Samsung unveils mid-band 5G equipment to target $9.9 bn US market

Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a range of fifth-generation wireless equipment solutions targeting the US mobile service market, expected to ac...

Chip shortage worsens, keeps Samsung execs on edge

The global chip shortage, which began with declining supply of automotive chips, is crippling swaths of industries beyond the electronic devices sec...

Samsung heirs likely to donate over half of Lee's art collection

Samsung Group heirs, including Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, have tentatively agreed to donate more than half of the late Lee Ku...

Samsung develops ultra-small, high-capacity MLCC

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. has developed an ultra-small and high-performance multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) for use in a wider range of el...

Banks keen to lend to Samsung heirs for inheritance tax

South Korean banks are queuing up to extend credit to Samsung Group's de-facto leader Jay Y. Lee and his family who are due to pay over 2 trillion w...

Samsung SDI to supply cylindrical cells to Hyundai, Kia

Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is developing cylindrical lithium-ion batteries for Hyundai Motor C...

Ex-Samsung startup head's Archegos job ends after 3 mths

A former startup investment head of Samsung Electronics Co. has wrapped up his brief career in the asset management industry, following Archegos C...

Bespoke home goods' evolution from color to function

Refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioners became known as white goods because originally they mainly came in white. Eventually, they were...

Samsung walks tightrope on US investment; invited to White House talks

Samsung Electronics Co., the only South Korean company invited to a special White House meeting on the global semiconductor shortage, is likely to f...

Samsung-backed semiconductor parts maker eyes IPO

MiCo Ceramics Ltd., a semiconductor equipment parts subsidiary of the industrial ceramics maker MiCo Co., is pushing forward with IPO preparations. ...

Samsung, LG Elec deliver above-consensus Q1 earnings

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., the world's two largest TV makers, surprised the market on Wednesday with forecast-beating quarterl...

Hyundai Oilbank, Air Products sign MOU to make hydrogen

Hyundai Oilbank Co., the oil refining unit under Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., has joined hands with US gas and chemical company Air Produc...

Korean Air feud ends with incumbent’s victory

The 15-month-long family feud over the control of Korean Air Lines Co. has ended with group chairman Cho Won-tae’s win over his sister Cho Hyu...

Korean Air eyes $350 mn in cost savings from Asiana merger

Korean Air Lines Co. will retain its brand name after absorbing local rival Asiana Airlines Inc. in a span of around two years, with their merged en...

Samsung Heavy sets new global record with $2.5 bn order

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has landed an order to build 20 very large container ships (VLCS) at 2.8 trillion won ($2.5 billion), t...

Samsung widens lead over rivals with industry’s first advanced DDR5

Samsung Electronics Co. has extended its lead in memory chips over its rivals by unveiling the industry’s first 512 gigabyte DDR5 module based...

Intel’s jump into foundry sets off alarm bells for Samsung, TSMC

Intel Corp.’s announcement on Tuesday that it will significantly expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity and jump into the foundry bus...

Samsung says to overtake TSMC with efficient, right-time investment

Samsung Electronics Co. will make efficient and right-time investments to achieve economies of scale so that the world's largest memory chipmaker wi...

Samsung replaces Huawei in Canada as SaskTel’s 5G supplier

Samsung Electronics Co. has been selected as the sole vendor to supply 5G network equipment and solutions to Canadian telecom company SaskTel, based...

Samsung to ramp up EUV scanners to take on foundry leader TSMC

In the semiconductor industry, having cutting-edge equipment to produce advanced chips is crucial to chipmakers' survival, particularly foundries th...

Samsung, SK Hynix at crossroads, challenged by underdogs

South Korea’s leading chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are at a crossroads, challenged by smaller rivals such as Micron Te...

Shares of Samsung, Hynix subdued amid foreign selling spree

Foreign investors, the dominant players on the Korean bourse, are dumping leading chipmakers such Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., keeping...

Korean Air raises $2.9 bn in largest-ever share issue by Korean firm

Korean Air Lines Co. has raised 3.32 trillion won ($2.9 billion) from a new share sale as planned in the the largest-ever rights offering by a domes...

Samsung launches QLED TVs, aims to retain global leadership for 16th year

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, has launched new flashy flagship TV models, with which the tech giant aims to retain it...

Korean Air kicks off biggest-ever rights offer to finance Asiana takeover

Korean Air Lines Co. has kicked off its 3.3 trillion won ($3 billion) rights offering, the biggest amount ever by any South Korean company, to help ...

Samsung Elec may advance start of leading-edge foundry line to July

Samsung Electronics Co., a leading global foundry chipmaker, may begin operation of its leading-edge chip fabrication line earlier than scheduled to...

Samsung creates big data center under direct CEO control

Samsung Electronics Co. has launched a Big Data Center in a move to improve the use of big data in the development, marketing and sales of smartphon...

Samsung to maintain BOD to stabilize organization

Samsung Electronics Co. has decided to maintain its current board of directors in a move to stabilize the organization that has been in an uproar si...

Global folding screen market to explode as Samsung set to supply to China

Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display panel maker, will supply foldable displays to select smartphone makers in China amid industry fo...

Samsung investors fret over stock’s fall as analysts see further gains

For retail investors of Samsung Electronics Co., the stock’s recent drop is reminiscent of the 2018 crash, when individuals who snapped up the...