Wall Street Chip Rout Stacks Onto Friday's 6.1% KOSPI Plunge, Setting Up Anxious Monday for Samsung, SK Hynix
If Monday opens down another 3-4%, do I cut KOSPI exposure or buy the dip? That depends entirely on whether you believe the AI memory trade is correcting or ...
LG Uplus Launches Carrier-Exclusive Galaxy Buddy5 at ₩528,000, Extending Samsung's Budget 5G Push
LG Uplus began nationwide sales of the carrier-exclusive Samsung Galaxy Buddy5 at ₩528,000, a Korean rebrand of the Galaxy A17 5G originally launched in August 2025.
MSCI Cuts Three Korean Stocks in May Review, Shrinking Korea Index to 77
MSCI deleted Hanjin KAL, HD Hyundai Marine Solution and SK Biopharmaceuticals from the MSCI Korea Index in its May 2026 review, with no Korean additions.
Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong Apologizes Days Before Looming 18-Day Chip Strike
Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong bowed three times Saturday in his first public apology over the 18-day chip strike, as Reuters revealed a 607% memory bonus offer.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Hana Bank Pays ₩1 Trillion for 6.55% of Upbit Operator Dunamu
Hana Bank will pay ₩1 trillion ($669M) for a 6.55% stake in Dunamu, Korea's largest-ever bank investment into a crypto-exchange operator.
Korean Banks Warn US Investors Over Lee Government's Inclusive Lending Push
Three of Korea's largest banking groups — KB Financial Group (105560.KS), Shinhan Financial Group (055550.KS) and Woori Financial Group (316140.KS) — used their U.S.