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September 22, 2023
Broadcom slapped with W1.91b fine for abusing market power in Korea
...ea’s antitrust regulator said Thursday it is imposing a fine of 19.1 billion won ($14.2 million) on US chipmaker Broadcom, along with a corrective order, for its unfair business activities against Samsung Electronics. The move came as the US chipmaker forced Samsung
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September 21, 2023
Late Samsung chairman’s Jindo dog project gets spotlight
Samsung Group late Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s Jindo dog preservation project is getting a renewed spotlight as the group’s guide dog school marks its 30th anniversary this year. According to industry so...nated dozens of dogs for blind people. And the program continues to thrive 30 years ...
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September 20, 2023
[KH Explains] Why Korean battery makers’ mass hiring still ‘not enough’ for tech race
...ttery makers have gone on a hiring spree, and it shows no signs of stopping. LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and SK On have hired thousands of new employees during the first six months of this year al...well, because similar qualifications are required to apply for R&D jobs. Top chipma...
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September 20, 2023
Samsung’s guide dog school marks 30th anniversary
Samsung Group’s guide dog school, which began operations after the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s new management declaration in September 1993, celebrated its 30-year anniversary Tuesday. Samsung held ...airman wrote in his unpublished essay. Tuesday’s ceremony was attended by...
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September 18, 2023
Samsung secures upper hand in patent fight against BOE
Samsung Display has gained an upper hand in its legal fight over patent infringement against its Chinese rival BOE Technology, as the US trade agency backed the Korean firm's claims. On Monday, the ...it a month after the investigation was announced. BOE has fought back, filing a lawsui...
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September 11, 2023
Tax revenue falls on sluggish corporate earnings
...tems from the weakened economy. Korea is largely dependent on corporate taxes, which take up an average of 22 percent of the total national tax income since 2020. For instance, Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics paid 241.2 billion won in corporate taxes in the first half...
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September 11, 2023
Samsung’s H2 open recruitment to start Monday
Samsung Group, South Korea’s top conglomerate, announced Sunday that its official recruitment in the latter half of this year will start Monday, with 20 affiliates joining the massive hiring drive. The key affiliates include Samsung Electronics, Samsung Dis...
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September 08, 2023
M360 APAC makes Seoul debut to explore digital-first future
...boration.” Other major keynote speakers at this year’s M360 APAC include Park Yun-kyu, second vice minister of South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT; Kim Woo-june, head of networks business at Samsung Electronics; China Mobile Chairman Yang Jie; Globe Group President Er...
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September 07, 2023
Samsung CEO confident in competing against TSMC
Samsung Electronics co-CEO Kyung Kye-hyun, who oversees the tech giant’s chips business, expressed confidence in the foundry competition with its archrival, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., in line with the construction of a new chip plant in Taylor, Texas. Kyung visite...
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September 06, 2023
[From the scene] Samsung shows off end-to-end automotive solutions at IAA 2023
MUNICH -- Samsung Electronics, the world’s No. 1 memory chip and smartphone maker, made its official debut at an international motor show, renewing its automotive ambitions as a “total solutions prov...xhibition center, Samsung’s booth was located next to those of i...
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September 05, 2023
Samsung works on energy-saving chips for home appliances
BERLIN -- Samsung Electronics revealed it is developing a new neural processing unit chip for home appliances featuring artificial intelligence, to support them to run on ultra-low energy, at this year's IFA, held in Berlin. With the goal of making smarter home appliances, the ...
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September 04, 2023
Samsung will cement premium market leadership: TV chief
BERLIN -- While the global TV market struggles to move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, Samsung Electronic said it will strengthen its leadership in making larger and more higher-end TVs, as the market ... is leading the market, outpacing its rivals by far," Chung Kang-il, executive vice pre...
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September 02, 2023
Corning starts producing bendable glass in Korea
...onference was also to celebrate its 50 years of business here. The US firm entered the Korean market in the early 1970s with consumer products and TV technology, thanks to its partner of 50 years, Samsung, allowing it to stay in the TV business across the region. The chairman showed ap...
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September 02, 2023
Samsung, LG to boast enhanced connectivity at IFA
At this year’s IFA, Europe’s biggest home appliances trade show, two of South Korea’s tech giants, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, are set to showcase their latest premium products that maximize energy efficiency As the IFA celebrates its 99th anniversary t...
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August 31, 2023
[KH explains] Chipmakers reach out to undergraduates to tackle talent shortage
...than their rivals, but also to secure more tech talent as governments race to build up their chip industry as national security assets. South Korea, home to the world’s top two memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, is no exception. Amid their big push for glob...
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August 29, 2023
Samsung recruiting foreign tech talent to work at Korean operations
Samsung Group's key technology affiliates -- Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display and Samsung SDI -- will hire experienced workers with research and development capabilities from outside the country, according to industry sources on Monday. South K...
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August 28, 2023
‘Samsung needs control tower’: compliance committee chief
Samsung Group is a "massive aircraft carrier" and so it needs a control tower for better efficiency and unity, the chief of the tech giant's compliance committee said in an interview with a local new...e of the captain.” It is not the first time Lee raised the need for a central control...
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August 27, 2023
KT CEO nominee to debut at global leadership conference next month
...ndustry leaders to define the strategy and policy for the next generation of digital nations. Some other speakers from local industry players include Kim Woo-june, head of the network business at Samsung Electronics; Chae Seon-ju, president of ESG and a board member at Naver;...
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August 25, 2023
Naver's HyperClova X AI unrivaled in Hangeul
...o encourage their diversity and grow further with our technology," Choi said. “We hope that the system will be established in a win-win way for content companies and technology companies in the AI data learning process,” she said. “We'll also work with global partners such as Samsung...
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August 23, 2023
New FKI chief vows to ensure transparency to 'clean up dark past' as chaebol rejoin
... Geun-hye. At the time, key member companies, including the country's big four conglomerates -- Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK and LG -- sought to keep a distance from the FKI by terminating membership. ... remained members of the think tank. Among five Samsung affiliates who we...