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  (2nd LD) SK hynix Q1 net profit sharply up on strong chip biz

  (ATTN: ADDS more details from 6th para, photo; TRIMS)By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc. reported strong first-quarter earnings Wednesday on the back of robust chip demand for servers despite being in the traditionally low season
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  (LEAD) SK hynix Q1 net profit sharply up on strong chip biz

  (ATTN: RECASTS throughout with details; ADDS photo; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc. reported strong first-quarter earnings Wednesday on the back of robust chip demand for servers despite being in the traditionally low seaso
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  Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 special edition sold out on Pokemon craze

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Z Flip3 Pokemon Edition sold out within minutes of its release in South Korea, tracking the recent runaway success of the Pokemon sticker-bread duo on the company's h
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  LG-owned ZKW to supply smart digital lighting for luxury SUV Range Rover

  SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Austrian automotive light maker ZKW Group, a subsidiary of South Koran tech giant LG Electronics Inc., said Thursday that it will supply smart digital lighting for the all-new Range Rover.The lighting system comes with sig
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  Regulator to impose fines on tech giants refusing probe

  By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's telecommunication regulator said Wednesday that it will impose fines on companies refusing to comply with a probe into the violation of a revised law banning app store operators from forcing
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  (News Focus) Macro conditions dim prospects for Samsung shares in near future

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s estimate-beating earnings seem not to be enough to calm investors who remain wary over headwinds from rising inflation, rate hikes and geopolitical risks, analysts said Tuesday.
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  Samsung hires former Intel supercomputer lead as head of U.S. systems architecture lab

  SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. has hired a supercomputer expert from Intel to lead its systems architecture lab in the United States, sources said Thursday.Samsung hired Robert Wisniewski as a senior vice president and chief arch
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  S. Korean regulator starts review of Microsoft takeover deal

  SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator said Thursday it has started to review the proposed deal by U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. to buy leading U.S. game developer Activision Blizzard.The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) s
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  Samsung opens store in Argentina's southernmost city of Ushuaia

  SAO PAULO, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Global tech powerhouse Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has opened an outlet in Argentina's southernmost city of Ushuaia.The store, which opened Friday, carries Samsung's Galaxy S22 smartphone, the Galax
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  S. Korea, Israel agree to co-develop robot technologies

  SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Israel agreed Tuesday to invest US$5.3 million in the joint development of robot technologies in an effort to boost technological cooperation, Seoul's industry ministry said.The two countries announced
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  (2nd LD) Samsung Electronics sees estimate-beating 50.3 pct jump in Q1 profits on brisk chip, mobile biz

  (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 10-11, last 2 paras; TRIMS)By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it is likely to report its best first-quarter earnings in four years on the back of solid chip and mobile dem
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  KT to spend 500 bln won on original content over 3 yrs

  By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Thursday that it plans to invest 500 billion won (US$410 million) over the next years to expand its lineup of intellectual property in media content.As par
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  (LEAD) Kakao Mobility to invest 50 bln won to support biz partners

  (ATTN; CHANGES photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea's leading taxi-hailing firm, said Thursday that it will invest 50 billion won (US$41 million) to support its business partners to spearhead shared gro
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  Kakao Mobility to invest 50 bln won to support biz partners

  By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea's leading taxi-hailing firm, said Thursday that it will invest 50 billion won (US$41 million) to support its business partners to spearhead shared growth.The investment is
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  (LEAD) Samsung Electronics sees estimate-beating 50.3 pct jump in Q1 profits on brisk chip, mobile biz

  (ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS more details in paras 5-6, last 11 paras, photo)By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it is likely to report its best first-quarter earnings in four years on the back of solid ch
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  Samsung Electronics estimates 50.3 pct rise in Q1 profits on brisk chip, mobile biz

  SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it is likely to report its best first-quarter earnings in four years on the back of solid chip and mobile demand.In its earnings guidance, the South Korean tech giant estimated its oper
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  Kakao to spend 300 bln won to support small biz partners

  By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 6 (Yonahp) -- Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's top mobile messenger KakaoTalk, said Wednesday it will spend 300 billion won (US$246 million) over the next five years to support small business partners.The proj
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  Galaxy S22 sales expected to top 1 million in S. Korea this week

  SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday the sales of its latest Galaxy S series are expected to surpass 1 million units in South Korea later this week, two weeks faster than its predecessor did. The Galaxy S22 series was lau