Kakao Faces First Strike; the Real Risk Is the Pay Formula
Kakao (035720.KS) — operator of KakaoTalk, the messaging-and-payments app on which roughly 49 million South Koreans depend (Tech Times) — faced the first walkout in its history on Wednesday, June 10,
Samsung, SK Hynix Weigh Regional Chip Plants as Korea's Cluster Law Nears
Samsung and SK Hynix are reviewing sites in Honam and Chungcheong for new chip packaging fabs as Korea moves to restrict capital-area semiconductor clusters.
KB Financial Drafts 3-Year Strategy as Yang Eyes Second Term
KB Financial Group, Korea's largest financial holding group by net profit, has begun drafting a fresh mid-to-long-term strategy at the very moment it opens the contest to choose its next chairman — a
KakaoBank Hires Hyundai M&A Veteran to Lead Overseas Push
KakaoBank (035720.KS), South Korea's largest internet-only bank by users, has hired a career Hyundai Motor Group M&A executive to lead its overseas expansion — a signal that the lender intends to grad
Kakao Faces First Strike June 10, but Bonus Gap Is Narrow
Kakao workers will stage the company first-ever strike on June 10, a four-hour partial walkout over bonuses, but the cash gap between the two sides is smaller than the historic headline suggests.
Pentagon China Military List: An Edge for Korean Chipmakers
The U.S. Department of Defense on June 8 (Washington time) added Alibaba, Baidu and electric-vehicle maker BYD to its Section 1260H list of "Chinese military companies" operating in the United States, expanding the roster to 188 entities (Reuters via Seoul Economic Daily; The Next Web; etnews, chosu
SK hynix Orders ₩44.2B HBM4 Griffin Bonders From Hanmi
SK hynix ordered HBM4 production equipment worth ₩44.2 billion ($28.7 million) from Hanmi Semiconductor, Korea's dominant maker of HBM thermo-compression bonders.
Dual Sidecars Fire as Korea's KOSPI and KOSDAQ Erase Black Monday Losses
South Korean equities triggered consecutive buy-side sidecars Tuesday as the KOSPI and KOSDAQ staged a sharp recovery from Monday's 8.29% plunge, with Samsung and SK hynix reclaiming key price levels.
Samsung Deploys ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude Group-Wide
Samsung Electronics officially launches its company-wide AI transformation, deploying ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude across all affiliates in June 2026.
SK Hynix ETF (000660.KS) Plunges 37% on Market-Maker Glitch
Concrete Strike Threatens Samsung (005930.KS), SK Hynix Fabs
Concrete Strike Threatens Samsung, SK Hynix Fab Construction
Greater Seoul concrete mixer truck drivers went on strike June 8, 2026, raising concerns about construction delays at Samsung and SK Hynix semiconductor fabs in Gyeonggi.