SK Hynix Unveils 'iHBM' In-Package Cooling, Cuts Thermal Resistance 30% as HBM5 Race Opens
SK Hynix disclosed iHBM, an in-package cooling architecture that cuts HBM thermal resistance by more than 30%, slated to debut in HBM5 as the AI memory race pivots from stacking to heat control.
Samsung Electronics' ₩600M Bonus Resets the Math for Samsung Biologics Strike Talks
The tentative wage deal that pulled Samsung Electronics — Korea's largest chipmaker — back from an 18-day general strike has handed the still-striking union at Samsung Biologics — Korea's largest cont
Dutch Envoy Pushes Korea Tech Pact Beyond ASML, Flags Photonics as Next Joint Frontier
Dutch ambassador Peter van der Vliet told Nikkei Asia that Seoul-Hague tech ties now reach beyond ASML's lithography stack, flagging photonics as the next field for joint cooperation.
Samsung Union Vote Tops 87% as 18-Day Strike Recedes — Locking In a 10-Year Treasury-Share Bonus Engine
Combined turnout in Samsung Electronics' two-union ratification ballot reached 87.4% by Day 4, locking in a 10-year, 10.5%-of-DS-profit treasury-share bonus engine worth ~₩37 trillion in 2026 alone.
Korea Debuts 2x Samsung, SK Hynix Leverage ETFs May 27 as FSS Curbs Launch Marketing
South Korea's first single-stock leveraged exchange-traded products tracking Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and SK Hynix (000660.KS) at ±2x daily returns will list on the Korea Exchange (KRX, Korea's
Samsung, SK Hynix Drive 43% of Record ₩48 Trillion KOSPI Turnover Even as Foreigners Dump ₩46 Trillion
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix accounted for 43% of KOSPI's record ₩48 trillion daily average May turnover even as foreigners net-sold ₩4.6 trillion of Korean stocks over 12 record sessions.
Kakao Heads to Final Mediation as First-Ever Headquarters Strike Looms
Kakao Corp. (035720.KS) heads into a second and final mediation session Wednesday, May 27, with the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission, with a failure unlocking the legal right to stage the first walkout in Kakao headquarters history.
DB Insurance to Close $1.65B Fortegra Buyout May 30 in Korea's First US Insurer M&A
DB Insurance (005830.KS) closes its $1.65B Fortegra buyout May 30 — Korea's first US insurer takeover and the industry's largest cross-border M&A.
Samsung Electronics Opens Shareholder Register to Retail Activists Challenging $434,000 Worker Bonus Pool
Samsung Electronics has agreed to let an organised group of minority shareholders inspect its full shareholder register on May 27 or 28, the first procedural step toward forcing an extraordinary gener
Korea's National Growth Fund Hits 87% Sell-Through on Day One; KOSDAQ Surges 4.99%
South Korea's first retail-accessible tranche of the National Growth Fund — a five-year, ₩150 trillion ($109.
Nomura Sets Street-High ₩4M SK Hynix Target as Korean Brokers Pile Into TSMC-Style Re-Rating
Nomura Securities became the first broker on record to put a ₩4,000,000 price target on SK Hynix , up from ₩2,340,000 in a report dated May 17, 2026 .
