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...

Samsung Sec buys Amazon warehouse in Germany for $215 mn: report

Samsung Sec buys Amazon warehouse in Germany for $215 mn: report

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. has recently closed the acquisition of Amazon’s new logistics center in Germany for 260 billion won ($215 million), in an ...

Hanwha General eying 2020 IPO; Samsung may cash in $800 mn stock

Hanwha General eying 2020 IPO; Samsung may cash in $800 mn stock

Hanwha General Chemical Co. Ltd. is aiming to list on the Korea Stock Exchange next year, which may lead to Samsung Group’s two arms disposing of rema...

Samsung Sec to buy French office complex for $778 mn

Samsung Sec to buy French office complex for $778 mn

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. is set to acquire an office building west of Paris for 691 million euros ($778 million), following a string of recent prop...

Samsung-Hanwha consortium tipped to invest $300 mn in Paris building

Samsung-Hanwha consortium tipped to invest $300 mn in Paris building

A consortium of Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. and Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. is likely to invest 340 billion won ($299 million) in a Pa...

Samsung Life sells Commerzbank’s London headquarters for $590 mn

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. has completed the sale of Commerzbank AG’s London headquarters to Singapore’s property investment firm Wing Tai Holdin...

NH Investment-backed REIT likely to buy Samsung Town building

NH Investment-backed REIT likely to buy Samsung Town building

A South Korean real estate investment trust firm sponsored by NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. was picked as a preferred buyer of Samsung C&...

Samsung Sec-led group to buy $760 mn stake in Dunkirk LNG terminal

Samsung Sec-led group to buy $760 mn stake in Dunkirk LNG terminal

A consortium of three South Korean brokerage companies led by Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. will pay around 850 billion won ($758 million) for a 39.24% ...

HNA sells US property to Samsung, tapping Korean buyers for US asset: report

HNA sells US property to Samsung, tapping Korean buyers for US asset: report

HNA Group has sold a Minneapolis office tower to Samsung SRA Asset Management Co. Ltd. for $320 million and is now tapping South Korean institutional ...

Blackstone, Temasek’s Mapletree in $700 mn auction for Samsung Town office

Blackstone, Temasek’s Mapletree in $700 mn auction for Samsung Town office

The Blackstone Group and Temasek-backed Mapletree Investments are competing with South Korean asset managers and brokerage firms in the auction for Sa...

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