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Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia said on Friday it expected ‌operating profit for the April-June quarter ‌to reach 1.3 trillion yen ($8.20 billion) as the ​artificial intelligence boom boosts chip demand. The maker of NAND flash memory chips reported operating profit rose 92.7% to 870.4 billion ‌yen in the ⁠year ended March, beating estimates. Kioxia said it is preparing to ⁠list American depositary shares on a U.S. exchange to grow its investor base.

Samsung Electronics' South Korean labour union said on Friday it remained committed to a planned strike starting next week, even after the company proposed resuming ‌pay talks without conditions, sending shares down as much as 5.9%. Analysts attributed the share decline to growing uncertainty over the potential impact of a strike on production and concerns about Samsung's ability to meet its commitments to customers. "There appears to be rising concerns over delivery reliability if ‌the strike takes place and sentiment that rivals ⁠could benefit from the uncertainty," said Ryu Young-ho, a senior analyst at NH Investment & Securities.

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Samsung Electronics' South Korean labour union said on Friday the ‌tech company had proposed resuming talks ‌without conditions, days after government-mediated negotiations over pay and ​bonus schemes collapsed. Samsung Electronics shared a statement confirming ⁠its offer of unconditional talks, though it did not immediately provide further comment. Samsung's union said ​on Thursday ​it would sit ​down for talks if ‌the company presented a detailed proposal addressing the union's demands by 0100 GMT on Friday.

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Samsung Electronics on Thursday proposed that its South Korean labour union resume pay talks after government-mediated negotiations fell apart, a ‌union leader said, citing a letter from the company. South Korea's Labour Commission also ‌called on the two sides to hold another round of government-mediated talks on Saturday in a bid to avert ​a threatened lengthy strike. "There is no reason to continue the dialogue without institutionalisation and transparency," union representative Choi Seung-ho said in response to the letter, referring to the union's demand for an overhaul of Samsung's bonus scheme.

Samsung Electronics on Thursday proposed that its South Korean labour union ‌resume pay talks after government-mediated negotiations fell ‌apart, a union leader said, citing a letter from the company. South ​Korea's Labour Commission also called on the two sides to hold another round of government-mediated talks on Saturday in a bid to avert a threatened lengthy ‌strike. "There is no ⁠reason to continue the dialogue without institutionalisation and transparency," union representative Choi Seung-ho ⁠said in response to the letter, referring to the union's demand for an overhaul of Samsung's bonus ​scheme.

SK Hynix is on the verge of topping a $1 trillion market value, just weeks after Samsung Electronics crossed the milestone, ‌as strong demand for artificial intelligence places South Korea at the heart ‌of Asia's AI boom. SK Hynix shares have risen more than 200% this year, after rising an eye-watering ​274% in 2025, driven by AI-related demand for both conventional memory chips and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in AI servers. If SK Hynix joins Samsung above the trillion-dollar threshold, South Korea would become the first country outside the United States to have more than ‌one trillion-dollar company.

Micron wiped out roughly $100 billion in market value at Tuesday's low, and chip bulls still bought the dip.

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Samsung Electronics’ talks with its labor union failed to reach an agreement over how the company’s massive profits are distributed, raising the likelihood of a strike next week.

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Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday ‌it regretted the collapse ‌of pay deal talks with its ​South Korean union, flagging concerns that it could heighten anxiety among employees, shareholders ‌and the ⁠public. The company said it would continue efforts ⁠to prevent a worst-case scenario through what it ​described as "sincere ​dialogue" ​with the union. The ‌union leader said earlier on Wednesday that it failed to reach a pay deal with the company, ‌warning that more ​than 50,000 workers ​could ​go ahead with ‌a full strike for ​18 ​days from May 21 that threatens to disrupt ​production ‌of AI and other chips.

Samsung Electronics' labour union in South Korea said on Tuesday it would walk out ‌of ongoing pay negotiations if no mediation proposal was ‌offered within two hours. The company is sticking to its proposal of assigning 10% of operating profit to a performance bonus pool, union representative Choi Seung-ho told reporters. He ‌said it has been ⁠waiting for a mediation proposal for three hours.

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Investing.com -- Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) shares rose 5.75% Monday as labor unrest at Samsung Electronics and supply constraints drove optimism, with Deutsche Bank setting a $1,000 price target for the memory-chip maker, matching the Street high.

<body><p>STORY: :: This video contains flashing images</p><p>British pop star Dua Lipa has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics.</p><p>She's seeking at least $15 million in damages...</p><p>and is accusing the South Korean tech giant of using her image without permission to market its television sets.</p><p>The lawsuit alleges that Samsung featured a copyrighted image of the pop star on the front of cardboard boxes containing televisions for retail sale...</p><p>enabling the company to benefit from what seemed like her endorsement of the product.</p><p>The suit was filed on Friday in the California federal court.</p><p>A spokesperson for Samsung Electronics declined to comment, saying it was unable to comment on pending litigation.</p><p>Dua Lipa's lawyers didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on the case.</p><p>Besides copyright and trademark infringement, Dua Lipa has accused Samsung Electronics of breaching publicity rights.</p><p>Lipa's lawyers have attached screenshots of social media postings and comments in the filing.</p><p>One of these screenshots shows a fan commenting that they would get the TV, quote, "just because Dua is on it."</p></body>

Asian stocks were mixed Monday after Wall Street set more records, and oil surged more than 4% following U.S. President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s response to the latest U.S. proposal on ending the war in Iran. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.4% to 62,486.84 after briefing reaching another record high in intraday trading at above 63,300. Technology-related stocks and growing artificial intelligence-related interest have supported markets in Japan and South Korea despite the Iran war, with the Nikkei 225 and Kospi rising more than 10% and 30%, respectively, over the past month.

By Rhea Rose Abraham May 10 (Reuters) - British pop star Dua Lipa has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics seeking at least $15 million in damages, ‌accusing the South Korean tech giant of using her image without ‌permission to market its television sets. The lawsuit alleges that Samsung featured a copyrighted image of the ​pop star on the front of cardboard boxes containing televisions for retail sale, enabling the company to benefit from what seemed like her endorsement of the product.

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Samsung Electronics' union said on Friday it will enter a ‌mediation process with the company on ‌May 11 and 12 over a wage dispute that ​has threatened to escalate into a full-blown strike at the company. Negotiators from the union, management and the government met on Friday, with Labour Ministry officials pledging "full support" for talks between the two sides, the union said. Shares of Samsung Electronics jumped ‌2.6% in after-hours trading ​in Seoul.

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