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Seoul stocks sharply down late Friday morning on profit-taking
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Seoul stocks were trading sharply lower late Friday morning as investors sold off tech heavyweights amid concerns over escalating tensions…
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Backlash over leveraged chip ETFs persists despite tighter rules
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“Why are they penalizing only retail investors? If regulators can’t fix the problem, they should just delist these products. They’re…
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Single-stock leverage: a major policy bungle
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The government’s decision not to abolish single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix is understandable.…
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KOSPI tumbles back below 7,000 in ‘Black Thursday’ rout
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The KOSPI tumbled back below 7,000, Thursday, just one session after a sharp rebound, as concerns over slowing artificial intelligence…
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Chip fabs, AI data centers put Korea’s nuclear policy back in focus
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Korea’s energy policy is at a crossroads as the government’s ambition to become a global powerhouse in semiconductors, artificial intelligence…
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Samsung, SK face new pressure to expand investment in US
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Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are facing renewed pressure to expand their semiconductor manufacturing footprint in the United States, after…
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Samsung Electronics’ operating profit increases 1811% but stock plunges 5.7%
Making 89 trillion KRW in a quarter, 5.1% more than expectation and market reacts like… submitted by /u/lfreddit23 [link]…
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Samsung, SK hynix unveil $519 bil. investment for semiconductor complex in southwestern region
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Samsung Electronics and SK hynix will invest 800 trillion won ($519 billion) to establish a semiconductor complex in the country’s…
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Debate over Samsung, SK Hynix’s second chip cluster in Korea heats up: Is it feasible?
Debate over Samsung, SK Hynix’s second chip cluster in Korea heats up: Is it feasible? The Honam region in southwestern…
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South Jeolla chip plant plans trigger speculative rally in local stocks
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Expectations that Samsung Electronics and SK hynix will invest in massive chip plant projects in Gwangju and the surrounding South…
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Samsung, SK Hynix to announce massive facility investments as Korea maps out 2nd chip cluster
Samsung, SK Hynix to announce massive facility investments as Korea maps out 2nd chip cluster The expected new semiconductor hubs…
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Samsung unveils industry’s 1st UFS 5.0 memory optimized for on-device AI
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Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest universal flash storage (UFS) 5.0 solution on Tuesday, targeting surging demand for faster and more…
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SK hynix beats Samsung Electronics in market cap to become most valuable company
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SK hynix on Monday surpassed Samsung Electronics in market capitalization, to become Korea’s most valuable listed company. Shares of SK…
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OpenAI lands Samsung as major ChatGPT Enterprise customer
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OpenAI is set to supply its chatbot ChatGPT Enterprise and its artificial intelligence (AI) coding agent Codex to Samsung Electronics…
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Korea’s semiconductor future cannot be built on capital-centric thinking
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The debate over whether Korea’s leading semiconductor manufacturers should expand into the country’s southwestern region has exposed a deeper question…
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Semiconductor high schools become the new hot education ticket in Korea
Admission to a prestigious university is no longer seen as the only path to success for some students in South…
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Samsung Electronics overtakes Meta, Tesla to reach world’s No. 9 company
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Samsung Electronics’ market cap surpasses $1.32 tril.
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The market capitalization of top-cap Samsung Electronics surpassed 2 quadrillion won ($1.32 trillion) for the first time Monday, the bourse…
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Nvidia CEO’s visit to Korea stokes hopes on physical AI collaboration
in NewsNvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to visit Korea this week, stoking expectations over the artificial intelligence (AI) platform company’s…
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Samsung Electronics ships first 7th-gen HBM samples, combined market cap tops ₩2,000 trillion (~$1.4T+)
Samsung Electronics shipped the first samples of its 7th-generation HBM (high-bandwidth memory) — the next-gen chip standard that will sit…
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Samsung Electronics’ minority union to continue challenging wage deal at court
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A minority labor union at Samsung Electronics representing consumer electronics employees will continue its legal challenge against a recently reached…
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Samsung Union Approves Major Pay and Bonus Deal
Samsung Electronics union members voted to ratify a compensation deal on Wednesday, with about 74% of the roughly 62,600 participating…
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Unionized workers of Samsung Electronics vote to accept wage deal
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Samsung Electronics employees now score ‘almost like lawyers’ in Korea’s marriage market
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Samsung Electronics employees now score ‘almost like lawyers’ in Korea’s marriage market
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Employees at Samsung Electronics are reportedly seeing their value rise in Korea’s marriage market as the semiconductor boom fuels expectations…
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Samsung Electronics leads smartphone markets in S. America, Middle East, Southeast Asia in Q1
in NewsSamsung Electronics topped the smartphone markets in Central and South America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia in the first…
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Seoul stocks up late Friday morning after previous session’s rally
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Korean stocks traded higher late Friday morning, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as investors took a breather following the…
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Presidential office pledges active support for reasonable labor-management settlement
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The presidential office on Thursday pledged to provide active support for companies and labor unions to settle negotiations in a…
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Samsung Electronics Management and Labor Reach Dramatic Agreement on Incentives 1.5 Hrs Before Strike
Here is the English translation of the article: Samsung Electronics’ management and labor reached a dramatic agreement on improving the…
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Labor ministry says ‘too early’ to speak of using emergency arbitration powers against Samsung strike
in NewsThe labor ministry said Wednesday it is “too early” to speak of invoking emergency arbitration powers despite the breakdown of…
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[Breaking] Samsung Electronics union to launch strike after talks collapse
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Samsung Electronics’ Labor Union said Wednesday it would proceed with a general strike starting Thursday after last-minute government-mediated talks failed…
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KOSPI Whipsaws Before Closing Above 7,500 While Won-Dollar Rate Holds Above 1500
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On the afternoon of May 18, the won-dollar exchange rate and KOSPI figures were displayed on an electronic board at…
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Samsung Electronics, union resume wage talks as major strike nears
in NewsSamsung Electronics and its largest labor union resumed government-led wage mediation talks Monday in a last-ditch effort to avert a…
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Samsung Electronics, labor union fail to reach pay deal as strike looms
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Korean stock market rises to 6th largest in the world by market cap, overtaking Taiwan
Korea’s stock market, which has been on a sustained rally, is now the 6th largest in the world by market…
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Korea posts highest Q1 GDP growth among major economies, beating China and Indonesia
Korea’s Q1 2026 real GDP growth came in at 1.694%, the highest among the 22 countries that have released preliminary…
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