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Korea's chip irony: record Samsung Elec shares and mass workers rally
PYEONGTAEK, April 23 (AJP) -On the same day the KOSPI scaled a record high and South Korea posted its strongest quarterly growth in five years, tens of thousands of workers at the very heart of that boom took to the streets — protesting what they called a widening gap between record profits and compensation. “Even at this very moment, our colleagues are leaving,” shouted Thursday Woo Ha-kyu
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Chips carry Korea's Q1, but Gulf fallout looms large
SEOUL, April 23 (AJP) — From the headline, South Korea’s economy looks robust — gross domestic product posting its strongest growth in more than five years while chipmakers log staggering margins nearing 70 percent. But beneath the surface, the expansion is widely seen peaking, exposing structural fault lines from overreliance on a single sector and mounting inflationary pressure. Ac
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SK hynix redefines chip profit with 72% margin on HBM supremacy
SEOUL, April 23 (AJP) -Regardless of the headline figures, SK hynix reigns as the most profitable chipmaker in the world and will likely stay so through the year as it consolidates leadership in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) critical to the AI transition through aggressive spending from its enhanced firepower. The Korean pure-play memory maker said it will test upgraded HBM4E prototypes in the second half for pote
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Seoul pushes for wartime command transfer as U.S. urges caution on timeline
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Japan's arms export shift tests Korea's security calculus amid regional buildup
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Tariffs and rising costs bite Hyundai despite record quarterly revenue
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INTERVIEW: Malaysia has a key role in Korea's post-Gulf energy redesign: envoy
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Chip rally, GDP surprise drive KOSPI to fresh record high
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Text-hispters indulge in reading trend in Seoul
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Samsung Elec's Pyeongtaek campus - protest instead of celebration of chip boom
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After rare catch, Han River survey sets sights on new discovery
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Cash-strapped artists recount struggles with red tape at forum in Seoul
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20,000 Farmers rally in Yeouido against agricultural cooperatives act revision
Entertainment
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Samsung heiress' ex-husband serving jail term in bizarre case involving shaman girlfriend
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BTS' song tops Billboard global charts for fourth straight week
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K-pop band NCT WISH heat up Seoul dome stadium with encore concert
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K-pop identity and global expansion take center stage at Kookmin University special lecture
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Horror film emerges as surprise box-office draw
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Han Kang leads Korea's book market for a decade
