SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS ENDED LOW ON FRIDAY OVER VALUATION PRESSURE

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• South Korean stocks ended low on Friday over valuation pressure.
• KRX reported KOSPI to retreat 20.21 points.
• Samsung Electronics stocks lost 1.48 percent to 86,800 won.
• Samsung Biologics moved down 0.25 percent...

S. KOREAN STOCKS END HIGH ON WEDNESDAY OVER AUTO AND TECH STOCKS

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• S. Korean stocks end high on Wednesday over auto and tech stocks.
• The KRX benchmark KOSPI rose 21.89 points.
• Hyundai Motor lost 0.96 percent.
• Samsung Electronics stocks gained 0.23 percent.

Au...

S. KOREAN STOCKS END 2 PERCENT HIGHER ON TUESDAY TRADING

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• S. Korean stocks end 2 percent higher on Tuesday trading.
• KOSPI rose 78.73 points to close at 3,092.66 points.
• Hyundai Mobis spiked 6.65 percent to 345,000 won.
• Samsung Electronics stocks advanced 2.35 percent ...

SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS OPEN LOW ON MONDAY MORNING OVER PROFIT-TAKING

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• South Korean stocks open low on Monday morning over profit-taking.
• The KRX benchmark KOSPI fell 23.77 points.
• Samsung Electronics stocks fell 1.48 percent.
• SK Hynix stocks advanced 1.18 percent.

SOUTH KOREA STOCKS ENDED LOW OVER INVESTORS BOOKING PROFITS

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• South Korea stocks ended low over investors booking profits.
• The KOSPI fell 64.03 points or 2.03 percent.
• Samsung Electronics stocks fell 1.9 percent to 88,000 won.
• LG Chem stocks ended at 3.07 percent to 979,0...

SAMSUNG DEBUTS NEW GALAXY S21 SERIES PHONES FEATURING BTS, LEENALCHI

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• Samsung debuts new Galaxy S21 series phones featuring BTS, Leenalchi.
• The new Galaxy S21 series comes in three models.
• The standard Galaxy S21 will go on sale in South Korea with a price tag of US$910.
• Samsung ...

S. KOREAN STOCKS CLOSE NEARLY FLAT OVER GAINS IN CHIP AND AUTO ISSUES

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• S. Korean stocks close nearly flat over gains in chip and auto issues.
• KOSPI benchmark rose 1.64 points.
• Samsung Electronics stocks were unchanged to 89,700 won.
• SK Hynix lost 1.88 percent.

In...

SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS END HIGH ON WEDNESDAY

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• South Korean stocks end high on Wednesday.
• The South Korean benchmark KOSPI rose 22.34 points.
• Samsung Electronics stocks retreated 0.99 percent.
• SK Hynix stocks rose 3.10 percent.

Investors o...

SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS END LOW AS INVESTORS CASHED IN GAINS

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• South Korean stocks end low as investors cashed in gains.
• Seoul stocks benchmark KOSPI dropped 22.5 points.
• Samsung Electronics stocks retreated 0.44 percent.
• SK Hynix stocks fell 3.01 percent.

S. KOREAN STOCKS OPENED LOW ON ITS MONDAY MORNING TRADING OVER PROFITS

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• S. Koreans stocks opened low on its Monday morning trading over profits.
• The benchmark KOSPI fell by 1.76 points.
• Samsung Electronics shares advanced 3.83 percent.
• Hyundai Motor shares surged 3.83 percent.
...

S. KOREAN STOCKS END HIGH OVER HOPES OF U.S STIMULUS

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• S. Korean stocks end high over hopes of U.S stimulus.
• KOSPI rose at 63.47 points.
• Samsung Electronics advanced at 0.85 percent.
• LG Chem stocks rose at 8.09 percent.

Strong foreign and institut...

S. KOREA’S SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS EXPECTS AN OPERATING PROFIT OF $8.2 BILLION IN Q4 2020

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• S. Korea’s Samsung electronics expects an operating profit of $8.2 billion in Q4 2020.
• From October-December 2020 Samsung projects sales at 61 trillion won.
• Samsung’s mobile unit is expected to post an operati...

S. KOREA’S TOP 100 FIRMS RECORD SURGE IN THEIR MARKET VALUE OVER PAST 5 YEARS

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• S. Korea’s top 100 firms record surge in their market value over past 5 years.
• The combined market capitalization of these firms stood at US$1.61 trillion.
• Samsung Electronics Co. market value remains at the top wit...

S. KOREAN FIRMS TO SHOWCASE NEW INNOVATIONS AT CES 2021 IN ONLINE EXHIBITION

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• S. Korean firms to showcase new innovations at CES 2021 in online exhibition.
• The firms have been sponsored by Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc.
• More than 1,950 firms will be taking part in CES 2021.
...

S. KOREA EXPECTS EXPORTS OF CHIPS TO TOP AT US$100 BILLION IN FY 2021

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• S. Korea expects exports of chips to top at US$100 billion in FY 2021.
• The expected projection is said to increase by 10.2 percent on-year to $109.3 billion in 2021.
• The country’s two leading memory chipmakers are S...

SAMSUNG, HYUNDAI AND LG IN CSR INITIATIVE DONATE BLINDLY FOR A GOOD CAUSE

• Samsung, Hyundai, LG and other conglomerates here are abiding by their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities by bolstering their support for the community as many people are experiencing difficult times amid the COVID-19 pandemic, industry sources said Wednesday.
• The...

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS BEEFS UP VICE-PRESIDENT CADRES TO RESPOND TO BUSINESS REALITIES INSIGHTFULLY

• Samsung Electronics said Friday that it has stepped in to bring in its largest-ever set of executive promotions by more than clearly doubling the number of vice presidents.
• This it indulged in to improve the firm's reactive agility in responding to the rapidly-changing busi...

TSMC WIDENS THE CHASM WITH SAMSUNG DOING EXPONENTIAL SALES IN 5-NM CHIP PRODUCTION

• In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, global foundry companies are expected to see their sales grow exponentially in 10 years in 2020.
• Market research firm TrendForce forestalled on Nov. 19 that global foundry sales will increase 23.8 percent in 2020 from the previous year.
...

TSMC BEATS SAMSUNG COMPREHENSIVELY IN CHIP MANUFACTURING RACE

• A media report from Taiwan concluded  that TSMC, the world’s No. 1 foundry based in Taiwan, has brought in advance more than half of  EUV lithography equipment that will be manufactured by ASML of the Netherlands in 2021.
• The reason Samsung is investing in EUV l...

SAMSUNG AFFILIATES REJOINDER TO GO GREEN AND ABJURE COAL-POWER BUSINESSES

• Financial subsidiaries of South Korea’s largest multinational Samsung Group announced Thursday that they would put an end to investment projects linked to coal-power businesses as part of their goal to run operations in an environmentally mature and responsible manner.
• Sa...