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Kospi opens lower amid renewed Iran uncertainty

Stocks opened lower Monday as renewed Iran uncertainty kept investors cautious, even after SK hynix's strong Nasdaq debut helped lift U.S. markets.

2026.7.13

A Samsung Electronics employee enters the company's building in Seocho District, southern Seoul [NEWS1]

Banks position around Samsung, SK hynix 'silicon collar' performance payouts

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix performance bonuses could reach a combined 60 trillion won ($39.7 billion) this year, a large enough sum to reshape housing markets, monetary policy and the whole labor market across Korea.

2026.6.1

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Export-bound containers are seen at the Pyeongtaek port in Gyeonggi on May 8. [NEWS1]

Top 5 companies account for almost 44% of Korea's exports in Q1: Data

The top five companies, including Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, accounted for around 44 percent of Korea's total exports in the first quarter amid soaring global demand for memory chips driven by the AI boom, data showed on Sunday.

2026.5.24

Members of Crew Union, the Kakao chapter of the Korean Chemical, Textile, Food and Allied Workers' Union, chant slogans at a rally at Pangyo Station Square in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on May 20. The union holds the rally to demand management take responsibility for the breakdown of wage negotiations. [NEWS1]

Is the ‘Yellow Envelope’ act behind unions’ emboldened bonus push?

Samsung Electronics isn't the only company dealing with performance-based bonus demands, as profit-sharing pushes are sweeping across Korea's biggest conglomerates, and the "Yellow Envelope" act may be emboldening unions.

2026.5.20

SK hynix's High Bandwidth Memory 3E at the SK AI Summit 2024 held in Coex, southern Seoul on Nov. 4, 2024 [NEWS1]

'Any chip fabricated in China': How an ongoing U.S. probe threatens Samsung and SK hynix

U.S. tariffs on Chinese semiconductors may complicate operations for Korean firms like Samsung and SK hynix.

2025.3.16

Ryu Sung-soo, CEO of SK Hynix America [SK HYNIX AMERICA]

SK hynix appoints Vice President Ryu Sung-soo as new CEO of U.S. unit

Korean chip giant SK hynix has appointed Vice President Ryu Sung-soo as the new CEO of its U.S. unit, SK hynix America. Ryu succeeded Kim Ju-seon, who had led SK hynix America for the past four years.

2025.1.27

Financial watchdog raids SK hynix headquarters in FADU investigation

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) raided the SK hynix headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi, as part of its investigation into the alleged bloated initial public offering (IPO) of FADU, a fabless solid-state drive (SSD) and controller company.

2024.5.1

SK hynix reports a 53 percent jump in 1st quarter net profit

The world’s second-largest memory maker, SK hynix said the strong performance was driven by strong memory-chip demand across all applications and improved yield rates, which refers to the portion of flawless chips per production volume.

2021.4.28