Samsung Display, Asia's first to win Huawei supply permit

Samsung Display, Asia's first to win Huawei supply permit

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....

Samsung shares jump on looming ownership reform

Samsung shares jump on looming ownership reform

Shares in Samsung C&T Corp., in which Samsung Group’s owner family hold a 33.4% stake, leapt by as much as 21% in heavy trading on Oct. 26, ...

Samsung heirs’ $9 bn tax bill may lead to share sale, weak control

Samsung heirs’ $9 bn tax bill may lead to share sale, weak control

The three children and the wife of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who died on Oct. 25 at the age of 78, is expected to face inheritance taxes of ...

Samsung chairman, who led tech giant’s leapfrog to global brand, dies, aged 78

Samsung chairman, who led tech giant’s leapfrog to global brand, dies, aged 78

Lee Kun-hee, chairman of the world’s top smartphone and TV manufacturer Samsung Group, passed away on Oct. 25 at the age of 78, the South Kore...

Samsung heir Jay Y. Lee visits plants in Vietnam

Samsung heir Jay Y. Lee visits plants in Vietnam

Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, currently in Vietnam, has toured its smartphone, TV and other electronics plants there, as the compa...

Samsung Biologics Jan-Sept profit beats entire 2019 gains

Samsung Biologics Jan-Sept profit beats entire 2019 gains

Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract manufacturing organization (CMO) in terms of capacity, posted an operating profit of 200.2 b...

Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee meets Vietnam's PM Phuc to discuss business ties

Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee meets Vietnam's PM Phuc to discuss business ties

Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee met with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Oct. 20 to discuss ways to strengthen bus...

Samsung overtakes Coca-Cola in brand value; highest among Asian firms

Samsung overtakes Coca-Cola in brand value; highest among Asian firms

Samsung Electronics Co.’s global brand has risen to the highest ranking among Asian companies, as the South Korean tech giant overtook Coca-Cola...

Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee embarks on Vietnam trip, may meet PM Phuc

Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee embarks on Vietnam trip, may meet PM Phuc

Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee is visiting Vietnam, where he is widely expected to meet Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to seek more...

Samsung Electronics embraces ESG for company assessment

Samsung Electronics embraces ESG for company assessment

South Korean companies are becoming more proactive in prioritizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. In line with the ESG wave, Sa...

Samsung’s Lee hastens to Netherlands in intense rivalry with TSMC

Samsung’s Lee hastens to Netherlands in intense rivalry with TSMC

On Oct. 8, the same day Samsung Electronics Co. surprised markets with forecast-beating quarterly earnings estimates, its Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee fle...

Samsung Elec flags surprise Q3 profit; to reach 2-yr high on phones, Huawei

Samsung Elec flags surprise Q3 profit; to reach 2-yr high on phones, Huawei

Samsung Electronics Co.’s third-quarter profit likely jumped nearly 60% to its highest point in two years, smashing market expectations, thanks ...

Samsung Elec flags surprise Q3 profit; to reach 2-yr high on phones, Huawei

Samsung Elec flags surprise Q3 profit; to reach 2-yr high on phones, Huawei

Samsung Electronics Co.’s third-quarter profit likely jumped nearly 60% to its highest point in two years, smashing market expectations, thanks ...

Samsung beats TSMC to win new Qualcomm order to make mobile chips

Samsung beats TSMC to win new Qualcomm order to make mobile chips

Samsung Electronics Co. has clinched a deal with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to manufacture 5G-capable mobile application processors designed for mid-r...

Samsung creeps up on Apple in US online smartphone sales

Samsung creeps up on Apple in US online smartphone sales

Samsung Electronics Co. has sharply narrowed its gap with Apple Inc. in the US online smartphone market during the second quarter of this year to arri...

Samsung to make new Qualcomm chips for 5G smartphones with 5nm technology

Samsung to make new Qualcomm chips for 5G smartphones with 5nm technology

Samsung Electronics Co. has secured a deal to manufacture Qualcomm Technologies Inc.’s new mobile application processor for 5G smartphones, the ...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics poised to benefit from Huawei’s troubles, rising demand for MLCCs

Samsung Electro-Mechanics poised to benefit from Huawei’s troubles, rising demand for MLCCs

South Korea’s Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. is likely to post better earnings in the coming quarters, benefiting from toughened US restrictions ...

Samsung wins $6.6 bn deal to supply 5G equipment to Verizon

Samsung wins $6.6 bn deal to supply 5G equipment to Verizon

Samsung Electronics Co. has clinched a 7.9 trillion won ($6.6 billion) deal to supply fifth-generation wireless communications solutions to Verizon Co...

Samsung to make Nvidia’s latest gaming chips in stepped-up foundry business

Samsung Electronics Co. will manufacture Nvidia Corp.’s latest gaming chips as the South Korean tech giant aims to expand its presence in the fo...

Samsung Life shares rally as governance issue looms on likely stake sale

Samsung Life shares rally as governance issue looms on likely stake sale

Shares of South Korea’s largest life insurer, Samsung Life Insurance Co., have rallied in recent sessions on expectations that the company will ...

Samsung pulls out of LCD panel market to bet on quantum dot OLED

Samsung pulls out of LCD panel market to bet on quantum dot OLED

Samsung Display Co. Ltd. has sold its LCD panel plant in China to China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) for $1.08 billion, withdrawing from the...

Samsung, SK Hynix brace for chip price falls on upgrades

Samsung, SK Hynix brace for chip price falls on upgrades

Oversupply and higher inventories of memory chips have clouded the business outlook for chipmakers, including Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and SK Hyni...

Samsung, SK Hynix on toes as US tightens restrictions on Huawei

Samsung, SK Hynix on toes as US tightens restrictions on Huawei

Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are on guard as the US Department of Commerce toughens its restrictions on Chinese tech co...

Samsung ramps up foundry business as manufacturer of IBM's 7nm CPU

Samsung ramps up foundry business as manufacturer of IBM's 7nm CPU

Global electronics giant Samsung Electronics' foundry plant is set to manufacture IBM's POWER10 Processor -- the company's first 7-nanometer...

Samsung Biologics to double bioreactor capacity with $1.5 bn new plant

Samsung Biologics to double bioreactor capacity with $1.5 bn new plant

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., the world’s largest contract manufacturing organization (CMO) in terms of capacity, will invest 1.74 trillion won ($...

Samsung inches closer to Intel as chip market posts Q2 growth despite pandemic

Samsung inches closer to Intel as chip market posts Q2 growth despite pandemic

Samsung Electronics Co. is seen narrowing its chip business revenue with Intel Corp. as the global semiconductor market continues to grow despite the ...

Samsung narrows gaps fast with image sensor market leader Sony

Samsung narrows gaps fast with image sensor market leader Sony

Samsung Electronics Co. is narrowing gaps fast with Sony Corp., the global leader in image sensors, which are widely used in smartphone cameras and ot...

Samsung Sec buys Amazon logistics center in Czech for $160 mn: report

Samsung Sec buys Amazon logistics center in Czech for $160 mn: report

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. has bought Amazon’s only logistics center in Czech Republic for 186 billion won ($160 million), in its fourth acquis...

Korea Investment, Samsung SRA to buy Manhattan building for $500 mn

Korea Investment, Samsung SRA to buy Manhattan building for $500 mn

Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and Samsung SRA Asset Management Co. Ltd. have teamed up to buy an office tower in Manhattan from JPMorgan&...

Samsung Sec to cooperate with Canada pension fund for infrastructure deals

Samsung Sec to cooperate with Canada pension fund for infrastructure deals

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. has signed a preliminary agreement with Canadian pension scheme La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) to cooper...

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