S. KOREAN STOCK END LOW OVER RISING VALUATION PRESSURE

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• S. Korean stock end low over rising valuation pressure.
• The KOSPI fell 1.38 points, or 0.36 percent,.
• Samsung Electronics stocks lost 1.3 percent to 83,600 won.
• SK Hynix stocks fell 2.78 percent to 140,000 won....

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS FORECASTS OPERATING PROFIT OF $8.3 BILLION IN Q1

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• Samsung Electronics forecasts operating profit of $8.3 billion in Q1.
• Samsung projected its sales at 65 trillion won in the January-March period.
• Samsung projects its chip business to log an operating income below 4 trill...

S. KOREAN STOCKS END HIGH OVER FOREIGN INVESTORS BUYING LOCAL STOCKS

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• S. Korean stocks end high over foreign investors buying local stocks.
• KOSPI rose 10.33 points, or 0.33 percent.
• Samsung Electronics stocks fell 0.47 percent.
• SK Hynix stocks rose 0.35 percent.

S. KOREAN STOCKS FELL OVER INCREASED VALUE OF U.S CURRENCY

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• S. Korean stocks fell over increased value of U.S currency.
• KOSPI fell 8.58 points, or at 0.28 percent.
• Samsung Electronics stocks lost 0.97 percent.
• Naver stocks gained 0.13 percent.

Due to i...

U.S-CHINA TENSION RISE, LEADING S. KOREAN STOCKS TO END LOW ON MONDAY

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• U.S-China tension rise, leading S. Korean stocks to end low on Monday.
• The country’s benchmark KOSPI fell 4.97 points.
• Samsung Electronics stocks closed high 0.12 percent.
• Hyundai Motor stocks closed with...

S. KOREA BECOMES WORLD’S 3RD LARGEST MAKER OF CHIP MATERIALS IN 2020

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• S. Korea becomes world’s 3rd largest maker of chip materials in 2020.
• S. Korea’s semiconductor market grew 3.9 percent in 2020.
• China overtook South Korea to occupy the second spot at $9.76 billion.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS ASKED TO FOLLOW RULES ON EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTION

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• Samsung Electronics asked to follow rules on employment restriction.
• Samsung Group’s independent compliance committee recommended the same.
• Lee is currently serving a 2 1/2-year prison term for bribing then-Presiden...

S. KOREAN STOCKS END LOW OVER WEAK INVESTOR SENTIMENT

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• S. Korean stocks end low over weak investor sentiment.
• The benchmark KOSPI fell 26.48 points.
• Trading volume at KRX was moderate at about 1.1 billion shares.
• Samsung Electronics shares lost 1.21 percent to 81,9...

SAMSUNG DISPLAY TO EXPAND ITS OLED PANELS IN GAMING DISPLAY MARKET

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• Samsung Display to expand its OLED panels in gaming display market.
• Samsung Display is currently used in Asus' Republic of Gamers (ROG) Phone 5.
• The display supports a 120Hz refresh rate for fast frame transitions.

SAMSUNG TO LEAD RESEARCH ON 6G AT THE ITU-R

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• Samsung to lead research on 6G at the ITU-R.
• The team will research on standardization of 6G and commercialization of the same.
• In 2020, Samsung Research released 6G White Paper presenting its views on next-generation com...

SAMSUNG ACHIEVES FASTEST DOWNLOAD SPEED USING 5G AND 4G LTE CONNECTIVITY

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• Samsung achieves fastest download speed using 5G and 4G LTE connectivity.
• The company achieved 5.23 gigabits per second (Gbps) in data speeds.
• Its EN-DC technology enables mobile operators to power up the speeds.
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S. KOREAN STOCKS END HIGHER DUE TO RELAXED INFLATION CONCERNS

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• S. Korean stocks end higher due to relaxed inflation concerns.
• KRX reported that KOSPI rose 30.92 points.
• Samsung Electronics stocks added 1.33 percent.
• SK Hynix stocks gained 2.12 percent.

So...

SAMSUNG BEGINS MASS-PRODUCTION OF THE FIRST POWER EFFICIENT SSD

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• Samsung begins mass-production of the first power-efficient SSD.
• The company’s PM9A3E1.S is based on 6th generation V-NAND chips.
• The SSD supports the standards of OCP.
• The latest SSD is also said to...

S. KOREAN STOCKS END LOW ON WEDNESDAY OVER STRONG SELLING

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• S. Korean stocks end low on Wednesday over strong selling.
• The KRX benchmark KOSPI fell 29.52 points.
• Samsung Electronics stocks lost 2 percent.
• SK Hynix stocks shed 1.89 percent.

South Korean...

S. KOREAN STOCKS END HIGH ON TUESDAY OVER GLOBAL ECONOMIC REBOUND

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• S. Korean stocks end high on Tuesday over global economic rebound.
• KRX reported KOSPI to rise 16.25 points.
• On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics stocks gained 0.83 percent to 84,900 won.
• LG Chem stocks lost 1.21 per...

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS RELEASES NEW BUDGET SMARTPHONES TO INCREASE SALES

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• Samsung Electronics releases new budget smartphones to increase sales.
• On Wednesday, Samsung released the Galaxy A12 with a price of $245 in South Korea.
• The company released the Galaxy M02 on Feb. 2 in India at a price o...

S. KOREA STOCKS END LOW AHEAD OF EXPIRATION OF STOCK OPTIONS

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• S. Korea stocks end low ahead of expiration of stock options.
• KRX reported KOSPI to fall 6.57 points.
• Samsung Electronics lost 0.36 percent.
• Hyundai Motor gained 1.07 percent.

On Tuesday tradi...

S. KOREA STOCKS END LOW ON MONDAY TRADING

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• S. Korean stocks end low on Monday trading.
• KRX reported KOSPI to fall 29.39 points.
• Samsung Electronics shares fell 0.6 percent.
• SK Hynix Inc. shares fell 1.96 percent.

South Korea's benc...

S. KOREA’S MAJOR LISTED FIRMS’ CASH DIVIDENDS ROSE BY 60 PERCENT IN 2020

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• S. Korea’s major listed firms’ cash dividends rose by 60 percent in 2020.
• A survey showed the combined dividends by 124 listed firms to be 30.2 trillion won.
• The net profit of the companies was reported to be ...

S. KOREA’S SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS GUILTY CONVICTIONS OF SAMSUNG EXECUTIVES

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• S. Korea’s Supreme Court upholds guilty convictions of Samsung Executives.
• The former and current executives are accused of sabotaging labor union activities at a subsidiary company.
• Kang Kyung Hoon, a vice presiden...