Bill Gates is planning to visit South Korea as early as next month for meetings with Prime Minister Han Seong-sook, industry sources said Wednesday. Gates' team recently requested a meeting with the p…
Semiconductor workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea won significant contract gains after a credible strike threat this spring, securing the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of dollars in bo…
Major Korean conglomerates including Hanwha, Hyundai, Samsung, SK, LG and Doosan announced a combined 312 trillion won ($204 billion) in investment plans for the Yeongnam region, targeting AI, robotic…
Samsung Group and SK Group's chipmaking units face fresh calls to share excess profits after committing 4,755 trillion won to semiconductor and AI infrastructure. Politicians propose profit-sharing me…
SK Group retained the top spot in operating profit over Samsung Group in 2025, reporting 50.19 trillion won ($32.2 billion), driven by SK hynix's strong performance amid an AI-driven semiconductor sup…
South Korea unveiled three flagship megaprojects—semiconductors, physical AI, and AI data centers—backed by over 1,350 trillion won in planned investment, but faces challenges in securing workforce an…
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix will invest 800 trillion won ($585 billion) to build a semiconductor complex in southwestern Korea, part of a government-private sector initiative to boost AI infrastr…
South Korean stocks rebounded after Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announced massive investment plans during a government briefing, with the Kospi recovering from a 3.4% drop to close down just 0.2%…
South Korea expects 550 trillion won ($380 billion) in private-sector investment for AI data centers, chips, and other technologies, led by Samsung Group and SK Group. Samsung plans over 1,000 trillio…
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will announce three national projects on June 29 targeting semiconductors, AI data centers, and robotics, with Samsung Group expected to commit up to 1,000 trillio…
Samsung Group and SK Group will announce up to 2,000 trillion won ($1.3 trillion) in decade-long investments at a presidential briefing on June 29, including new semiconductor fabs in Gwangju and an A…
Samsung Group plans to invest $646 billion over the next decade in semiconductors and AI data centers, marking one of the largest corporate investment commitments in South Korea's history. The investm…
Samsung Group is reportedly planning a long-term investment of up to 1,000 trillion won ($646 billion) in semiconductors, AI, batteries, and displays, aiming to expand South Korea's industrial base be…