Samsung Electronics' wage talks with union break down

Samsung Electronics’ wage talks for this year, the first to take place with a joint bargaining group that includes the company’s first single majority union, have broken down. The group has sought intervention from the state labor dispute body.

2026-02-20

Semiconductor firms to lead new grad hiring as chip supercycle widens recruitment plans

Korea’s electronics and chip companies are set to lead new college graduate hiring in 2026, a survey showed on Thursday, as a semiconductor supercycle is driving firms to expand recruitment plans.

2026-02-19

U.S. tech giants to face production delays as memory supply shortage takes hold

Big U.S. tech companies like Nvidia, Apple and Qualcomm are all facing the same, critical conundrum: having enough production capacity to meet soaring demand but not enough memory chips.

2026-02-08

Korea's January exports reach record high thanks to chip shipments

Korea’s exports jumped to a record high for January on booming semiconductor shipments, with chips accounting for more than 30 percent of total monthly exports for the first time, government data showed Sunday.

2026-02-01

Kospi tops 5,000, but ascent precarious on shaky real economy

The Kospi broke 5,000 on Thursday for the first time since its launch 46 years ago, marking a meteoric climb, but deteriorating fundamentals in the real economy and a sharply weakening won temper any sense of triumph.

2026-01-22

Chip sector's 'hyper bull' phase driving companies to aggressively accelerate expansion, production

Chipmakers are quickly ramping up their production capacity as the soaring demand for semiconductors only continues to increase with the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) servers.

2026-01-20

Can the Kospi surpass 5,000 this year? Market strategists split.

Korea’s benchmark Kospi crossed 4,000 for the first time in 2025, lifted by semiconductor stocks and other large-cap technology shares. Investors now want to know if it can break through 5,000 this year.

2026-01-02

Korea's exports reach all-time high of $709.7 billion in 2025

Korea's exports reached an all-time high of $709.7 billion in 2025, surpassing the landmark $700 billion mark for the first time, government data showed Thursday.

2026-01-01

Samsung, SK hynix profit projected to near $68 billion each in 2026 on AI supercycle

Sentiment toward Korea’s top chipmakers is decisively turning bullish, as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are widely expected to post unprecedented operating profits nearing 100 trillion won ($68 billion) each next year.

2025-12-21

Gov't outlines 7 trillion won plan to build chip cluster as Korea races to become global AI powerhouse

President Lee Jae Myung announced a $476 billion investment to enhance Korea's AI chip industry, aiming for balanced growth and easing regulations to boost semiconductor production amid global competition.

2025-12-10

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