South Korean stocks jumped more than 2 percent Monday as investors scooped up Samsung Electronics' shares on the chip giant's massive buyback plan. The Korean won rose against the US dollar. The ben... 101,900 won and the state-run Korea Gas Corp. increased 4.08 percent to 42,100 won. Leading non-life insurer Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance surged 10.48 percent to 369,000 won, and F&B giant Nongsh...

Shares of Samsung Electronics continued to gain Monday, following the company’s announcement of a share buyback plan worth 10 trillion won ($7.17 billion) on Friday, partly recovering from a steep de...llion won in 2017. The company's share buyback plan sparked a surge in shares of its affiliates Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, which hold an 8.51 percent and 1.49 percent...

...a large apple at birth has defied medical odds, heading home after six months of intensive care, Samsung Medical Center in Seoul said Tuesday. Lee Ye-rang weighed a mere 260 grams when she was born o... under 500 grams have just a 36.8 percent chance of survival, according to South Korea's Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. For babies as tiny as she was, weighing less than 300 grams, th...

...a blend of health, creativity and eco-friendly initiatives aimed at inspiring a higher quality of life for all. Among the most popular booths was that of the Seoul Korean Medicine Association, a comm...oting the adoption of rescue animals. Corporate participants also made their mark at the event. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance highlighted its pet insurance and initiatives for environmental, social...

...forms part of Samsung Town, an office complex housing the affiliates of Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance is the primary tenant of The Asset. Koramco acquired the prop...tional investors," Yoon said. With the Samsung SRA’s acquisition of The Asset, all the units at Samsung Town are owned by the group's affiliates. Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Electronics own tw...

...en in the spotlight thanks to expectations of the value-up program, dragged down the Kospi. KB Financial dropped 4.76 percent to 78,100 won, Shinhan Financial slid 5.14 percent to 53,500 won, and Samsung Life Insurance plummeted 4.49 percent to 93,600 won. Bio giants Samsung Biologics and Celltrion decreased 3.23 percent and 2.68 percent to 1.05 million won and 200,000 won, respectively. Home applianc...

...with AI chip giant Nvidia up 3.97 percent and TSMC up 4.13 percent. In Seoul, market bellwether Samsung Electronics rose 1.11 percent, and its chipmaking rival SK hynix jumped 2.69 percent. Top auto...uture M down 1.79 percent. Financial shares were also weak. KB Financial slid 4.88 percent, and Samsung Life Insurance plunged 3.37 percent. The local currency was trading at 1,324.80 won against th...

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...ing the consumer price index, which hinted at a rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Top tech giant Samsung Electronics moved down 2 percent, and No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix lost 1.75 percent. Leading carm...er as well, with KB Financial moving up 2.14 percent and Shinhan Financial climbing 1.8 percent. Samsung Life Insurance increased 2.95 percent. The local currency was trading at 1,349.2 won against t...

... following the July PPI," Lee Kyoung-min, an analyst at Daishin Securities, said. Tech behemoth Samsung Electronics advanced 1.45 percent to 77,200 won, and its chipmaking rival SK hynix jumped 2.64 ...own 0.82 percent to 241,000 won and its smaller affiliate Kia down 0.49 percent to 102,300 won. Samsung Life Insurance plunged 6.17 percent to 88,200 won, and K-pop entertainment agency JYP shot down...

...iquidity to flow into risky assets," he added, referring to Israel's war on Gaza. Tech behemoth Samsung Electronics rose 0.79 percent to 76,100 won, and its chipmaking rival SK hynix jumped 2.77 perc...KB Financial up 2.55 percent to 84,600 won and Shinhan Financial up 2.59 percent to 55,500 won. Samsung Life Insurance soared more than 4.79 percent to 94,000 won. Krafton, a South Korean game devel...

... Chairman Kim Seung-yeon’s second son, Kim Dong-won, president and chief global officer at Hanwha Life, is eyeing a bigger presence within his father’s business empire as he plays a key role in leadin..., Dong-won, is expected to be tasked with nurturing the group’s financial business through Hanwha Life, one of the nation’s top three life insurance carriers along with Kyobo Life and Samsung Life. H...

...lated firms," Han Ji-young, an analyst at Kiwoom Securities, said. In Seoul, leading tech giant Samsung Electronics closed unchanged at 87,800 won, while SK hynix gained 0.21 percent to 239,000 won. ...ings losing 1.21 percent to 368,500 won and Korea Zinc decreasing 0.19 percent to 530,000 won. Insurance firms, on the other hand, closed bullish with Samsung Life Insurance rising 3.98 percent and S...

... said. "But the Kospi turned weak on profit-taking following a rally last week." Tech behemoth Samsung Electronics rose 0.34 percent to 87,400 won, while No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix lost 1.06 percent t...Group down 2.8 percent to 52,000 won, and Hana Financial Group down 3.17 percent to 64,100 won. Samsung C&T, a trading firm, plunged 4.08 percent to 148,000 won, and Samsung Life Insurance shot down ...