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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
Kakao Union Sets June 29 'Log-Out Day' as Full Work Stoppage, Wage Talks Still Stalled
Kakao Corp's union will proceed with a full-day work stoppage on June 29 across five group entities, as wage negotiations remain deadlocked after the company's first-ever strike on June 10.
Celltrion (068270.KS) Nears ₩2 Trillion Cancellation Goal
Hana (086790.KS) $647M Dunamu Buy Stirs Kbank-Upbit Renewal
Second Worker Dies at S-Oil's USD 7B Shaheen Site as Soil Collapse Strikes Hyundai E&C Package
A soil collapse killed one worker at Hyundai E&C's package at S-Oil's KRW 9.3 trillion Shaheen ethylene complex in Ulsan, the second fatality at the site in 31 days.
Kia (000270.KS) Tops Hyundai in Korea, First Time Since 1998
Prosecutors Raid 3 SK Hynix Suppliers in Price-Fixing Probe
Seoul prosecutors raided three semiconductor-materials suppliers to SK Hynix on May 28, alleging price-fixing on bonding wire and solder ball materials sold to the world's second-largest memory-chip m
Kakao Heads Into Final Mediation as First-Ever Joint Strike Looms at Five Affiliates
Kakao sits down Wednesday for a second mediation at the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission with unions at five group companies, where failure would trigger the first-ever strike at Kakao headquarters alongside walkouts at Kakao Pay, Kakao Enterprise, XL Games and DK Techin.
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
SK Inc. (034730.KS) Halts $3.7B Siltron Sale — AI Chip Boom
Huang-Wei Taipei Dinner Telegraphs AI Supply Crunch — and Sets the Stage for SK's Chey at GTC Taipei
Nvidia's Jensen Huang and TSMC's C.C. Wei held a closed-door Taipei dinner on May 26 over next-gen AI chip production, days before SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won meets both at GTC Taipei on June 1.
NPS Sits on ₩200 Trillion Gain as KOSPI Closes In on 7,000
BIOSECURE Spillover Reaches Korea's Small-Molecule API CDMOs: Yuhan Chemical, ST Pharm in Focus
Korea's BIOSECURE-driven CDMO tailwind is now visibly spreading into small-molecule API outsourcing, with Yuhan Chemical and ST Pharm as principal beneficiaries.
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
KOSPI Record 8,476: Jensen Huang Visit Sends LG to Limit-Up
Korea's Record KOSPI Hides a Stark Divide: Samsung + SK Hynix Cross 50% of Index as 82% of Stocks Fall
The KOSPI has surged 90.9% year-to-date, leading global markets — yet 82% of listed Korean stocks fell last month as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix together crossed 50% of total benchmark market cap for the first time, leaving most investors behind the record-breaking headline.
Samsung Union Ratifies Wage Deal at 73.7%, Tying DS Bonuses to 10.5% of Chip Profit
Samsung Electronics' union ratified the 2026 wage deal at 73.7%, formally lifting strike risk; the Chogieop chip union approved 80.6% versus just 21.1% at Jeonsamno, with a May 29 court hearing on a separate DX-union injunction still pending.
KB Financial Pulls Rebellions Into Korean Banking AI Stack Months Before Chip Maker's IPO
KB Financial Group signed a partnership with Rebellions on May 27 to embed the AI-chip startup's NPUs into its banking AI stack, reframing a 4-year VC relationship months before Rebellions' 2026 IPO.
Seoul Extends Electricity and Gas Rate Freeze Through Year-End, Deepening KEPCO's KRW 206 Trillion Debt Trap
South Korea freezes electricity and gas rates for H2 2026, extending KEPCO and Korea Gas Corporation cost recovery delays as the government prioritizes inflation control.
KOSPI Q1 Operating Profit Triples to ₩156 Trillion; Samsung and SK Hynix Drive Over 60% of the Surge
KRX reports KOSPI Q1 2026 operating profit at ₩156.3T (+176%); Samsung-SK Hynix supply 60%+, but ex-chip cohort still posts +44%.
SK Hynix (000660.KS) CEO Kwak to Meet Gates, Nadella at Microsoft Summit
SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung is attending Microsoft's invitation-only CEO Summit in Redmond this week, with meetings expected with Bill Gates and Satya Nadella.
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.
Shinhan Chairman Jin Takes Value-Up 2.0 Pitch to North American Investors in 13-Day Roadshow
Jin Ok-dong, chairman and CEO of Shinhan Financial Group (KRX: 055550, NYSE: SHG) — one of Korea's largest financial holding companies — flew out Sunday for a 13-day
Korea Card Lobby CREFIA Taps Ex-KB Insider Lee Dong-chul
Samsung's Smaller Union Asks Court to Block Record Chip-Bonus Deal Backed by Larger Unions
A minority labor union at Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world's largest memory-chip and television maker, said Friday it will keep fighting in court to stop a freshly ratified wage agreement th
Korean Ministers Split: Reinvest or Share the AI Chip Windfall?
South Korea's cabinet has aired an unusually public disagreement over what should happen to the record profits its memory-chip makers are reaping from the artificial-intelligence boom.
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.
BYD Launches Korea's First PHEV at KRW 37.5 Million, Challenging Hyundai and Kia at Busan Mobility Show
BYD Korea unveiled the Sealion 6 DM-i plug-in hybrid at the 2026 Busan Mobility Show on Thursday, marking its first PHEV launch in Korea at KRW 37.5 million — a direct price challenge to Hyundai Motor and Kia's dominant mid-size SUV lineup.
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.
Korea's First Single-Stock Leverage ETFs Pull ₩3.5 Trillion on Debut; All 18 Products Halt as SK Hynix Crosses $1 Trillion
Korea's first single-stock leveraged ETFs drew about ₩3.5 trillion ($2.33B) of net inflows on debut, tripped both static and dynamic volatility halts across all 18 products, and helped push SK Hynix into the $1 trillion market-cap club at ₩1,598.6T (about $1.065T).
Samsung and Korea Grid Operator Sign Nation's First Carbon-Free Electricity Certification for Semiconductor Factories
Samsung Electronics and Korea Power Exchange ink Korea's first carbon-free electricity certification for semiconductor factories, targeting AI-era supply chain ESG requirements.
Kakao Faces First-Ever Strike Risk as Union Demands 15% Profit Bonus
Kakao (035720.KS) is heading into formal labor mediation after four affiliate unions sought a 2026 bonus equal to 13-15% of operating profit.
Kakao Strike Looms as Wage Talks Fail; Stock at 52-Week Low
Kakao Corp. faces its first general strike in 16 years after a second round of government-mediated wage talks broke down on May 27. CEO Chung Shin-a apologized, and the union has set a June 10 Pangyo
Hanwha Lifts Dunamu Stake to 9.84% in $432M Deal Three Months Before Postponed Naver Merger Vote
Hanwha Investment & Securities (003530.KS), the brokerage arm of Korea's Hanwha conglomerate, said on May 20, 2026 its board approved the cash purchase of 1,361
LG Innotek Eyes Record H2 as AI Substrate Revenue Poised to Surge 14x by 2030, KB Securities Maintains KRW 2M Target
KB Securities maintains BUY on LG Innotek with KRW 2M target as AI substrate FC-BGA revenue is set to grow 14-fold to KRW 2T by 2030; Q2 2026 operating profit forecast at KRW 202.8B, 18x year-over-year.
Kakao Games (293490.KQ) Sets June 22 Vote on LY Co-CEOs
Samsung (005930.KS), SK Hynix Q2 Record Profit Seen at ₩150T
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.
Apple Halts Siri AI in EU — Korea's iPhone Suppliers Exhale
Korea Earns Record $85B Trade Surplus But Can't Lift the Won as $65B Capital Flight Drains the AI Chip Windfall
South Korea's Q1 current account surplus hit a record $85 billion — yet the won has hovered above 1,500 per dollar for 19 trading days in 2026, touching a 17-year real effective low, as $65.4 billion in net capital outflows nearly erase the AI chip trade windfall.
Kakao Pay Buys Out Kakao Pay Securities for KRW 173 Billion, Ending Dual-Listing Overhang and Clearing Path for Stablecoin Push
Kakao Pay will spend KRW 172.98 billion to lift its stake in Kakao Pay Securities from 72.93% to 100% by July 20, removing dual-listing concerns and accelerating its stablecoin and STO strategy.
Korea's $1.2 Trillion NPS Raises Domestic Stock Cap to 20.8%, Defusing a ₩200 Trillion Forced-Sale Threat
Korea's $1.2 trillion NPS pension fund raised its domestic equity ceiling from 14.9% to 20.8% on May 28, averting ₩200 trillion in forced selling triggered by KOSPI's 94% surge.
Kakao Union Locks In June 10 Walkout After Second Mediation Fails, Targeting 13-15% Profit Share
Kakao Corp.'s five-entity labor coalition confirmed a four-hour partial walkout for June 10 after second mediation failed. The union demands 13–15% of Kakao's ₩440B 2025 operating profit as bonuses (est. ₩15M/worker); management warns the package would be 'a huge burden.' A prolonged stoppage risks delaying the KakaoTalk Kanana AI rollout.
SK Hynix Cheongju Fab Fire: Hydrogen Fluoride Leak Hospitalizes Seven
A fire broke out around 10:32 a.m. on June 1 at SK Hynix's Cheongju Campus 4 — part of the memory giant's main NAND flash and back-end hub in North Chungcheong Province — releasing hydrogen fluoride and injuring six people, according to Korean outlets chosunbiz and Electronic Times (etnews). SK Hynix is the world's second-largest memory chipmaker and the leading supplier of high-bandwidth memory (
Celltrion's First-Ever Union Lands as Record Margins Peak
Celltrion (068270.KS), the Incheon-based biosimilar maker that is South Korea's largest by sales, saw workers form the first labor union in its history on June 1, ending a no-union stretch that has held since the company's 2002 founding (Yonhap; Korea Times). The timing is what matters to investors: the union arrives weeks after Celltrion booked the most profitable year it has ever reported.
Samsung (005930.KS) Holdings Top ₩60T on AI-Memory Surge as KOSPI Hits Records
Samsung Bio Strike Hardens; Celltrion Forms First Union
Celltrion (068270.KS), South Korea's largest biosimilar developer, said its workers launched a labor union on June 1 — the first in the company's history since founder Seo Jung-jin started it in 2002, according to Chosun Biz and The Korea Times. The move lands as a separate dispute at Samsung Biolog
KOSPI Surges 3.7% to Record 8,788 as Jensen Huang's Korea Blitz Fires AI-Chip Stocks
South Korea's KOSPI closed at 8,788.38 on June 1, 2026—a new all-time high—as Jensen Huang's Korea Partner Night in Taipei ignited fresh demand for Samsung Electronics (+10.9%) and LG Electronics (upper limit). Only 183 of 915 listed stocks advanced, raising concentration-risk warnings even as the NPS fund crossed ₩1,900 trillion with a 25% YTD return.
Samsung's First Majority Union Loses Its Footing as 100-Fold Bonus Gap Drives 17,730-Member Exodus
The cross-enterprise union that made history as Samsung Electronics' first-ever majority labor body slipped to 58,270 members by June 4 — 6,230 short of the 64,500 threshold — as a wage deal granting chip workers up to ₩600 million while capping DX employees at ₩6 million triggered a sustained exodus from the union's April 7 peak of 76,000.
Samsung Biologics (207940.KS) Backs ₩200B Third Bio Fund
SKT Surges 13% as Jensen Huang Names It Physical-AI Linchpin at GTC Taipei
SK Telecom shares jumped 13.42% to ₩114,100 on June 1 after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang named the Korean carrier a key partner in manufacturing and physical AI at GTC Taipei, spotlighting its Omniverse-powered digital twin running inside a SK hynix chip fab.
KB Financial (105560.KS) Opens Chairman Succession Early
Samsung and SK Hynix Target Hundreds of Trillions of Won in Honam and Chungcheong Semiconductor Clusters as Minister Urges Speed
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reviewing plans to build semiconductor fab clusters in Honam and Chungcheong regions, with investment discussed at hundreds of trillions of won as Korea's industry minister urges speed.
Korea Cuts EUV Tool Clearance to 9 Days for Samsung, SK Hynix
South Korea's cabinet on June 2 cut EUV scanner import clearance from 34 days to 9 days, reducing each installation's overhead by 25 days and USD500 million per tool.
Foreign Selloff Hits Record ₩103tn; Won at 17-Year Low
South Korea's won touched its weakest level since the 2009 financial crisis as foreign investors net sold a record ₩103.
Samsung (005930.KS) Shows HBM5, Targets SK hynix HBM Lead
Samsung Turns Galaxy Watch Into an AI Health Companion With Seven New Metrics, Ahead of July Unpacked
Samsung unveiled seven new AI-powered health features for Galaxy Watch on Wednesday — including a Heart Health Score, Hearing Health monitor, and five-signal overnight Vitals tracker — with the update rolling out June 8 and Galaxy Watch 9 widely expected at Samsung Unpacked in London on July 22.
KOSPI Plunges 9.99%, Triggering Circuit Breaker, as Samsung and SK Hynix Each Lose Over 12% in Largest Single-Day Crash of 2026
South Korea's KOSPI fell 9.99% to 8,203.84 on June 23, 2026 — its steepest single-day drop of the year — as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix each shed more than 12%, triggering a full circuit breaker halt.
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.
LG Chem Defends Eutropin, Korea's No. 1 Growth-Hormone Brand
LG Chem releases 14-year observational data on growth hormone Eutropin, confirming 0.2% serious adverse reaction rate and stable thyroid/glucose markers, as new EcoPen device aims to defend Korea's top pediatric growth-hormone franchise.
LG Energy Solution Ends Sunwoda Patent Fight in Licensing Deal
LG Energy Solution (373220.KS), Korea's largest electric-vehicle battery maker, has converted a two-year cross-border patent war into a license agreement with Chinese cell maker Sunwoda — but the f...
Korea Investment Joins Goldman, BofA and Barclays on Carlyle's €7.7 Billion BASF Coatings Deal in Korean Brokerage's Global First
Korea Investment & Securities Co. has secured its first joint lead arranger seat on a global mega-deal, joining Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Securities and Barclays on the roughly €4.5 billion debt package backing Carlyle Group's €7.7 billion acquisition of BASF SE's coatings division.
Samsung Electronics Overtakes Meta to Become World's 10th-Largest Company by Market Value
Samsung Electronics ranked 10th globally by market cap on June 2, surpassing Meta at USD 1.56 trillion — the first time the Korean chipmaker has entered the top 10.
KOSPI Firms Paid a Record ₩52.8 Trillion in 2024 Dividends as Chip Boom Flooded Payout Pool
KOSPI-listed firms returned a record ₩52.8 trillion to shareholders in 2024, up 15.9% from a year earlier, as the semiconductor super cycle inflated profits and the number of companies disclosing value-enhancement plans tripled to 329.
NH Investment Bets on H2 ESS Order Surge for Korean Battery Makers
NH Investment & Securities forecasts ESS and EV order surge in H2 2026 will drive earnings upgrades for LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and Korean battery sector peers.
SK On CEO Lee Seok-hee Steps Down After Completing Ford JV Exit; Lee Yong-wook Takes Sole Helm
SK On President Lee Seok-hee is stepping down at end of May 2026 on health grounds after sealing the BlueOval SK dissolution with Ford. Lee Yong-wook takes sole CEO helm as SK On posts ₩349B operating loss in Q1 2026.
K-water Drill Cements KakaoTalk in Korea Disaster Alert
K-water staged a flood-season drill at Soyang Dam on May 28, confirming KakaoTalk (035720.KS) as one of three official channels for alerting downstream residents to dam discharges before Korea's June
LG Energy Solution: $1.6B ESS Deal With DTE Lifts Shares 15%
LG Energy Solution signed a $1.6 billion (₩2.4 trillion) two-year ESS supply contract with DTE Energy for 6 GWh of batteries, sending shares up 15% on May 28.
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.
LG Display Headed for Another Q2 Loss, But Samsung Securities Lifts Target to ₩17,000 on a Restructuring Read
Hanmi Semiconductor Bets KRW 50 Billion on SpaceX, Citing AI and Satellite Demand as Long-Term Growth Rationale
Hanmi Semiconductor (042700.KQ) disclosed a KRW 50 billion open-market purchase of SpaceX shares, equivalent to 7.24% of its shareholders' equity, citing explosive AI and satellite demand as the long-term growth rationale.
Samsung Biologics Unveils Four Drug Delivery Platforms at BIO USA 2026, Targeting Technology Licensing as New Revenue Pillar
Samsung Biologics presented four proprietary drug delivery platforms at BIO USA 2026, signaling a push into technology licensing to diversify revenue beyond contract manufacturing.
KOSPI Nears 8,500 But Record Margin Loans and $74B Foreign Exit Cast Shadow Over June
Korea's benchmark index closed within 24 points of 8,500 on its best weekly gain of 2026, even as margin debt hit a record ₩37.07 trillion and foreign investors marked a 16th consecutive net-selling session.
Samsung, SK Hynix Executives Sitting on ₩101B as Chip Boom Delivers Up to 400% Returns on Self-Held Shares
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix senior executives are sitting on a combined ₩101.2 billion in unrealized stock gains, with return rates reaching 400%-plus for SK Hynix President Cha Sun-yong and 241% for CEO Kwak Noh-jung, as the AI-driven chip supercycle pushes Korean tech valuations to record levels.
Samsung Ships World-First HBM4E Samples; Stock Hits 2026 High as Market Cap Crosses KRW 2,000 Trillion
Samsung Electronics became the first company in the world to ship samples of HBM4E, its seventh-generation high-bandwidth memory, sending shares up 5.84% to a 2018-split high and pushing its market cap above KRW 2,015 trillion for the first time.
Hanwha's KSS-III Docks in Canada as Korea-Germany Showdown Over $42B Submarine Contract Enters Final Stretch
The Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, South Korea's most advanced submarine, arrived at CFB Esquimalt in Victoria, BC on May 23 — the first Korean-built vessel to cross the Pacific — and successfully tested NATO C4I interoperability. The visit anchors Hanwha Ocean's pitch for Canada's $42B Patrol Submarine Project, which pits the KSS-III against Germany's Type 212CD in a contest expected to be decided in late June 2026.
