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Samsung's chip division just printed a record profitSamsung's semiconductor unit posted its strongest quarterly profit on record, driven by memory chip prices that have been climbing all year on AI datacentre demand. Korean equities swung higher on …Samsung and SK Hynix's $1.3 trillion bet is a commitment to Korean semiconductor dominance that dwarfs any Western industrial policyA combined ten-year investment pledge of $1.3 trillion from Samsung and SK Hynix is the kind of number that makes the UK's semiconductor strategy look like a rounding error. The capital is targeted…Samsung's 48,000 workers call off strike after last-minute AI profit dealSamsung's largest union suspended an 18-day strike threat after reaching a tentative pay deal that gives workers a bigger slice of the company's AI windfall. The dispute centered on bonuses tied to…Korea's won weakens despite 150% Kospi surge on AI chip boomSouth Korea's Kospi surged over 150% in the past year on AI semiconductor demand, but the won hit 1,449 per dollar as Korean investors bought more US AI stocks than foreigners bought Korean chips. …Samsung hits $1tn valuation then loses $110bn in daysSamsung became Korea's first trillion-dollar company on February 26, briefly ranking 12th globally before shedding $110 billion in market value within days of the milestone. The surge to 218,000 KR…Samsung heir indicted for succession fraud as dynasty crumblesSouth Korean prosecutors indicted Lee Jae-yong for manipulating a 2015 merger between Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T to secure control "at the lowest possible cost." Ten other executives face cha…South Korea hits record high on AI semiconductor surgeThe KOSPI closed at an all-time high as Samsung and SK Hynix rode AI chip demand to double-digit gains. Samsung's memory division reported 40% revenue growth quarter-over-quarter, driven entirely b…Korean stocks surge 6.8% as Iran war fears recedeSouth Korea's Kospi jumped over 6.8% with Samsung and SK Hynix each rising more than 10% as Trump's ceasefire announcement lifted the extreme energy vulnerability weighing on Asian markets. The ral…