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Korea Exchange to cut trading fees for 1st time in two decades as Kospi hits record high past 3,500
An official at Woori Bank’s forex dealing room in Seoul smiles as the Kospi breaks above the 3,500 mark to…
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Samsung, SK Hynix join OpenAI’s $500 bn Stargate project with HBM supply pacts
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (left) shakes hands with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after signing a letter of intent (LOI)…
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BlackRock nets 70% gain from Korean chip, financial stocks
The BlackRock logo is seen outside of its offices in New York City (Courtesy of Reuters via Yonhap) BlackRock Inc.…
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AI boom ushers in memory supercycle; Samsung raises chip prices
Samsung’s LPDDR5X DRAM is optimal for on-device AI, cloud and automotive applications Samsung Electronics Co. has recently notified major clients…
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Samsung clears Nvidia hurdle for 12-layer HBM3E supply, setting stage for HBM4 battle
A Samsung silicon wafer Samsung Electronics Co. has won long-awaited validation from Nvidia Corp. for its latest high-bandwidth memory, clearing…
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Exclusive: Samsung, SK hynix cut ESTA trips to U.S. after mass detentions in Georgia
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Detained Koreans return home; Raid likely to delay US battery plant by 3 months
An LG Energy Solution employee (man in center), who was detained in Georgia by U.S. immigration authorities, met with his…
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SK Hynix develops world’s 1st HBM4, ready for mass production
(Courtesy of SK Hynix) SK Hynix Inc., a major supplier of Nvidia Corp., said on Friday that it has completed…
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JPMorgan, CLSA see Korean stocks most attractive amid Asian ‘Goldilocks rally’
The Kospi closes at a fresh record high on Sept. 11, 2025 South Korea’s equities market is undergoing what investors…
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Korea’s Kospi hits historic high, with rally seen extending
The Kospi hits its historic high of 3,314.53 on September 10, 2025 South Korea’s benchmark stock index closed at a…
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South Korea overtaken by Taiwan in monthly exports, weighed down by US tariffs
Taiwan’s monthly exports overtakeSouth Korea’s for the first time in August, 2025 with Seoul’s shipments weighed by US tariffs Taiwan’s…
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US likely to grant Samsung, SK Hynix conditional approval of chip equipment in China
SK Hynix’s memory chip production line in China The US government is considering allowing Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix…
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S.Korean firms to overhaul US workforce supply; see delays, higher costs
Workers at the Hyundai Motor-LG Energy Solution battery JV in the US state of Georgia are raided and detained South…
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Korea’s major US investment projects halted as detained LG Energy workers set for release
Construction equipment is parked in front of the Hyundai Motor-LG Energy Solution joint battery plant in Ellabell, Georgia, following the…
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S.Korea rattled by detention of 560 workers at Hyundai-LG battery JV in sweeping US raid
Workers at the Hyundai Motor-LG Energy Solution battery JV in the US state of Georgia are raided and detained Up…
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Overseas equity boom lifts foreign currency deposits to record in South Korea
(Courtesy of Getty Images) South Korea’s securities firms are sitting on record levels of foreign currency deposits as retail investors…
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S.Korea’s US exports tumble in August as tariff shocks set in
Hyundai Motor vehicles for export are loaded onto a car carrier ship at a seaport in Ulsan, South Korea South…
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Samsung, SK Hynix lose US waiver on chip equipment for China use
Samsung Electronics semiconductor factory in Xi’an, Shaanxi, China (File photo by Samsung) The US will make it harder for Samsung…
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US raises hurdles to SK Hynix, Samsung making chips in China
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Korea Inc pledges $150 bn US investment; KAL buys new planes, Samsung, Hyundai Motor vow extra spending
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee (left) and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (third from left) chat with US businessmen…
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French specialty gas maker Air Liquide signs $2.9 bn deal to acquire DIG Airgas from Macquarie
DIG Airgas facilities in Paju, Gyeonggi province (Courtesy of DIG Airgas) Air Liquide SA, a French multinational industrial gas and…
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UK’s TeraView wins preliminary nod for South Korea listing
TeraView’s headquarters in Cambridge, UK (Screentop captured from TeraView website) TeraView Ltd., a British developer of terahertz imaging inspection systems,…
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Samsung to set up chip packaging R&D center in Tokyo, raise stakes vs TSMC
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (far right) inspects the semiconductor packaging line at the Samsung Cheonan Factory in Cheonan, Korea…
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Samsung boosts HBM specialist hiring, scales back foundry recruitment
A researcher at a Samsung R&D center Samsung Electronics Co. is stepping up recruitment of seasoned high-bandwidth memory (HBM) specialists…
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Air Liquide in over $3.3bn exclusive talks for South Korea’s DIG Airgas
DIG Airgas facilities in Paju, Gyeonggi province (Courtesy of DIG Airgas) Air Liquide SA, a French multinational industrial gas and…
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Trump’s chip tariff threat stirs jitters; impact on Samsung, SK Hynix limited given MFN status
Samsung and SK Hynix are the world’s two largest memory chipmakers NEW YORK – A revived threat from US President…
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Investors dump Korean shares after tax reform; the won plunges
The Kospi ends at 3,119.41 after losing 3.9% on Aug. 1, 2025 Investors rushed to sell off South Korean stocks…
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Samsung Chairman Lee heads to US as chips become key trade leverage
Lee Jae-yong (left), chairman of Samsung Electronics, met with President Lee Jae-myung at a group meeting with other business leaders…