Samsung CEO says company will pursue deals as it struggles for growth SUWON: Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it is looking at major deals to drive growth as it faced tough... Published 19 Mar, 2025 10:57am
Business & Finance Samsung Electronics’ union in South Korea approves 5.1% wage hike SEOUL: Samsung Electronics’ main union in South Korea voted in favour of a wage increase deal on Wednesday, the... Published 05 Mar, 2025 11:50am
Business & Finance Samsung Electronics to cancel $2.11 billion worth of own shares SEOUL: Samsung Electronics has decided to cancel 3.05 trillion won ($2.11 billion) worth of its own shares that it... Published 18 Feb, 2025 08:16am
World South Korea holds emergency meeting on Trump’s potential steel tariffs SEOUL: South Korea’s Industry Ministry said on Monday it held an emergency meeting with steelmakers in Seoul to... Published 10 Feb, 2025 12:05pm
Business & Finance Samsung sees limited first-quarter earnings growth due to weak chips business SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Friday it expected limited first-quarter earnings growth due to weak memory chip... Published 31 Jan, 2025 08:23am
Business & Finance SK Hynix profit surpasses Samsung, but shares dip on lower memory chip demand SEOUL: South Korea’s SK Hynix forecast sales of its high-end semiconductors used in generative artificial... Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:40am
Technology Samsung unveils AI smartphones with Qualcomm chips, teases slimmer Galaxy phones SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its newest Galaxy S25 smartphones, powered by... Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:28am
Business & Finance Samsung Q4 profit outlook misses estimates by large margin as chip issues drag SEOUL: Samsung Electronics released on Wednesday a fourth-quarter operating profit estimate that missed analyst... Published 08 Jan, 2025 12:24pm
Technology Sapphire Electronics to manufacture & assemble Samsung products in Pakistan Sapphire Electronics (Pvt) Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited (RCML), has announced its... Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:54pm
World South Korea rushes to stabilise markets after Yoon’s martial law bid SEOUL: South Korea’s finance ministry said on Wednesday it was ready to deploy “unlimited” liquidity into financial... Published 04 Dec, 2024 01:24pm
Markets Thai baht gains as GDP growth beats estimates; Asia FX off to muted start The Thai baht inched higher on Monday, outperforming most other emerging market currencies in Asia, after the... Published 18 Nov, 2024 10:07am
Business & Finance Samsung Electronics shares hit 4-year lows on Trump risks, AI chips SEOUL: Shares in Samsung Electronics , the world’s top memory chip maker, fell on Wednesday to their lowest level in... Published 13 Nov, 2024 12:14pm
Business & Finance Samsung Q3 operating profits soar to $6.6bn, miss forecast SEOUL: South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said Thursday that its operating profits soared 277 percent on-year to... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance Samsung to focus on high-end chips to improve earnings after disappointing results SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said it would focus on producing high-end chips to improve profitability after reporting... Published 31 Oct, 2024 09:46am
Business & Finance Samsung third-quarter forecast misses expectations SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it expected third-quarter profits to jump almost three-fold, but fell short... Published 08 Oct, 2024 12:02pm
World ‘No work, no pay,’ Samsung warns striking Indian workers as row escalates CHENNAI: Samsung Electronics has warned its striking workers in southern India they will not receive wages if they... Published 20 Sep, 2024 03:49pm
World Indian police detain 100 Samsung workers, union leaders NEW DELHI: Indian police have detained around 100 striking workers and union leaders protesting low wages at a... Published 16 Sep, 2024 10:31am
Technology Samsung Electronics plans global job cuts of up to 30% in some divisions, sources say SEOUL/NEW DELHI: Samsung Electronics , the world’s top maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips, is cutting up to... Published 11 Sep, 2024 03:11pm
Business & Finance Samsung faces rare employee backlash in India SRIPERUMBUDUR (India): Samsung Electronics’ production at a key plant in southern India was disrupted for a second... Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am
Technology Samsung Electronics Q2 shows fastest growth in over a decade SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it registered its fastest growth since 2010, with operating profits... Published 31 Jul, 2024 09:58am
Technology Samsung Electronics workers to strike on July 8-10, union official says SEOUL: A workers’ union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea has called a strike for July 8-10, a union official... Published 02 Jul, 2024 11:43am
World Samsung Electronics workers’ union announces first strike SEOUL: A major union representing tens of thousands of people at South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said... Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am
Technology Leading AI firms pledge ‘responsible’ tech development SEOUL: Some of the world’s biggest tech companies pledged to work together to guard against the dangers of... Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am
Technology Samsung says AI to drive technology demand in second half after strong Q1 SEOUL: Samsung Electronics forecast demand for artificial intelligence would hold strong and tighten supply of some... Published 30 Apr, 2024 10:26am
Markets South Korean shares track Wall Street lower, set for weekly loss SEOUL: Round-up of South Korean financial markets: South Korean stocks gain on US Fed comments South Korean shares... Published 05 Apr, 2024 11:03am
Business & Finance Samsung flags 10-fold rise in first-quarter profit as chip prices recover SEOUL: Samsung Electronics estimated on Friday its first-quarter operating profit would rise more than 10-fold,... Published 05 Apr, 2024 10:30am
Technology Samsung to use tech favoured by SK Hynix as AI chip making race heats up SEOUL: Samsung Electronics plans to use a chip making technology championed by rival SK Hynix, five people said, as... Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am
Technology Samsung Elec expects $100mn or more sales from advanced chip packaging business SEOUL: Samsung Electronics expects $100 million or more of revenue from its next batch of advanced chip-packaging... Published 20 Mar, 2024 10:35am
Technology Meta’s Zuckerberg to meet Samsung chief, discuss AI in South Korea SEOUL: Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is planning to visit South Korea to meet Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee... Published 21 Feb, 2024 10:08am
Technology Samsung sees tech devices demand recovering in 2024 after record chip loss SEOUL: Samsung Electronics flagged a continued recovery in memory chips and tech demand in 2024, after reporting a... Published 31 Jan, 2024 11:08am