Samsung Electronics

Chinese chip foundries surge as AI boom drives triple-digit profit growth

13 Aug 2026 - 7:09PM

China’s YMTC breaks into top 3 flash-memory suppliers with 14% market share

13 Aug 2026 - 4:25PM

YMTC-backed fund invests in China’s push for an alternative chipmaking route

Guangzhou-based SOI Micro is developing a low-power logic process aimed at easing reliance on overseas technology while strengthening domestic chip capabilities.

12 Aug 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI start-up ModelBest kicks off pre-IPO tutoring process on mainland

Company says it has hired Citic Securities to guide pre-listing preparation but has not announced further details of plans.

13 Aug 2026 - 9:05AM

South Korea tightens grip on high-risk ETFs as investor losses mount

Regulators are eyeing curbs such as reducing the leverage ratio of single-stock ETFs and raising the minimum investment requirement.

4 Aug 2026 - 8:07AM

From property to portfolios: why Chinese families are walking away from homes

While Chinese families grow cautious, South Korean retail investors use record leverage to chase tech ETFs despite mounting risks.

1 Aug 2026 - 9:00AM

Property’s share of Chinese household assets dropped to 52 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 from 67 per cent in mid-2021, according to a Goldman Sachs report. Photo: Getty

IPO

AI stock rout fells Innolight after mega Hong Kong IPO

Nvidia supplier Innolight declines on its Hong Kong trading debut as once AI-hungry investors turn increasingly nervous about sector’s huge spending plans.

30 Jul 2026 - 5:06PM

Technology

Opinion | In an era defined by AI, can work still be measured by the clock?

From Seoul to Taipei, Tokyo to Beijing, Asia is running a 21st century economy on a labour contract designed for the 20th century.

30 Jul 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

CXMT shock: China’s alternatives punch Micron, SK Hynix shares

Advances in chips, chipmaking equipment and AI models disrupt stocks by threatening the edges of existing leaders, investors say.

29 Jul 2026 - 7:00PM

A view of the ChangXin Memory Technologies headquarters at Konggang Industrial Park in Hefei, in eastern China’s Anhui province, on July 27, 2026. Photo: AFP

CXMT projected to further soar as it narrows gap with Samsung, Micron, SK Hynix

Company’s wafer expansion and AI demand could lift its DRAM share and more than double the stock’s value, analysts say.

27 Jul 2026 - 9:00PM

Workers at a booth for CXMT wait for visitors at the China International Semiconductor Expo in Beijing. Photo: AP

Shaky sentiment: Big Short trader’s bearish AI bets test China’s stock support

Burry’s increasing bearish wagers put pressure on Beijing’s stock market intervention as Moody’s flags mounting debt risks.

27 Jul 2026 - 8:27PM

China’s CXMT soars 466% on debut to become most valuable mainland-listed firm

The DRAM maker saw debut turnover top 140 billion yuan, becoming the first mainland-listed stock to surpass 100 billion yuan in single-day trading.

27 Jul 2026 - 6:19PMvideocam

Smartphones

The latest Samsung folding phones, including new Z Fold 8 to rival Apple

Samsung now offers three Galaxy folding phones, with the Z Fold 8 expected to go head to head with Apple’s inaugural folding iPhone.

24 Jul 2026 - 12:45PM

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 has a 4:3 aspect ratio and is expected to most closely compete with Apple’s inaugural folding iPhone. Photo: The Korea Times

South Korea rethinks Yellow Envelope Act as labour union demands mount

Without clearer boundaries, the revised act could fuel labour disputes and create uncertainty for businesses and the economy, critics warn.

24 Jul 2026 - 12:30PM

Members of the South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions hold signs reading “basic labour rights” during a rally in Seoul on July 16. Photo: EPA

Stocks

Macroscope | Emerging markets have a concentration problem. Investors will have to live with it

Investors nervous about the dominance of South Korean and Taiwanese chipmakers can’t afford to ignore them.

23 Jul 2026 - 5:34PM

South Korean unions push for higher payouts after Samsung’s US$400,000 bonus

What began with workers calling for Samsung and SK Hynix to share profits reaped from the AI boom is spilling over to other industries.

23 Jul 2026 - 10:35AMvideocam

Chinese memory giant CXMT oversubscribed 212 times in mega Shanghai IPO

Nearly 10 million investor accounts apply for a rare listed proxy on Beijing’s semiconductor self-reliance drive.

17 Jul 2026 - 3:00PM

A view of the headquarters of ChangXin Memory Technologies in Hefei, in eastern China’s Anhui province, on July 16. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong tech resilience tested as South Korea’s Kospi slides into bear market

Foreign investors have pulled US$110 billion from Seoul this year, rotating into undervalued Chinese giants as momentum seen slowing for expensive tech stocks.

17 Jul 2026 - 4:29PM

CXMT’s mega IPO draws frenzy from retail investors to DeepSeek founder’s fund

Investors are hoping for a relatively generous allotment rate and sharp gains when the memory-chip maker debuts on Shanghai’s Star Market.

16 Jul 2026 - 8:00PM

Japan

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang seals Japan robotics push after ‘yakitori summit’

Huang has shown his personable side by dining with business partners at local restaurants during his recent visits to other countries.

16 Jul 2026 - 4:52PMvideocam

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang proposes a toast during dinner at an izakaya in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

South Korea’s debt-heavy market could drive global tech volatility, analysts say

China has taken deleveraging actions amid wake-up call from South Korean market volatility.

16 Jul 2026 - 2:00PM

A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) and US dollar exchange rate in Seoul. Photo: AP

US$402,000 bonus splits Samsung device and chip workers as anger, feud mount

A 100-fold compensation gap sparks calls for ‘same company, same rights’ amid soaring profits and discontent.

15 Jul 2026 - 2:43PM

IPO

China’s CXMT valued at US$85 billion in record Shanghai IPO

Chinese DRAM maker is set to raise 57.9 billion yuan (US$8.5 billion), nearly twice the amount earmarked for its investment projects.

15 Jul 2026 - 12:28PM

Meet CXMT’s Zhu Yiming: the man building China’s memory-chip giant

From a Silicon Valley garage to China’s largest DRAM maker and a US$4.4 billion IPO, Zhu reportedly refused pay until CXMT became profitable.

13 Jul 2026 - 6:30PM

Zhu Yiming’s bet that memory-chip production would migrate to China was placed long before he founded CXMT. Photo: Handout

Chinese chipmaker CXMT set for US$4.3b IPO, riding memory boom

Listing would rank behind only SMIC’s on Shanghai’s Star Market, as AI demand boosts memory-chip market.

9 Jul 2026 - 2:49PM

The office of ChangXin Memory Technologies in Hefei, in central China's Anhui province, is seen on October 4, 2024. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Artificial intelligence

AI computing stock panic over Meta rumour ‘erroneous’, analysts say

Fears of AI hardware glut not warranted, as ‘Meta’s data centre and compute procurement will accelerate, not slow down’, SemiAnalysis says.

3 Jul 2026 - 3:06PM