Mirae Asset Securities customers have reaped over 3.5 trillion won (US$2.61 billion) in capital gains from their overseas stock investments over the past three years. Excluding confirmed capital gains, the unrealized profits from the top 10 holdings of these customers also exceed 3 trillion won.Mira
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has punished U.S. semiconductor company Broadcom for allegedly forcing Samsung Electronics to sign a long-term contract to purchase parts for smartphones.The Korean market watchdog announced on Sept. 21 that it has decided to slap a fine of 19.1 billion won (US
LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics have been recognized by American consumers as the most satisfactory brands in the TV, home appliance, and PC sectors. However, the brand satisfaction of Chinese manufacturers has seen a rapid rise recently, reducing the gap with these market leaders.According t
The French government ordered a halt to sales claiming that Apple’s popular iPhone 12 smartphone, released three years ago, emits radiation levels exceeding allowed standards. The issue is spreading to other European countries, including Germany and Belgium. South Korea’s government has also commenc
Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, visited the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster construction site in Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, on Sept. 15 and described it as “the most strategic and planned project in SK hynix’s history.” SK hynix had previously decided to invest 120 trillion won in 2019 to buil
In the span of a year, bad loans in corporate lending from the five major banks have surged by over 400 billion won (US$300.98 million), heading towards the 3 trillion won mark. With the corporate sector facing economic challenges, there are concerns that the fierce competition in corporate lending
Globally, China is the country with the lowest price of the iPhone 15 base model (128GB). In Turkiye, the most expensive model, the iPhone 15 Pro Max 1 TB costs more than 4.5 million won. In Korea, the iPhone base model (128 GB) has a price tag of 1.25 million won.On Sept. 14, market research firm N
The shareholder return rate of listed companies in South Korea has been revealed to be the lowest among four countries, the others being the United States, Taiwan, and Japan. This low shareholder return rate has resulted in undervalued stock prices prompting the need for activist shareholder-oriente
The Yongin Semiconductor Cluster is facing difficulties in securing stable power supply. The industrial area will include the world’s largest advanced semiconductor production facility and more than 200 fabless, materials, parts and equipment companies.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOT
In the mobile application processor (AP) market, Samsung Electronics has succeeded in making a rebound in market share in the first quarter.Samsung ranked fifth with a seven percent share in the global mobile AP market in the second quarter of this year, according to market research firm Counterpoin
AiiTONE pushed forward the establishment of the branch in Korea with the UAE Royal Family. It is the first time to build the Royal Family Office in overseas countries.Bruce Jeong, the chairman of Middle Investment said at a press meeting held at Josun Palace Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at kyuha.lee@nhqv.com -- Ed.Huawei's new smartphone is receiving strong market attention as the firm has succeeded in developing an advanced in-house chip despite US sanctions. Also, there is a possibility of a slowdown in iP
Despite frozen consumer sentiment in the global market, Samsung Electronics has retained its top position in smartphone market share for Q2. Despite facing a tough challenge from Apple, which plans to release its iPhone 15 series this month, there are expectations that Apple’s product launch might n
According to a recent survey, South Korean companies, which have secured the top position in major industry products and service sectors worldwide, have now risen to the third spot along with Japanese companies in terms of global market share.In its 2022 self-conducted survey of market share in 63 m
SK ecoplant, an environment and energy firm, has secured a contract to provide solid oxide fuel cells (SOEC) to a data center power supply system under construction in Singapore by GDS, China’s largest data center development and operation company.On September 4, SK ecoplant announced its contract w
Samsung Electronics is likely to benefit from disruption of TSMC’s plan to operate its 3-nm process due to Intel’s order delay. With Apple preempting most of TSMC’s 3-nm line, TSMC has become unable to accept foundry orders from other major corporate customers, Qualcomm, AMD, Intel, and others are s
Forecasts indicate that China’s OLED shipments for smartphones will surpass South Korea’s by 2025.According to the “3rd Quarter OLED Market Track” report published by market research firm UBI Research on Aug. 28, the current market share of smartphone OLED shipments for South Korea and China stands
Apple, which has already surpassed Samsung in sales and profitability, is poised to overtake Samsung for the first time in market share by shipments with the iPhone 15 series scheduled to be unveiled in September. This has presented a challenge for Samsung Electronics, which has been the undisputed
Samsung Electronics is partnering with global luxury brand Thom Browne again to market a limited edition of its foldable phone, the Galaxy Z5, against Apple’s iPhone 15 series.According to industry sources on Aug. 24, Samsung Electronics will release Thom Brown editions of the Galaxy Z Fold5 and the
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has conceded a defeat in the five-year-long washing machine war between the United States and Korea, but Korean companies are complaining that a more complicated situation is facing them. Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have been able to increase