and gene therapy business under a contract drug-making mechanis...

Broadcom applies for consent order on unfair deals with Samsung

Broadcom applies for consent order on unfair deals with Samsung

US chipmaker Broadcom Inc. applied for a consent order to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFT) in July against allegations that it forced Samsung E...

SK Hynix unveils world's first 238-layer NAND; Samsung SSD 20 times faster

SK Hynix unveils world's first 238-layer NAND; Samsung SSD 20 times faster

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are set to overtake their rivals in the industry’s...

S.Korea edges closer to joining US-led chip alliance

S.Korea edges closer to joining US-led chip alliance

August could mark a turning point for South Korea’s semiconductor industry.The country has been keeping tight-lipped on whether or not to join...

Samsung Elec. plans unmanned factories on manpower shortage

Samsung Elec. plans unmanned factories on manpower shortage

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, is seeking unmanned factories in a move that other major South Korean manufacturers...

Samsung SDI in talks with multiple carmakers for 4680 type battery supply

Samsung SDI in talks with multiple carmakers for 4680 type battery supply

Samsung SDI Co., a major South Korean battery maker, said on Friday that it is in talks with multiple automakers around the world to supply a next-g...

Zigbang completes Samsung SDS home IoT takeover

Zigbang completes Samsung SDS home IoT takeover

Zigbang, a South Korean proptech startup that provides real estate search and transaction services, has completed the acquisition of Samsung SDS Co....

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