Samsung sells $1.3 bn stake in China’s BYD, keeps watchers puzzled

Samsung Electronics Co. has sold a 1.6% stake worth 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) in Chinese electric vehicle and rechargeable battery maker BYD C...

Samsung, LG see largest surge in TV prices in decade

Lee Ji-eun, a 30-year-old bride-to-be, was surprised at the prices of liquid-crystal display (LCD) TVs when she visited a home appliance store in ...

Samsung Elec unveils world’s 1st 200-megapixel mobile image sensor

Samsung Electronics Co. has become the first company to launch a 200-megapixel mobile image sensor, giving the world’s No. 2 image sensor make...

Samsung Biologics gears up to produce mRNA drug substance

South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. is gearing up for the drug substance (DS) sector of the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based COVID-19 v...

Samsung SDI tops LG Chem in market cap amid GM recall crisis

Samsung SDI Co. has become South Korea’s top battery maker in terms of market capitalization. The company is now ranked as the sixth-largest f...

Samsung to ramp up production capacity of foldable devices by 50%

Samsung Electronics Co. will expand the production capacity of foldable devices amid an unexpected global craze over its Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip ...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics to benefit as COVID-19 slams competitors

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to benefit as the COVID-19 has hit its competitors in the global multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) market.T...

Samsung launches new 5G foldable phones in 40 countries

Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday officially launched the new models of its high-end smartphones Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 in 40 countries, ...

S.Korean millennials rush on Nasdaq and NYSE amid sluggish Kospi

South Korean millennials in their 20s and 30s are rushing to Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) amid skyrocketing real estate prices in t...

Will Samsung follow TSMC's price hikes?

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip maker, is expected to raise foundry prices in the near term as surging demand is outp...

Hanwha seeks to buy Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Wi-Fi module unit

Hanwha Solutions are seeking to buy Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Wi-Fi module unit in a move to enhance its wireless communication division, a k...

Samsung Elec, SK Hynix shares jump alongside US peers

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix sharply rose on Aug. 24 after suffering a continuous sell-off. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index gained for ...

Summary of Samsung's $200 billion investment plans

Samsung Group said on Tuesday it will invest a combined 240 trillion won ($206 billion) investment over the next three years in its core businesses in...

Samsung to invest $200 bn over next 3 yrs, including M&As

Samsung Group will invest a combined 240 trillion won ($206 billion) over the next three years in its core businesses such as semiconductor, display...

Samsung, LG to showcase latest display innovations at IMID

South Korea’s largest display maker Samsung Display Co. and its rival LG Display Co. will boast their latest product innovations at the Intern...

Samsung Bioepis gets nod for sale of ophthalmology biosimilar in Europe

South Korea’s biopharmaceutical company Samsung Bioepis Co. won approval from European authorities for sale of Byooviz, its ophthalmology bios...

Samsung Heavy wins approval for ammonia-ready ship design

Samsung Heavy Industries obtained a certificate for its basic design to revamp a liquefied natural gas (LNG) or diesel-powered crude tanker into an ...

S.Korean firms start training AI professionals to address talent shortage

South Korea’s major business groups have started to foster their own talents in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) to address the widen...

Samsung to unload automaking business

Samsung Group is set to withdraw from the automaking business after 26 years in the industry since establishing Samsung Motors Inc. in 1995. The gro...

LG Display to invest $2.8 billion in small OLED line to rival Samsung

South Korea’s LG Display Co. said on Tuesday it will invest 3.3 trillion won ($2.8 billion) in small-sized panels for smartphones and tablets ...

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

e Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Il...

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Illin...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics aims to take lead in MLCC market

South Korea-based electronic components maker Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. is looking to take lead in the multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) mar...

Korean won at 11-month low as foreigners dump $6.1 bn in stocks this week

The South Korean won tumbled to a near 11-month low as foreign investors dumped $6.1 billion in local stocks this week much more than their total se...

Samsung’s new foldables: Game changer in smartphones

Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced new additions to its high-end line of Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip phones, in hopes that the new 5G-enabl...

Samsung shares struggle as big strategic decisions still await Lee

Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. have been trapped in a boxed range since the start of the year, dashing retail investors’ hope that the tech...

Samsung unveils industry’s first 5 nm processor for wearable devices

Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new Exynos processor for wearable devices, built with an advanced 5-nanometer extreme ultra-violet (EUV) proc...

Samsung's Lee to be released on parole on Aug. 13

Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee will be released on parole on Friday after having been imprisoned since January of this year on charges of bribery a...

Korean govt to spend $1.9 billion to become world’s leading vaccine maker

The South Korean government will invest 2.2 trillion won ($1.9 billion) by 2025 to become a top five vaccine producer in the world. President Moon J...

Samsung, TSMC in heated race for industry’s smallest 3 nm process node

The world’s two largest foundry chipmakers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics Co., are in a heated race fo...