Kakao Books ~300x Return on ₩2B Dunamu Seed, Pivots ₩1T to AI
Kakao Investment will sell its 6.55% Dunamu stake to Hana Bank for ₩1.003 trillion on June 15, booking roughly a 300x return on ₩35.5B invested since 2012 and earmarking proceeds for AI.
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Samsung Presidents Bow in Public Apology as 18-Day Chip Strike Looms
Samsung's presidential leadership issued a rare public apology on May 15, with 18 executives bowing over an unresolved labor dispute as an 18-day strike looms May 21
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SK Hynix, Micron Eye HBM Wins as Samsung Strike Threatens 3-4% DRAM Cut
A planned 18-day strike at Samsung Electronics' (005930.KS) chip division has moved from possibility to base case after final-round mediation collapsed, threatening
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KB Financial Group (105560.KS) Q1 2026: Net Profit Jumps 12.8% to ₩1.92T as ₩7.5T Capital Reserve Transfer Loads Buyback Arsenal
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KB, Shinhan, Woori Defend SEC Risk Filings Over Korea's Inclusive-Finance Push
KB Financial Group (KB금융지주, 105560.KS), Shinhan Financial Group (신한지주, 055550.KS) and Woori Financial Group (우리금융지주, 316140.KS) — three of Korea's top banking holdin
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Korean Chip ETFs Top ₩3T and ₩1T as KOSPI Touches 8,000, Then Plunges 6.1%
Two Korean semiconductor ETFs crossed marquee asset thresholds within 24 hours of each other, evidence that Korean savers and institutions are channeling the AI-memo
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Samsung Electronics Braces for 18-Day Chip Strike as Bonus Talks Collapse
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world's largest memory chipmaker, is now within a week of its largest-ever planned labor walkout after the company's biggest uni
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