SK's 5-year journey toward batteries, bio and chips
Back in January 2017, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won emphasized the need for “deep change," in his New Year message and presented the phrase a...
Samsung to surprise market with Galaxy S22 at Feb Unpacked event
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, will unveil its latest Galaxy model at next month’s Unpacked event – a ...
Hanmi, other chip machine makers to benefit from TSMC capex hike
Hanmi Semiconductor Co., a chip equipment supplier to global foundry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), has posted record profit ...
Samsung touts latest Exynos 2200 chip as mobile game changer
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new premium mobile processor, the Exynos 2200, which the world’s top memory chipmaker said offers a con...
Samsung Elec paves way for computer without CPU
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip maker, succeeded in developing in-memory computing technology that allows running a compu...
Baillie Gifford, Allianz increase holdings in 3D tech firm Koh Young
Global asset managers are increasing shareholdings in Koh Young Technology Inc., Korea’s leading 3D image measurement tech firm listed ...
LG Energy sets new IPO record with $9.65 trillion investor demand
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, has set a new record for an initial public offering with demand for its sha...
CICC to form up to $3.3 bn funds for bio, chips in Korea and others
CICC Capital, a private equity firm of China's largest investment bank China International Capital Corporation (CICC), will create funds with a comb...
Samsung sued by ex-patent chief over IP infringement
A former vice president of Samsung Electronics Co., who led the South Korean tech giant's seven-year patent fight with Apple Inc., has sued his ex-e...
SK, Qualcomm discuss cooperation on memory chips
LAS VEGAS – Chief executives of South Korea's energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group on Thursday met with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and dis...
Samsung's Q4 operating profit jumps on server chips
Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday reported a 52.5% jump in preliminary fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, powered by replacement d...
Samsung CEO: M&A deals in offing, to expand MicroLED TV facilities
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electronics Co. is working on multiple M&A deals, which it could announce in the near future, as the company is seekin...
Samsung Electronics to open its eco-friendly tech to competitors
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electronics Co. has announced that it will make its eco-friendly technologies openly available to its competitors as part ...
Hyundai Motor beats Honda in US for the first time in its 35 years there
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group beat Japanese rival Honda Motor Co. in the US last year, for the first time in its 35 years of...
Samsung ushers in era of bespoke homes with AI butlers
Samsung Electronics Co. is showcasing an unprecedented immersive home electronics experience at CES 2022 (Jan. 5-8.) YOUR HOME AS A METAVERSE...
LG welcomes Samsung’s likely re-entry into OLED TV market
Samsung Electronics Co.'s expected re-entry into the OLED TV market will further expand the growing segment, which is gaining popularity in the...
Samsung SRA taps former KIC infra head as CEO
Samsung SRA Asset Management Co. has named its former managing director (MD) and chief investment officer Chung-Keun Kim as its new chief executive,...
Convergence, metaverse, green: Korea Inc.’s themes at CES 2022
South Korea’s major companies are showcasing robots, mobility and the metaverse rather than cutting-edge models of their conventional products...
From TV to window: New displays from Samsung and LG
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Display Co., the two archrivals in the TV panel market, are unveiling new displays with enhanced picture and sound qu...
Time to buy Korean chipmakers; Samsung among 2022 top picks
The year of the tiger will see decent stock price gains in leading chipmakers such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. on expected hypersca...
Samsung Group in negotiations to buy Biogen
South Korea's Samsung Group is in negotiations to buy Biogen Inc., a leading US-based drugmaker for neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and ...
Samsung cuts NAND output in Xian on COVID-19 lockdown
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest NAND flash memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it is adjusting operations at its manufacturing fa...
Telecom giant KT to develop its own NPU, AI ecosystem
Telecommunications giant KT Corp. announced concrete plans to launch its artificial intelligence infrastructure business by joining forces with indu...
Kosdaq: Perennial bush league as blue chips favor Kospi
South Korea’s tech-heavy Kosdaq market has been underperforming the main Kospi market for a couple of decades, raising concerns that the junio...
SK Hynix wins China’s approval for $9 billion Intel NAND acquisition
SK Hynix Inc. has received approval from China’s antitrust regulator for its $9 billion deal to acquire Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip b...
Chipmakers eye shorter memory downturn
Global memory chipmakers, including market leader Samsung Electronics Co., expect the current industry downcycle to be shorter than expected, with v...
Kosdaq Listed Companies Association announces top Kosdaq blue chips
The Kosdaq Listed Companies Association of South Korea announced its top Kosdaq blue chips during its 13th annual award conference held on Dec. 16...
Energy-saving chips emerge as new battleground
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements are expected to drive high-performance chip demand higher, in particular from data center op...
Samsung Elec launches dedicated team for China
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s top tech giant, has established a dedicated team for the Chinese market, where its smartphone and home ...
Korean core companies’ stocks underperform global peers
The world sought new opportunities in 2021, recovering from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. Global major companies have been in cutthroat compet...
