Samsung rises to Apple’s primary mobile DRAM supplier for iPhone 17

Samsung Electronics Co. has emerged as Apple Inc.’s largest supplier of mobile memory for the US smartphone maker’s iPhone 17, securing ...

Samsung, SK Hynix to beat TSMC in gross profit margin for memory business

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are expected to surpass global foundry leader Taiwan Sem...

Doosan named preferred bidder for SK Siltron, world's No. 3 chip wafer supplier

Doosan Group has moved a step closer to acquiring SK Siltron Co., the world’s third-largest semiconductor wafer maker, after the engineering-t...

SK weighs Ulsan cracker shutdown as S.Korea’s petrochemical shakeout deepens

South Korea’s drive to restructure its petrochemical industry is entering a pivotal phase as SK Geo Centric Co. is leaning toward shutting a n...

SK seeks to sell AI data center stake for up to $1.4 bn with KKR interested

SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, is seeking to sell up to a 49% stake in an artificial intelligence data center it is buil...

SK On to build LFP battery plant in Korea for ESS output, targeting $13.5 billion govt projects

SK On Co., a major South Korean battery maker, has decided to build the country’s largest domestic production line for lithium iron phosphate ...

Ford, SK On to unwind BlueOval JV amid prolonged EV slump

Ford Motor Co. and South Korea’s battery maker SK On Co. are dismantling one of the most ambitious battery alliances formed during the US EV b...

SK Ecoplant’s IPO push clashes with investor allegations of penalty evasion

SK Ecoplant Co.’s plan to go public next year has met a backlash from its financial investors, who accuse the company of forcing a premature l...

Samsung, SK Hynix stand to win big as Nvidia’s H200 earns US approval for China

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are poised for a multi-trillion-won (multi-billion-dollar) boost after Washington has cleared Nvidia Corp....

SK Hynix mulls treasury-share-backed ADR listing on NYSE in fresh value-up initiative

SK Hynix Inc., one of the world’s top memory chipmakers, is looking into a plan to list American depositary receipts (ADRs) backed by its trea...

SK Hynix eyes mass production of hybrid-bonded NAND by 2027

SK Hynix Inc. is stepping up its move into next-generation flash memory, setting its sights on mass production of its first hybrid-bonded NAND chip ...

Johns Hopkins University, IFEZ to host global biotech innovation summit in Korea

Johns Hopkins University will bring prominent figures from the US and South Korea’s life-science communities together in Songdo on Thursday fo...

Samsung emerges as top HBM supplier for Google's AI chips with 60% share

Samsung Electronics Co. has ramped up high-bandwidth memory (HBM) shipments in the second half of this year, bringing its share of semiconductor use...

Google-Nvidia AI showdown sets up Samsung, SK Hynix as big winners

As Google Inc. steps up its challenge to Nvidia Corp.’s grip on the artificial intelligence accelerator market, the ripple effects are positio...

SK Hynix turns HBM chips into snack chips in playful tie-up with 7-Eleven

If you’ve ever wondered what cutting-edge memory tastes like, SK hynix now has an answer — honey-banana. The chipmaker has teamed up wit...

SK Earthon adds North Ketapang block in drive to create Southeast Asia energy hub

SK Earthon Co. is accelerating its expansion across Southeast Asia’s oil and gas frontiers, securing a fresh stake in a promising Indonesian o...

SK Group sets early 2026 deadline to complete SK Siltron divestment

SK Group is accelerating its efforts to divest SK Siltron Co., the world’s third-largest semiconductor wafer producer, targeting a deal closin...

SK Hynix to ramp up 1c DRAM production 8-fold in 2026

SK Hynix Inc., a crucial supplier of high-bandwidth memory to Nvidia Corp.’s artificial-intelligence processors, is set to boost output of its...

Hyundai, Samsung, SK, LG vow massive domestic investment

South Korea’s top four conglomerates — Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK and LG — are cranking up domestic investment as Asia’s No....

ASML, Samsung, SK Hynix expected to deepen chip technology cooperation

ASML Holding NV, the Dutch tech giant and the world's sole producer of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, is expected to discuss ways t...

Hong Kong’s duality, autonomy under Chinese sovereignty, makes it top arbitration hub: secretary for justice

Hong Kong’s emergence as a leading international arbitration center owes much to a series of institutional reforms, from visa relaxations to f...

SK Hynix’s Q3 profit surges to record $7.9 bn on AI-driven chip demand

SK Hynix Inc. reported record earnings for the third quarter, with operating profit surpassing 10 trillion won ($7 billion) for the first time, driv...

Singapore's family offices increasingly eye investments in Korea

SINGAPORE – Family offices in Singapore are growing more interested in investments in South Korea as Asia’s fourth-largest economy is ex...

Kospi enters uncharted territory, powered by Samsung, SK Hynix, other blue chips

South Korea’s benchmark stock index Kospi climbed above 3,900 points to a fresh record high on Friday, putting the long-anticipated and symbol...

Nvidia’s Huang to join Samsung, SK, Hyundai chiefs for government-led AI talks

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang is set to meet with South Korean government officials and the heads of Samsung Electronics Co., SK...

Korea’s Kospi swings from most heavily sold to market darling; Samsung, SK Hynix lead bull charge

Foreign investors are flooding back into Korean equities, turning the country from one of the most heavily sold markets earlier this year into the m...

Who’s Who of global corporate titans to gather in Gyeongju for APEC CEO Summit

A Who’s Who of global business leaders, from Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang to CATL’s Zeng Yuqun, will visit the South Korean city of...

In the Brooklyn of Seoul, K-eyewear brands battle for global attention

Once home to shoe factories and metal workshops, Seongsu in eastern Seoul has reinvented itself as the city’s most fashionable district.Dubbed...

K-beauty exports surge in Q3, heading for a full-year record; destinations diversified to 205 nations

South Korea’s cosmetics exports are on track to hit another record high this year, powered by surging global demand and a widening market reac...

World’s first leveraged SK Hynix ETF debuts in Hong Kong

A leveraged exchange-traded fund tracking SK Hynix Inc. began trading in Hong Kong on Thursday, marking the world’s first such product linked ...