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Monday 11 May 2026
Samsung strike talks resumed with US$29 billion on the line
Samsung Electronics' labor and management have returned to the negotiating table under South Korean government mediation, as the company faces a planned general strike and a widening...
Friday 8 May 2026
Analysis: Samsung's union fight exposes a fault line in semiconductor investment
A labor dispute at Samsung Electronics is sharpening a debate with implications well beyond South Korea: how semiconductor companies balance worker compensation against the capital-intensive...
Friday 8 May 2026
Samsung workers seek bigger share of AI profits as strike looms

Samsung Electronics is facing mounting pressure from workers seeking a larger share of the AI-driven semiconductor boom, as unions threaten...

Friday 8 May 2026
Aopen posts highest first-quarter profit in 20 years as edge computing sales strengthen
Aopen, an Acer subsidiary, reported its strongest first-quarter operating profit, net profit after tax, and earnings per share for the period in 20 years, citing tighter operational...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
'Chipflation' hits Samsung, boosts Apple results
As soaring memory prices fuel "chipflation," Samsung Electronics and Apple are taking sharply different approaches. Samsung's Mobile eXperience (MX) division is trying to protect profitability...
Friday 1 May 2026
Advantest beats on AI chip testing, cautious outlook dents shares

Japan's Advantest closed its fiscal year with strong results, highlighting how AI-driven chip demand is reshaping semiconductor testing...

Thursday 30 April 2026
Chunghwa Precision Test raises capex as HPC probe card orders hit 30% of sales
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech reported that strong demand from high-performance computing chip customers drove first-quarter 2026 revenue to NT$1.357 billion (US$43 million) and operating...
Thursday 30 April 2026
Samsung Electronics' record chip profits signal strengthening AI memory supercycle
Samsung Electronics reported a sharp increase in first-quarter 2026 profitability, led by its semiconductor division, as AI-driven demand for memory chips continued to accelerate....
Thursday 30 April 2026
Nissan's restructuring yields operating profit, but net loss persists as sales slump
Nissan Motor's three-year Re:Nissan plan is beginning to show results, forecasting operating profit for fiscal 2026 despite falling sales. For international stakeholders, this signals...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
LG Display posts strongest 1Q26 profit in five years, signals end to job cuts

LG Display reported its strongest first-quarter operating profit in half a decade and signaled an end to years of workforce restructuring,...

Friday 24 April 2026
Samsung labor unions rally 40,000 workers, prepares for 18-day strike in May
Three major labor unions at Samsung Electronics held a large-scale protest on the afternoon of April 23 in front of the Pyeongtaek semiconductor campus in South Korea. An estimated...
Thursday 23 April 2026
SK Hynix hits 72% operating margin in Q1, doubling profit quarter-on-quarter
SK Hynix reported its strongest quarterly results on record in the first quarter of 2026, with revenue of 52.58 trillion won (approximately US$37.9 billion), operating profit of 37.61...
Saturday 18 April 2026
Samsung launches voluntary retirement amid chip-device earnings gap

Samsung Electronics has initiated a workforce restructuring through a voluntary retirement program as strong semiconductor earnings contrast...

Friday 17 April 2026
Memory module maker Apacer beats full-year 2025 profit in first quarter, inventory climbs

Memory module maker Apacer Technology reported its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2026, with revenue reaching...

Wednesday 15 April 2026
Samsung's record quarter sparks union standoff, putting global chip market and South Korean economy at stake
Samsung Electronics' union has sharply raised bonus demands after the company reported its best-ever performance in the first quarter of 2026, raising the prospect of strikes that...