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.
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 ...
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 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.
Korea Gains a Point on MSCI Scorecard, but Wednesday's Reclassification Review Is the Real Test
MSCI cut Korea's minus-rated accessibility categories to five from six, upgrading investment-instrument availability. The annual classification review on June 23 will determine whether Korea re-enters the developed-market watchlist for the first time since 2014.
Samsung (005930.KS) Overtakes Meta to Enter Global Top 10
Samsung Electronics HBM4 Sales Top USD 1 Billion Four Months After Launch as Nvidia Vera Rubin Demand Accelerates
Samsung Electronics crossed the USD 1 billion milestone in HBM4 chip sales just four months after its February 2026 launch, targeting USD 1.2 billion by month-end as Nvidia Vera Rubin ramps.
Samsung Wage Deal Passes 73.7%, Hard-Wiring 10.5% of Chip Profit Into a Bonus Pool That Shareholders Want to Void
Samsung Electronics' joint unions ratified the 2026 wage deal at 73.7%, but a minority-shareholder group said on May 27 it will file a nullification suit against the 10.5%-of-chip-profit bonus pool as a disguised dividend that bypassed shareholder approval.
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
SK Group Chair Vows to Double HBM Wafer Output in Five Years as Huang Hails Hynix’s USD 1 Trillion Cap
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won pledged at Computex 2026 to double SK hynix’s wafer production capacity within five years, warning the global HBM supply crunch will persist through 2030, as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hailed SK hynix’s USD 1 trillion market-cap milestone at a bilateral Taipei meeting.
SK Square Hits Record ₩1.891 Million Intraday, Outpacing SK Hynix as Index Cap Drives Proxy Demand
SK Square's shares touched a record intraday high of ₩1,891,000 in June, climbing 44% on the month as a 10% index weight cap on SK Hynix pushes institutional investors toward the holding company.
Kakao Unveils Kanana Agentic AI at KPAIX 2026, Positions KakaoTalk as Korea's Government Service Gateway
Kakao Corp. (035720.KS) unveiled its Kanana agentic AI at KPAIX 2026 in Goyang, partnering with South Korea's government to turn KakaoTalk into a national AI service hub while launching Commerce Catalog Advertising.
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.
Hyundai Rotem Seals ₩748.2 Billion, 20-Year Morocco Maintenance Pact, Lifting Korea's Total Rail Bet Near ₩3 Trillion
Hyundai Rotem sealed a KRW 748.2 billion (USD 487.3M) 20-year maintenance contract with ONCF, pushing Korea's total Morocco rail commitment to ~KRW 2.98 trillion ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
MU Rallies +6.4%; SK Hynix Set for +1.56% Average Next-Session Move in 31-Case Analog
China Blocks Meta's $2 Billion Manus Deal, Forcing Korean AI Sector to Reprice Cross-Border Risk
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.
The 2-Week Ceasefire: The Heavy Burden of Uncertainty Behind the Price Tag
LG Chem Commits KRW 15 Trillion to R&D by 2035, Targeting Semiconductor Packaging and Robotics Materials
LG Chem commits KRW 15 trillion (USD 9.74 billion) in R&D through 2035, with 70% targeted at semiconductor, EV, and robotics materials and 30% at anticancer drugs, as the company pivots from petrochemicals to high-margin specialties.
Samsung Electronics to Shutter Malaysia Plant, Outsource Dishwashers in Appliance Overhaul
Hanmi Pharmaceutical to Debut Second Muscle-Preserving Obesity Drug at ADA 2026
Hanmi Pharmaceutical will unveil LA-MSTN, its second muscle-preserving obesity drug candidate, at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting in New Orleans on June 5-8, 2026, alongside seven other obesity-pipeline studies.
Samsung (005930.KS) Anchors $175M Element Biosciences Round
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.
onsemi's $7B Synaptics Deal Reshapes Edge-AI Chips for Korea
The Double-Edged Sword of Southeast Asia's Property Boom: A view from Cambodia
Samsung Biologics Partial Strike Extends Into Day Three; Full Walkout Set for May 1
Samsung (005930.KS) Chair Warns 18-Day Strike Risks ₩30T Hit
KakaoBank Launches Unified 'Investment Tab' as Korean Fintechs Pivot to Hyper-Personalization
NTS Audit Targets Meritz Securities as Korea's Finance Sweep Widens
Korea's National Tax Service (NTS), the country's central tax authority, opened a special tax audit of Meritz Securities on May 11, according to Chosun Biz.
Samsung Electronics Closes 1.8% Higher as KOSPI Defies OpenAI Selloff
Korea to List 18 Leveraged ETFs on Samsung, SK Hynix May 27
Samsung (005930.KS) Averts Strike; Treasury Deal Sparks Lawsuit
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,
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.
SK Hynix (000660.KS) Tops ₩1,000T Market Cap, KOSPI's 2nd Ever
Celltrion Launches Tocilizumab Biosimilar Avtozma in Japan, Expanding Autoimmune Portfolio to Four
Samsung (005930.KS) Names Lee Won-jin TV Chief in Reshuffle
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
Nvidia's Huang Meets Samsung (005930.KS) on HBM4 Deal
Nvidia's Huang in Seoul as Hyundai AI Hub Nears Sign-Off
Nvidia (NVDA) Chief Executive Jensen Huang spent the third day of a four-day South Korea visit moving between two ends of the same bet: cars and video games. On
Samsung and SK hynix Bonus Windfall Lifts Luxury Sales Up to 200% at Korea's Semicon-Belt Department Stores
Department stores in Korea's semiconductor-belt — home to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix facilities — logged luxury sales surging up to 200% year-on-year in the first five months of 2026, as AI-chip profits translated into some of the biggest paychecks in Korean corporate history.
SK Hynix Drives 5.5% KOSPI Plunge as SpaceX IPO, US CPI Loom
LG Innotek Crosses ₩1 Million as Hana Lifts Target to ₩1.3M on AI Substrate Re-Rating
LG Innotek (011070.KS) opened up 20% on May 26, 2026, crossing the ₩1 million emperor-stock tier as Hana Securities lifted its target to ₩1.3M from ₩700,000.
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.
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.
Concrete Strike Threatens Samsung (005930.KS), SK Hynix Fabs
Kakao (035720.KS) Faces First HQ Strike; MSIT Steps In
Kia to Retire Granbird After 60 Years as Chinese EV Buses and Emissions Rules Squeeze Korea's Last Diesel Coach Maker
Kia will discontinue its Granbird large bus within 1-2 years, ending a 60-year legacy as Chinese EV buses and emissions rules make the diesel coach unprofitable.
Samsung's System LSI Guides to Annual Loss Despite Record Q1 Revenue as SoC Drag Persists
The head of Samsung Electronics' (005930
Pulmuone Extends 11-Year U.S. Tofu Lead as Jan–May Sales Climb 16.8% to ₩107.8 Billion
Pulmuone Foods USA logged ₩107.8 billion in Jan–May 2026 U.S. tofu revenues, up 16.8% year on year, as water-pack and high-protein formats drive record-pace sales across 15,000 U.S. stores.
KakaoPay, Toss Pay Pull Payment Services From Megabox as Court Freeze Locks Out Refunds
KakaoPay and Toss Pay pull payment gateway services from Megabox after Seoul Bankruptcy Court freezes JoongAng Group assets. Megabox carries 2,212% debt-to-equity ratio after 6 consecutive loss years.
IMM PE Seals ₩1.11 Trillion Deal to Take 80% of CGBio, Betting on USD 1.6 Billion in U.S. Medical Device Sales
Intel Hires Former SK Hynix CEO Seok-Hee Lee to Run Its Advanced Packaging Push
Intel named former SK Hynix president Seok-Hee Lee as EVP of Intel Foundry, putting the Korean memory veteran in charge of advanced packaging as Intel chases profitable foundry revenue.
KOSPI Closes Above 8,000 on the Eve of Korea's First 2x Single-Stock Leverage ETFs on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix
Korea's KOSPI closed at a record 8,047.51 on May 26, 2026 — its first-ever close above 8,000 — one day before eight asset managers list the country's first 2x single-stock leverage ETFs on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
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
Celltrion (068270.KS) Adds ₩200B to 2026 Buyback as 0.05 Bonus Issue Sets June Listing
Celltrion added a ₩100B treasury buyback plus a ₩100B parent purchase on May 21, lifting 2026 cancellations toward ~₩2T as a 0.05 bonus issue lists 10.92M shares.
Samsung Electronics Strike 2026: Why an 18-Day Walkout Could Cost South Korea $22 Billion and Break Global Chip Supply
Kiwoom Securities in Exclusive Talks to Acquire Bithumb Stake as Korean Brokers Race for Crypto Foothold
Kiwoom Securities is negotiating to acquire a stake in Bithumb through a third-party share issuance, joining Samsung Securities and Mirae Asset in Korea's broker–crypto exchange consolidation race.
LG Display (034220.KS): 3rd-Gen Tandem OLED Cuts Power 18%
Samsung Electronics Faces May 21 General Strike as Court Sets Mid-May Ruling on Injunction
Samsung Electronics Launches Korean-Spec EHS Heat Pump Boiler, Targets Climate-Tech Appliance Segment
Upstage Closes Daum Acquisition from Kakao (035720.KS)
Upstage closed its share-swap acquisition of AXZ from Kakao (035720.KS), taking control of Daum, Korea's oldest internet portal.
LG Innotek, Applied Intuition CEOs Meet in Seoul to Widen Physical AI Pact
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.
Kakao Averts First HQ Strike With Mediation Extension; Bonus Standoff Continues
Hana Financial (086790.KS) Faces Korea Special Tax Probe
Korea's FSS Opens Wash-Trading Probe Into Samsung-SK Hynix Single-Stock Leverage ETFs One Day After Debut
Korea's Financial Supervisory Service opened a wash-trading probe into single-stock leverage ETFs tied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, one day after the products drew record day-one retail flows
Biosimilar M&A Tests Celltrion (068270.KS), Samsung Bioepis
SK Innovation Breaks Ground on $2.3 Billion Vietnam LNG-Power Hub, Targeting 2030 Start
LG Innotek Jumps as KB, NH Hike Targets on Substrate AI-Server Thesis
Samsung Unveils First AI Smart Glasses, Targeting Meta's 73% Lead
Samsung unveiled its first AI smart glasses with Google at I/O 2026, partnering with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker for a fall launch — challenging Meta's 73%
Samsung (005930.KS) Averts 18-Day Strike After Bonus Deal
Korean Retail Sells US Stocks a Third Straight Month as Samsung-SK Hynix Bet Tips KOSPI Volatility Past Wartime Highs
Korean retail investors net-sold USD 793M of US stocks in early June, a third straight month of outflows, as Samsung and SK Hynix now dominate 50.7% of KOSPI.
LG Energy Solution (373220.KS) Files for US Tariff Refund
NH Investment (005940.KS) Raises ₩400B for IMA Expansion
Korea's Samsung, SK Hynix Single-Stock Leverage ETFs Churn ₩37 Trillion in Turnover in Four Days, Stoking Overheating Alarms
Single-stock leveraged ETFs on Samsung and SK Hynix racked up ₩37 trillion in turnover within four trading days of their May 27 launch, while Samsung Electronics' market cap crossed USD 1.56 trillion to displace Meta from the global top 10.
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 Medison Wins Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Ultrasound Deals
Samsung Medison, the medical-device subsidiary of Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), has won back-to-back ultrasound supply contracts at two of the most prestigio
Indonesia Nickel Cuts Hit LG Energy Solution (373220.KS)
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.
SK hynix (000660.KS), Nvidia Sign HBM Pact for Vera Rubin AI
Foreign Ownership of KB Financial Tops 80% for First Time Since 2008, Reframing Chairman Reappointment
Foreign investors now own more than 80% of KB Financial Group for the first time since the holding company was established in 2008, bolstering Chairman Yang Jong-hee reappointment prospects.
South Korea Jumps to 21st in IMD World Competitiveness, Second-Highest Ever as Business Efficiency Surges 10 Spots
South Korea climbed six spots to 21st among 70 economies in the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, its second-highest result ever, driven by a 10-place surge in business efficiency and a rise to 15th in infrastructure.
KOSPI Tops 9,000 for First Time, Led by Just Two Chip Stocks
South Korea's KOSPI (the country's benchmark stock index) closed above 9,000 for the first time on June 18, finishing at 9,063. 84, up 199.
Korean Banks' JoongAng Group Exposure Tops ₩800 Billion as Receivership Tests Record Earnings
Five JoongAng Group units, including JTBC, sought court rehabilitation after a ₩700 billion sports-broadcast-rights bet went wrong. Hana Bank holds the largest exposure at ₩307 billion; analysts project limited provisioning impact on Korean lenders.
Samsung and SK Hynix Back Anthropic's Record USD 65B Round as AI Unicorn Files Near-$1 Trillion IPO
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix joined Anthropic as strategic infrastructure partners in its USD 65 billion Series H, lifting the AI lab to a USD 965 billion valuation ahead of a confidential S-1 filing. SK Telecom's USD 100M stake, booked at KRW 1.3 trillion, could revalue to KRW 3 trillion-plus at IPO.
Hormuz Held Hostage: The US-Iran War's Hidden Bill the World Is Paying
SK Biopharmaceuticals Signs USD 2.5 Billion AI Drug Discovery Deal With Insilico Medicine at BioUSA 2026, Expanding CNS Reach Beyond Epilepsy
SK Biopharmaceuticals (326030.KS) signed a USD 2.5 billion AI drug discovery deal with Insilico Medicine at BioUSA 2026 to develop neuroimmune CNS therapies, as 51 Korean biotech firms set new partnership benchmarks at the San Diego event.
Korean PM Threatens Emergency Arbitration as Samsung Electronics Strike Looms
PM Kim Min-seok told the nation Sunday that Seoul will weigh emergency arbitration if Samsung's 18-day chip strike proceeds, citing damage up to ₩100T.
Korea's 'Korea Discount' Cure Freezes IPO Market: HD Hyundai, LS, SK Ecoplant Shelve USD 6 Billion in Listings as Dual-Listing Rules Stall
South Korea's dual-listing ban has paralysed the KOSPI IPO pipeline — 2026 H1 fundraising collapsed 91% to USD 700M as HD Hyundai Robotics (USD 5.4B), SK Ecoplant, and LS Group shelve major listing plans.
Samsung (005930.KS): May 11 Bonus Mediation, Union Splits
KB Lifts LG Chem (051910.KS) to ₩470,000 on Q2 Profit Swing
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.
Samsung Bonus Civil War: '1%' Question Splits Unions Before Strike-Eve Mediation
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world's largest memory chipmaker, enters two days of state-supervised mediation Monday with an unusual problem: the labor side c
Hyundai Wia Weighs ₩370–880B Sale of K9/K2 Artillery Unit to Sister Rotem
Hyundai Wia is exploring a ₩370–880B sale of its defense unit to sister affiliate Hyundai Rotem, transferring K9 howitzer barrels and K2 tank main guns 50 years afte
Korean Retail US Stock Holdings Cross ₩300 Trillion as AI Rally Outpaces KOSPI Boom
Korean retail investors — locally nicknamed "Seohak Ants" (the colloquial term for Koreans buying overseas equities) — pushed their US stock holdings above ₩300 tril
Samsung and LG Race to Build the USD 176 Billion AI Modular Home Market
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are racing to dominate a USD 176 billion smart housing market by bundling AI, HVAC, and modular prefab homes — a pivot beyond traditional white goods.
Korea's 'Big-Hand' Retail Orders Hit Record as Samsung-Hynix Drive KOSPI Past 7,000
Korea's wealthiest retail investors are pouring money into the country's two semiconductor giants at an unprecedented clip.
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...
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...
Korea's Presidential Chip Push: Samsung, SK Hynix to Sign KRW 300T Honam Cluster June 29 as Yongin Fast-Tracked a Decade
President Lee meets Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong June 25 to finalize KRW 300T+ Honam semiconductor cluster, signing set June 29-30 in Gwangju. Yongin mega-cluster pulled forward by a decade to 2034-35 alongside Samsung KRW 110T capex commitment.
Nomura: KOSPI 11,000; ₩1.94T Flows Into Samsung, SK Hynix
Kakao (035720.KS) Workers Strike June 29 Over Bonus Standoff
Doosan (000150.KS), LG CNS Sign AI and Data-Center MOU
Samsung (005930.KS) Retakes $1T on Apple Foundry Talks
Samsung Electronics reclaims its $1 trillion market cap and Intel surges 14% after Bloomberg reports Apple is exploring both as U.S. foundry alternatives to TSMC.
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...
Lotte E&C Lands AAA Rating on ₩300 Billion ABS in Credit Rehabilitation Step
Lotte Engineering & Construction (Lotte E&C), the Lotte Group construction affiliate and South Korea's eighth-largest builder by capability evaluation, said Monday i
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.
Korea Claims No. 2 FDA Biosimilar Slot as Samsung Biologics' $280M U.S. Plant Anchors Next Growth Phase
Korea holds 19 FDA biosimilar approvals (No. 2 globally). Samsung Biologics completes $280M GSK Rockville acquisition, raising total CDMO capacity to 845,000L. H1 2026 saw 6 new approvals vs 18 in 2025.
Samsung Biologics Wage Impasse Lingers After Electronics' 12% Profit-Share Reset
Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940), Korea's largest contract drug manufacturer (CDMO), has not yet matched the wage settlement its memory-chip affiliate concluded
KOSPI Tops 7,000; Samsung (005930.KS), SK Hynix Set Records
KOSPI breaches 7,000 for the first time as Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and SK Hynix log fresh records on AI-driven memory demand and surging foreign inflows.
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...
Nvidia's Jensen Huang Heads to Korea After GTC Taipei to Court Four Chaebol Chairmen on HBM and Physical AI
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to visit Korea in early June after GTC Taipei, meeting Samsung, SK Hynix, LG and Hyundai chairmen on HBM supply and physical AI.
SK Hynix (SKHY) Options Start Trading This Week: What US Investors Should Know
SKHY options are expected to start trading around July 14. The ADR's ~15% premium to Seoul shares, unresolved conversion rules, and what US investors should watch.
KB Financial (105560.KS) Pledges ₩10bn to SME Win-Win Fund
Samsung Family Stock Wealth Tops ₩100 Trillion as Lee Jae-yong Crosses ₩50 Trillion Mark
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong's stock holdings rose to ₩51.66 trillion ($35.1B) on May 11, making him the first South Korean businessman to clear the ₩50 trillion mark.
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
Korea Biopharma: $10.4B Exports, Approvals Drop 38% — ING
Bank of Korea July Preview: First Rate Hike Since 2023 Expected on July 16
The Bank of Korea meets July 16 with consensus for a 25bp hike to 2.75% — the first increase since January 2023. What it means for the won, banks, and the SKHY premium.
Hana Financial, POSCO International, Dunamu Sign MOU on Blockchain Cross-Border Remittance
Korea's KRW 1,100 Trillion Pension Giant Faces USD 43.5 Billion Selling Overhang as KOSPI Rally Breaches Domestic Equity Cap
South Korea's National Pension Service sold USD 920M in four days and may need to offload up to USD 43.5B more as the KOSPI's 94% rally pushed domestic equity weight above 30%, breaching a 28.8% ceiling before the June 30 grace-period deadline.
SK Hynix (000660.KS) Leads HBM4 Three-Way Race for Nvidia
Celltrion (068270.KS) Buys France's Gifrer to Tap 9,000 Pharmacies
Celltrion (068270.KS), Korea's largest biosimilar maker, said on May 12 it has acquired 100% of Gifrer, a 1912-founded French over-the-counter (OTC) and pharmacy pro
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 ...
Samsung Exits China TV and Home Appliance Sales After 34 Years
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world's largest television maker by shipments per The Korea Times, has formally decided to wind down home appliance and TV sales
Samsung Securities (016360.KS) Opens IBKR Omnibus Channel for Foreign Retail Investors
Samsung Securities (016360.KS), a full-service Korean brokerage whose largest shareholder is Samsung Life Insurance (29.4%), said on May 12 it has formally launched
Boston Dynamics Commits USD 100M to Waltham Robotics Campus, Putting 1,250 Jobs and Atlas Mass Production on Track for Hyundai Factories
Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary Boston Dynamics is investing USD 100M in a 323,000 sq ft campus in Waltham, MA, targeting 1,250 new jobs by 2033 and Atlas humanoid robot mass production for 25,000-unit Hyundai factory deployments from 2028. Massachusetts awarded a USD 25M EDIP grant. HL Mando (204320.KS) and Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) are key listed proxies.
Chip-Bonus Boom Drives Korea Q1 Tax Revenue Up 16.7% to ₩108.8 Trillion
Korea's Q1 2026 tax revenue rose 16.7% to ₩108.8T as chip-sector bonuses and a new KOSPI transaction tax lifted income and securities tax lines.
LG Corp Cancels Remaining ₩350 Billion in Treasury Shares, Closing Out 2024 Value-Up Pledge
LG Corp (003550.KS), the Seoul-listed holding company of South Korea's LG Group, said on May 22 it will cancel its entire remaining treasury stake — 3,029,581 c
Korea's First Single-Stock 2x ETFs Set May 22 Debut on Samsung, SK Hynix
Kakao Ex-CEO Wins Second Acquittal in Baram Buyout Case
Seoul High Court dismissed prosecutors' appeal, upholding the not-guilty verdict for former Kakao Entertainment CEO Kim Sung-su on breach-of-trust charges over the 2020 Baram Pictures acquisition.
LS GreenLink Breaks Ground on World's Tallest Submarine Cable Tower in Virginia, Targeting AI-Driven Power Grid Market
LS Cable & System unit LS GreenLink breaks ground on a 201-meter VCV tower in Chesapeake, Virginia — set to become the US largest submarine cable plant, targeting AI data center power demand by 2028.
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
SK Hynix Prices Nasdaq ADR at $149, 7× Oversubscribed Before SKHY Debut Tomorrow
SK Hynix has priced its Nasdaq ADR at USD 149 per share—7× oversubscribed—ahead of the SKHY debut on July 10. The ₩43 trillion raise is the second-largest foreign listing in US history after Alibaba's 2014 IPO, with proceeds earmarked for HBM capacity and EUV equipment.
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
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 .
South Korea Logs First-Ever 10 Million Foreign Arrivals in H1 2026, Monthly Tourist Card Spending Hits USD 1.3 Billion Record
South Korea welcomed over 10 million foreign visitors by June 20, 2026—the first time ever before mid-year. Monthly card spending hit USD 1.3B (+47%), with KCTI forecasting 22 million full-year arrivals.
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 Biologics (207940.KS) Files Criminal Complaint on Strike
Samsung Biologics filed a criminal complaint against six union members, including the branch chair, alleging obstruction during last week's first-ever strike.
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.
Hanmi Semiconductor Targets TSMC Supply Chain With FC Bonder 3.5, Breaking Into AI Chip Foundry Market
Hanmi Semiconductor (042700.KQ) launched FC Bonder 3.5 for 2.5D AI chip packaging, targeting global foundries and OSATs with 340mm substrate support.
Samsung Biologics' First-Ever Strike Halts Cancer-Drug Output, Company Cites ₩150 Billion Loss
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.
Hyundai Motor and KAI Restart South Korea's eVTOL Race After Supernal Pause, Target 2034 Commercial Launch
Hyundai Motor Group (005380.KS) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI, 047810.KS) sign MoU to jointly develop eVTOL aircraft, reviving the stalled Supernal program with a new 2034 commercial target after a September 2025 pause and 80% workforce cut.
KakaoBank (323410.KS) Wage Talks Collapse, Strike Risk Rises
KakaoBank (323410.KS), Korea's largest internet-only bank by customer count, saw its 2026 wage and collective-bargaining negotiations break down after talks tha
Samsung, SK Hynix Join Anthropic's $65B Round; Foundry Order Unconfirmed
Samsung Electronics , the world's largest memory-chip maker, and SK Hynix , the global leader in high-bandwidth memory , have joined the Series H funding round of Anthropic, the U.S. developer of the
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.
Samsung Biologics Pegs Strike Damage at ₩150 Billion ($102 Million) as Labor Unrest Spreads to Kakao
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
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.
South Korea Wins Softer EU Steel Quota Carve-Out Days Before July 1 Cutoff, Shielding POSCO and Hyundai Steel
South Korea secured preferential treatment under the EU new steel safeguard regime effective July 1, 2026, protecting POSCO and Hyundai Steel from the full 46% duty-free quota reduction targeting global exporters.
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.
Google-SpaceX $29B Deal: SK hynix (000660.KS) HBM in Focus
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
SK Hynix (000660.KS) 2x ETF Tops TSLL as Global No. 1
A Hong Kong-listed leveraged ETF tracking SK Hynix (000660.KS), Korea's largest memory-chip maker after Samsung Electronics, has become the world's biggest single-st
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