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Shareholder group files complaints targeting minister, chip CEOs over bonuses

A shareholder rights group accused Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon and the heads of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix of unlawfully handling employee bonus deals tied to union negotiations.

2026.7.22

The entrance to Samsung Electronics' office in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on March 18 [NEWS1]

SK hynix shares have jumped over 99% this year. Why haven't Samsung's?

A widening gap in stock prices between Samsung Electronics and SK hynix shares is raising concerns among investors as the two memory giants diverge sharply in performance.

2026.5.3

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A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi's closing level on March 18. [NEWS1]

Gangnam men in their 50s are Korea's largest investors, says KSD data

Gangnam style? More like Gangnam investor style. Men in their 50s living in southern Seoul's trendy Gangnam District held the largest stock assets in the country, according to recent data.

2026.3.18

Number of Korean stock shareholders reaches nearly 15 million in 2025: Data

The number of shareholder entities of Korea-listed stocks last year reached nearly 15 million, according to market data on Wednesday. The number of shareholders of 2,727 companies listed on the local stock market reached 14.6 million.

2026.3.18

K-pop boy band BTS members Jimin, V and Jungkook [JOONGANG ILBO]

BTS's Jimin, V and Jungkook named to Korea's top 100 richest shareholders under 30 list

Boy band BTS members Jimin, V and Jungkook were named on the list of Korea’s top 100 richest shareholders under the age of 30. As of Friday, each member holds 68,385 shares HYBE, valued at approximately 21.4 billion won ($14.8 million).

2025.12.25

Theborn Korea CEO Paik Jong-won attends a press conference at Space Share Gangnam in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on March 28. [YONHAP]

Theborn Korea CEO Paik Jong-won pledges to fund consultative group with own money

Paik Jong-won, CEO of Theborn Korea, pledged to use his personal funds to finance the company's mutual benefit consultative group amid the company's controversies by taking out a loan of 12 billion won using his private shares as collateral.

2025.9.2

Samsung Electronics headquarters in Seocho-gu, western Seoul on April 30 [NEWS1]

Foreign ownership of Samsung climbs back above 50 percent in Korean stock market

Foreign ownership of Samsung Electronics has climbed back above 50 percent in the Korean stock market, while retail investors favored SK hynix this month, the main bourse said Sunday.

2025.7.20

SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung speaks during an annual general meeting on March 27 in Icheon. [YONHAP]

SK hynix says some customers brought forward orders ahead of U.S. tariffs

SK hynix reports order increases due to potential U.S. tariffs on semiconductor imports.

2025.3.27

Revising the Commercial Act for what and whom

But these mechanisms should be installed in the Capital Markets Act instead of the Commercial Act.

2024.11.24

Remove the ambiguity of the revision first

Shareholders can be protected only when companies play their due role.

2024.6.26