US chip export bans

Whitebox Advisors LLC, a US-based hedge fund, opposes a planned spin-off by South Korea’s LG Corp., saying the plan sacrifices minority shareh...

SK Hynix Inc. has developed 176-layer NAND flash memory, the industry’s highest-density chip, following in the footsteps of Micron Technology ...

A single cup of americano produces 14 grams of used coffee grounds. Only 0.2% of a coffee bean is used to extract coffee while the remaining 99.8% b...

South Korea's game and entertainment companies saw their share prices surge on rising expectations of a return to the Chinese market after a Korea...

The National Pension Service has teamed up with the US-based Stockbridge Capital Group to acquire a $2 billion portfolio of logistics facilities in ...

South Korea is set to overtake Japan and become the world’s No. 5 export powerhouse by 2026 on grounds that the country will maintain its cu...

“One day the world stopped, without any notice … people say that the world has changed ... but thankfully our relationship is still t...

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. will be able to recover a $580 million deposit it paid to Anbang Insurance Group for a $5.8 billion deal to buy 1...

The battleground for global foundry leaders – Samsung Electronics Co. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) – is shifting fr...

South Korea should raise its tax on diesel to match the price of gasoline and phase out internal combustion engine cars by 2035 to tackle air pollutio...

South Korea's two semiconductor startups, Fadu Inc. and Mobilint, have emerged as the country's system chip industry dark horses as their competitiv...

Economically sensitive stocks such as chips, steel and shipbuilding pushed the South Korean stock market to its strongest close on Nov. 23, with gro...

The National Pension Service has signaled a possible exercise of shareholder rights against South Korea’s No. 3 instant noodle maker Samyang Foo...

Shinhan Financial Group has arranged a $120 million loan to finance Cerberus Capital Management’s acquisition of operations in a leading US-base...

South Korean investors ramped up overseas stock purchases amid looming uncertainty surrounding the US Presidential Election during the first week of N...

SK Hynix Inc. is on track to record its highest sales from its non-memory chip business this year after the world’s second-largest DRAM memory c...

Shares of South Korea’s three leading electric vehicle battery makers surged Tuesday, on strong electric car sales in Europe and expectations th...

Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to supply its Exynos mobile processor chips to China’s two leading handset makers, Xiaomi and Oppo, next yea...

The National Pension Service and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) have committed a combined $200 million to technology-focused Thoma Bra...

Samyang Holdings Corporation, a South Korean manufacturer of food and chemical products, has joined the bid to acquire US-based Emerald Kalama Chemica...

Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, is one of the world’s largest investment managers with over US$1 trillion in AUM as of 30 Ju...

LTL Investments was established in 1995 to handle foreign investments in US multifamily real estate. Sourcing and managing investments directly,...

As the United States and China fight like proverbial whales in the ocean, middle power dolphins like South Korea must strategize to avoid being crushe...

IFM Investors was established more than 25 years ago with the aim to protect and grow the retirement savings of pension fund members. IFM manage...

Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display panel maker, has received a permit from the US to supply certain panels to Huawei Technologies Co....

South Korea’s economy returned to growth in the third quarter on strong exports, marking the first quarterly expansion since the outbreak of the...

The global semiconductor industry has been swamped with a series of massive deals this year, likely to tip over $100 billion in deal volume as compani...

The South Korean won is riding high against the dollar amid expectations of a new US stimulus package, as presidential candidate Joe Biden’s lik...

The US and China trade disputes are unlikely to fade, whoever wins the Nov. 3 US presidential election, and South Korea needs to find a middle way bet...

Korea Post’s insurance arm is planning to select two asset management companies for around 100 billion won ($87.4 million) in US fixed-income in...