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Environment Minister Kim Sung-whan, left, inspects dam operation at Seomjin River in North Jeolla on June 17.

Gov't rejects water shortage concerns involving planned chip hubs in Gwangju-South Jeolla

Officials dismissed concerns involving water shortages at the planned semiconductor complexes in Gwangju and South Jeolla, saying that they could secure more than 1 million tons of industrial water per day.

2026.6.28

Samsung tops global chipmakers with nearly 90 trillion won in investment

Samsung Electronics invested nearly 90 trillion won in capital spending and research in 2025, the most among the world’s top 10 chipmakers.

2026.6.10

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Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on May 22 [NEWS1]

Samsung union begins vote on tentative wage deal

Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics began voting Friday on a wage deal following a last-minute agreement that averted potential disruptions to the global supply chain.

2026.5.22

Choi Seung-ho, head of the Samsung Electronics chapter of the Samsung Group United Union, leaves the Sejong Government Complex in the early hours of May 20 after mediation talks scheduled for May 19 ended without a deal. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Samsung, labor to resume negotiations in last-ditch effort to avoid general strike

Samsung Electronics and its union will return to the negotiating table at 10 a.m. Wednesday, after two days of deadlocked marathon talks failed to avert the threat of a general strike.

2026.5.20

Samsung running out of options as strike looms and gov't cautiously weighs stronger involvement

Samsung Electronics is running out of time and options to prevent a full-scale strike, as negotiations with its labor union once again ended deadlocked and without an agreement — just eight days before the planned walkout.

2026.5.13

The SK Hynix headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi [YONHAP]

SK hynix CEO says company on track but warns of rising uncertainties in 2nd half of the year

The head of SK hynix said the Korean chipmaker is on track to meet its business targets for the year but warned that uncertainties are likely to grow in the second half due to evolving U.S. trade policies, industry sources said Wednesday.

2025.6.11

Representatives from the Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco), the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Samsung Electronics pose for a photo at Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek semiconductor manufacturing plant in Gyeonggi on Tuesday. [KEPCO]

Kepco to cooperate with Samsung to power $226 billion chip hub

As Samsung Electronics is set to build a 300 trillion won chip cluster in Yongin, Gyeonggi, by 2042, the chipmaker will cooperate with the Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) to secure a stable electricity supply for the complex site.

2023.9.12

Samsung Electronics' chip factory in Xian, China. [SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS]

Former Samsung executive charged for leaking secrets in China

A former Samsung Electronics executive has been charged for allegedly leaking at least 300-billion-won ($232.7 million) worth of trade secrets to build a copycat chip factory in China.

2023.6.12

Micron ban stimulates foreign investment in semiconductors

Foreign investors are buying a record amount of Korean stocks, especially in the semiconductor sector, after China's ban on U.S.-based chipmaker Micron Technology provided Korean chipmakers an opportunity to fill that market gap, despite U.S...

2023.5.30

Screens display the logos of Microsoft and OpenAI. Microsoft extended on January 23 its partnership with with OpenAI, the research lab and creator of ChatGPT, in a ″multiyear, multibillion dollar investment″ [AFP]

Local tech stocks boosted by U.S. market after Lunar New Year break

Korea’s tech stocks, both big and small, received a major boost Wednesday following the Lunar New Year holiday, taking a positive cue from the U.S. stock market that saw large gains from chip companies over the break.

2023.1.25