
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.

Naver Shares Jump 5% on Speculation It Will Bid for Baemin Operator
Shares of Naver (035420.KS), the operator of Korea's dominant search portal and a sprawling commerce, fintech and AI stack, jumped more than 5% on Thursday, May 14,

Korea's KFTC Raids LG Chem, Hanwha Solutions, OCI, Aekyung in PVC Cartel Probe
Korea's antitrust regulator on Thursday opened on-site investigations into four of the country's largest petrochemical producers — LG Chem (051910.KS), Hanwha Soluti

Korea's F4 Warns Samsung Strike Poses Significant Risk to Growth, Exports, Markets
Korea's four top economic policymakers (F4) jointly warned a planned May 21 Samsung Electronics walkout could pose a significant risk to growth, exports and finan...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, LG Innotek Pivot From Apple to AI Servers, Robot Vision
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (009150.KS) and LG Innotek (011070.KS) are pivoting from Apple/Samsung suppliers to AI-server substrates and humanoid robot vision, with...

Samsung Biologics Files Criminal Complaint Against Striking Union Chair Over Leaked PR Records
Samsung Biologics (207940.KS) filed a criminal complaint against union chair Park Jae-sung for leaking PR-department tax invoice records and defamation, per Yonha...

Broadcom Loses Appeal Against ₩19.1B Korean Antitrust Fine Over Samsung Coercion
A Seoul appellate court on Wednesday rejected Broadcom's bid to overturn a ₩19.1 billion ($14 million) fine imposed by Korea's antitrust regulator in 2023, ruling th

SK Hynix Hits Record High as Citi Lifts Target 82% on Memory Supercycle
SK Hynix jumped 7.3% to a record ₩1.97M after Citi lifted its target 82% to ₩3.1M, with KB Securities following at ₩2.8M on a 2026 memory supercycle call.

Samsung (005930.KS) Mediation Fails; 40K Chip Strike Looms May 21
Samsung's NLRC bonus mediation collapsed before dawn Wednesday, with the union setting an 18-day general strike from May 21 involving more than 40,000 chip-division workers.

S-Oil (010950.KS) Lifted to ₩135K as Refining Beat Meets Fuel Cap
Mirae Asset raised its S-Oil target to ₩135,000 from ₩120,000, citing refining-margin strength, with Korea's revived fuel price cap as the swing risk.

Korea Floats AI 'Citizen Dividend'; KOSPI Whipsaws, Samsung Falls 2.3%
Korea's policy chief Kim Yong-beom floated an AI-revenue 'National Dividend,' sending KOSPI down as much as 5.12% before Cheong Wa Dae called it a personal view.

Samsung (005930.KS) Unveils Z Fold8, AI Glasses July 22
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), Korea's largest consumer-electronics and memory-chip maker, plans to hold its second-half Galaxy Unpacked event in London on July 22