KOSPI Q1 Operating Profit Triples to ₩156 Trillion; Samsung and SK Hynix Drive Over 60% of the Surge
KRX reports KOSPI Q1 2026 operating profit at ₩156.3T (+176%); Samsung-SK Hynix supply 60%+, but ex-chip cohort still posts +44%.
LG Innotek Jumps as KB, NH Hike Targets on Substrate AI-Server Thesis
SK Innovation Breaks Ground on $2.3 Billion Vietnam LNG-Power Hub, Targeting 2030 Start
Doosan Locks In SK Siltron at ~₩5 Trillion, Cementing Chip Pivot
Doosan (000150.KS) to sign SPA this week for SK Siltron at ~₩5T ($3.4B): 70.6% from SK Inc plus Chey's 29.4% personal stake by year-end.
Samsung Biologics Pegs Strike Damage at ₩150 Billion ($102 Million) as Labor Unrest Spreads to Kakao
Kakao Averts First HQ Strike With Mediation Extension; Bonus Standoff Continues
Korea's Big Banks Raise Deposit Rates After ₩19 Trillion Flees to Stocks in Two Weeks
South Korea's five largest commercial banks lost nearly ₩19 trillion ($13.7 billion) in demand deposits over the two weeks ending April 16, prompting KB Kookmin Bank
Samsung, Union Restart Pay Talks 72 Hours Before 18-Day Chip Strike as Suwon Court Curbs Picket Tactics
Samsung Electronics and its largest union resumed pay talks 72 hours before an 18-day strike as the Suwon court partly granted Samsung's injunction barring plant ...
Naver Hits Record ₩602B Quarterly R&D as Kakao Trims Spend, Pivots to OpenAI and Google
Seoul — Naver (035420.KS), the Korean internet and AI services group behind the country's leading domestic search engine, spent ₩602.0 billion ($439 million) on
KB Financial Completes Won-Stablecoin Pilot Linking Hollys Coffee QR Payments to a Three-Minute Vietnam Remittance
KB Financial demoed a won-stablecoin chain linking Hollys QR payments to a Vietnam remittance via Kaia — under 3 minutes, 87% under SWIFT.
Korea Decree Would Bar State Support for New Capital-Area Chip Clusters, Sparing Samsung-SK Hynix Yongin Buildout
Korea's decree would deny state support for any new chip complex in Seoul, Incheon, or Gyeonggi, sparing Samsung-SK Hynix's ₩1,000T Yongin buildout.
Uber, Naver, Alibaba Circle Korea's ₩8 Trillion Baemin as Delivery Hero Seeks Exit
Delivery Hero is selling Baemin for up to ₩8 trillion, with Uber, Naver, and Alibaba in active due diligence — but KFTC antitrust risk and slowing delivery growth...