1+ week, 4+ day ago   (490+ words) 109 entities to be cut, Korea Land and Housing to be split into two The Korean government unveiled a sweeping public-sector overhaul Thursday that aims to merge major state-run power, port and energy companies while splitting housing giant Korea Land and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (491+ words) Blue Ocean suspension affects 18 securities, including popular SOXL and KORU, after trading volumes hit US regulatory thresholds South Korean retail investors are trading some popular US leveraged securities without access to real-time quotes during daytime hours, after Blue Ocean ATS…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (726+ words) HIT Forum speaker Frank Benzimra sees wider investment opportunities on AI gains and governance reforms South Korea’s artificial intelligence rally must expand beyond Samsung Electronics and SK hynix if the country is to achieve broader and more sustainable stock market…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (485+ words) Ha Jung-woo, standing vice chair of the Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, pledged Monday to put execution at the center of Korea’s bid to become one of the world’s top three AI powers. In his inaugural address, Ha…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (390+ words) Samsung Electronics and SK hynix paid a combined 11.21 trillion won ($7.99 billion) in corporate taxes in the first half, up 167 percent from a year earlier, as the AI-driven chip boom translated into higher tax bills. According to regulatory filings Sunday, Samsung…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (477+ words) China’s Yangtze Memory Technologies is forecast to increase NAND wafer output by nearly 25 percent next year, as it seeks to catch up with its Korean rivals, whose major expansions are not expected until 2028. Market tracker Omdia expects YMTC’s annual NAND…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (575+ words) Record shareholder returns may spur dollar selling, but foreign dividend repatriation could limit currency impact The won’s recent rally could gain momentum from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, as their record shareholder returns are expected to trigger billions of dollars…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (639+ words) Samsung begins mass production of 4-nanometer language processing units as Nvidia expands into fast-growing AI inference market Nvidia has begun mass production of its Groq 3 LPX inference accelerator, with Samsung Electronics manufacturing the key chips, raising expectations that the Korean…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (502+ words) Meetings with Samsung and Hyundai chiefs likely to focus on Honam chip cluster, Saemangeum investment and infrastructure hurdles South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is expected to continue discussions with the country’s top business leaders this week as his government…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (549+ words) Korean memory makers stand to benefit as higher costs reach data center buyers Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are gaining further bargaining power in the AI supply chain as rising memory costs feed into prices for Nvidia-based server systems. Bloomberg…...