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Samsung gears up for foray into space infrastructure industry
South Korea-US joint space telescope SPHEREx successfully launched in March 2025 (Courtesy of NASA) Samsung Group is stepping up efforts…
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LG Electronics poised to extend OLED TV market lead into 2025
LG OLED TV (Courtesy of LG Electronics) LG Electronics Inc. is on track to retain its lead in the organic…
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UK chip testing device maker TeraView seeks Kosdaq debut
TeraView’s headquarters in Cambridge, UK (Screentop captured from TeraView website) TeraView Ltd., a UK semiconductor inspection device maker, is aiming…
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Hong Kong to list world’s first Samsung single-stock leverage ETF
A pair of leveraged exchange-traded funds tracking only Samsung Electronics Co. will make a debut on the stock exchange in…
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Samsung bets on data center HVAC with $1.7 bn FläktGroup acquisition
In 2024, Samsung reportedly vied for the HVAC operations of Johnson Controls International Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced the…
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LG, Samsung in bout for crown in wheeled TV market
LG StandbyME (Courtesy of LG) A TV mounted on a rollable stand has emerged as a new battleground between South…
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Now, thin is in – and Samsung wants to be No. 1 with Galaxy S25 Edge
▲ Invitation for Galaxy S25 Edge: Beyond slim With the advent of mobile AI, the performance arms race among smartphone…
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Hankook & Company to set up CVC with $11 mn in funding
Hankook & Company headquarters building (Courtesy of Hankook & Company) Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of Hankook Tire…
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South Korea asks US for tailored approach to chip tariffs
Container port in Busan South Korea has officially requested that the US take a distinct approach in its ongoing probe…
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Harman acquires Masimo’s audio arm in Samsung’s car audio push
B&W’s premium loud speakers under the Nautilus brand Harman International Industries Inc., wholly owned by Samsung Electronics Co., has acquired…
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Samsung steps up AR race with advanced microdisplay for smart glasses
Smart glasses (Courtesy of OpenPR) Samsung Electronics Co. has launched a major push into next-generation microdisplays for augmented reality (AR)…
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Samsung in talks to supply customized HBM4 to Nvidia, Broadcom, Google
Samsung’s HBM3E chip Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s leading memory chipmaker, is in talks to supply customized sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory,…
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SK Hynix’s Q1 profit soars on HBM chips, beats Samsung’s overall earnings
SK Hynix’s DRAM plant in Icheon SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, reported a dramatic surge in first-quarter…
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SK Hynix makes stride in CXL technology, escalating rivalry
SK Hynix’ CXL CMM-DDR5 (Courtesy of SK Hynix) SK Hynix Inc., the leading global high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip provider, has…
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Samsung seeks tech alliance with top US universities for robotics, AI, 6G
Samsung’s logo is seen at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2024, the world’s largest AV systems show in Barcelona, Spain…
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LG Display eyes turnaround on OLED shift in China
LG Display Co., the world’s top large-sized organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker, will likely swing to profit this year…
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SK Hynix bets on 3D HBM as next game-changer in AI chip race
Lee Kang-wook, vice president and head of SK Hynix’s package development division SK Hynix Inc., the world’s top DRAM memory…
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Samsung fends off Apple to reclaim global smartphone crown in Q1
TM Roh, head of Samsung Electronics’ Mobile Experience Business Division, unveils the Galaxy S25 series at Galaxy Unpacked 2025 in…
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Samsung expands automotive MLCC supply to BYD, other Chinese firms
A model car decorated with Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ MLCCs (Courtesy of Samsung) Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. is supplying several million dollars’ worth…
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NPS pours in $3.9 bn to buttress Korean stock market
South Korea’s National Pension Service, the country’s largest institutional investor, has come to the rescue of the local stock market,…
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Samsung Display picked as sole OLED screen supplier for foldable iPhone
The device featuring Samsung Display’s foldable screen at the 2025 MWC (Courtesy of Yonhap) Samsung Display Co., the display-making unit…
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Samsung, Google to unveil smart glasses next year in deeper AI alliance
A headset code-named Project Moohan, built by Samsung and based on Google’s Android XR software, is on display at the…
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SK Chairman in Taiwan to deepen ties with TSMC
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, the parent of SK Hynix Inc., is in Taiwan…
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SK Hynix beats Samsung to become global No.1 DRAM maker
SK Hynix 16-layer HBM3E (Courtesy of Yonhap) SK Hynix Inc. snatched the crown from Samsung Electronics Co. to become the…
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Samsung’s Q1 profit beats expectations; Q2 outlook murky on tariffs
Samsung’s booth at MWC 2024 Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, posted a stronger-than-expected first-quarter operating profit on…
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Samsung unveils upgraded AI-powered OLED TVs
Yong Seok-woo, head of Samsung’s visual display division, presents its latest OLED TV lineup (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics…
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South Korean stocks, currency dive amid deeper US tariff turmoil
KB Kookmin Bank dealing room (Courtesy of News1 Korea) The South Korean stock market logged its biggest daily loss of…
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Korean entertainment stocks gain, unfazed by US tariff concerns
CJ ENM hosts KCON, the world’s largest K-pop festival, annually in Los Angeles (Courtesy of CJ ENM) South Korean entertainment…
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Samsung, LG reconsider Vietnam strategies as Trump slaps steeper tariffs
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C. on…
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DB GlobalChip forays into mobile phone OLED driver chip market
DB HiTek plant in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea (Courtesy of DB HiTek) DB GlobalChip Co., the chip design subsidiary…
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Samsung mobile chief fills leadership void in device division
Samsung Electronics President TM Roh introduces the Galaxy S25 series (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics Co. has appointed TM…
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Hahn & Co. acquires SK Specialty for $1.8 billion
SK Specialty’s headquarters in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (Courtesy of SK Specialty) Hahn & Co., South Korea’s largest…
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Samsung’s Lee meets with Xi amid Beijing’s balancing act vs Washington
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (fourth from left, front row) attends the China Development Forum in Beijing on Saturday (Courtesy…
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Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee dies of heart attack at 63
Samsung Vice Chairman and CEO Han Jong-hee Han Jong-hee, vice chairman and chief executive of Samsung Electronics Co., has died…
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Samsung Chairman Lee meets with Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun for partnership
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (left) meets with Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun in Beijing on March 22, 2025 BEIJING –…
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LG Electronics restarts home appliance plant in Russia
LG Electronics’ built-in home appliance product line-up LG Electronics Inc. has resumed operations at its home appliance plant in Russia…
