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Korean stock market
LG Innotek shares at new highs, tracking Apple's rise
Shares in LG Innotek Co., a major camera module supplier for Apple iPhones, climbed to a record high on Monday, in stark contrast to the flat wider ...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Galaxy A series: Budget smartphone with advanced features
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled two new Galaxy A series models, targeting price-conscious customers looking for affordable smartphones packed w...
Mar 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Koreans' global shareholdings at record $588.5 bn
South Korean institutional and retail investors sharply raised their risk appetite last year, gobbling up Nasdaq-listed technology stocks such as Te...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung regains top spot in SE Asia smartphone market
Samsung Electronics Co. outpaced Chinese rival Oppo last year to regain the top spot in the smartphone market in four major Southeast Asian countrie...
Feb 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra: Setting new smartphone standard
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced new additions to its Galaxy S series models as the world’s top smartphone maker by volume faces...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek shares surge on anticipation of Apple Car, new iPhone
Shares of Korean companies supplying parts to Apple rose sharply on Thursday. The jump comes on the back of robust iPhone sales and buzz that the ...
Dec 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to produce STMicro's MCUs for use in iPhones
Samsung Electronics Co. has won a foundry order from Switzerland-based STMicroelectronics to produce microcontroller units (MCUs) for use in Apple I...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Samsung launches merged set division as DX; robotics new growth driver
Samsung Electronics Co. has officially launched its new set division, which combines its mobile and consumer electronics businesses into a single un...
Dec 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Samsung’s mobile business renamed MX to highlight user experience
Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday changed the name of its mobile communications business to MX, short for mobile experience, in line with its pursui...
Dec 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung reshuffles three major CEOs, combines mobile and consumer electronics units
Samsung Electronics Co., in a surprise move, has merged its mobile and consumer electronics businesses into a single unit, and replaced chief execut...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
IONIQ 7 to beome home on wheels with LG appliances
Hyundai Motor Co.’s IONIQ 7, its new all-electric sport utility vehicle to be launched in 2024, will be equipped with the home appliances of L...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSoft reclaims throne with new mobile game Lineage W
Lineage W, developed by South Korea’s NCSoft Corp., has swiftly reclaimed the top spot in the country's mobile gaming market just three days s...
Nov 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Huawei, Ericsson or Nokia? Apple or Samsung? US or China? Who’s winning the 5G races?
Once a glimmer in the eyes of executives from Shenzhen to Silicon Valley, 5G now dominates a broad swath of the global supply chain—and the ...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung surprises foundry industry with plan for 2 nm chips
Samsung Electronics Co. caught its global semiconductor competitors off guard last week at the Samsung Foundry Forum 2021 with its announced plan to...
Oct 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Is the Dystopian Hit No One Wanted—Until Everyone Did
SEOUL—South Korea’s dystopian drama “Squid Game” might become Netflix Inc.’s biggest hit ever. But for a dec...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
China power crisis, US tightening chill sentiment on Korea IT sector
Sentiment on the South Korean IT sector has deteriorated on rising US interest rates and a severe shortage of electricity in China. The 10-year US T...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korean startup closer to winning Touch ID patent dispute with Apple
South Korea's Firstface Co. has inched a step closer to winning its patent dispute against Apple Inc., after a US federal appeals court ruled in fav...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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App Developers’ Payments Dilemma: Easier With or Without Apple and Google?
SEOUL—South Korea’s app developers can soon sidestep the digital tollway mandated by Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Goog...
Sep 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Apple Likely Has More App Store Deals to Make
As Apple Inc. works to negotiate its way out of its App Store troubles, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: the technology titan mig...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea curbs in-app payment plans by Google, Apple
The South Korean parliament has passed the world's first bill to banGoogle, Apple Inc. and other app store operators from forcing certain payment sc...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung to ramp up production capacity of foldable devices by 50%
Samsung Electronics Co. will expand the production capacity of foldable devices amid an unexpected global craze over its Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip ...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Upbit dominates S.Korea’s crypto exchange with 80% market share
South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchange market is being dominated by the biggest platform Upbit that holds about 80% of all transactions made in...
Aug 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung launches new 5G foldable phones in 40 countries
Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday officially launched the new models of its high-end smartphones Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 in 40 countries, ...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean millennials rush on Nasdaq and NYSE amid sluggish Kospi
South Korean millennials in their 20s and 30s are rushing to Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) amid skyrocketing real estate prices in t...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Rolex emerges as latest target of S.Korea’s luxury brand fever
Rolex watches are now the latest object of South Korea’s unwavering love for luxury goods. The high demand and limited supply of Rolex watches...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Koreans foreign stock holdings jump to record $545.4 bn
South Koreans’ foreign stock holdings jumped 50% to an all-time high as retail investors sought high returns from US shares whose gains ramped...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung unveils industry’s first 5 nm processor for wearable devices
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new Exynos processor for wearable devices, built with an advanced 5-nanometer extreme ultra-violet (EUV) proc...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Google’s in-app billing system ignites power play among Korean regulators
South Korea’s attempt to prohibit global app store operators from forcing certain in-app payment schemes has hit a bumpy road due to power pla...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean love for foreign stocks tops 100 tn won mark
South Koreans’ appetite for foreign stocks continued to grow with holdings of overseas shares by retail investors exceeding the 100 trillion w...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Inside Samsung: Top level meetings drive ecosystem buildup
Samsung Electronics Co.’s latest strategic focus is setting up its own ecosystem of devices ranging from mobile phones, home appliances to TVs...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)