KB News Desk, Author at korbiznews.com

Samsung union stages rally at chairman’s empty home

A labor union of Samsung Electronics staged a rally near the vacant home of the company’s Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong Thursday, a day after its wage negotiations with management derailed.…

[Herald Interview] Min says her ‘prime time’ is not over

K-pop solo artist Min used to be swayed by how the public evaluated her. She used to react to criticism by dwelling on past glories. But not anymore. “At some…

Enjoy cool, pleasant museum tours in summer

If you can’t beat the heat, it might be best to surrender. But for those seeking sanctuary indoors, Korea still has a lot to offer tourists. For the month of…

Korean celebrities’ humble, solitary lifestyles win hearts of Gen Zers

The era of elusive, glamorous celebrity lifestyles is fading. Instead, more authentic and humble portrayals of stars who live alone are captivating Gen Zers, exemplified by Korean celebrities Lee Young-ja,…

S. Korea wins 3rd consecutive gold in men’s sabre fencing team event

South Korea seized its third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the men’s sabre fencing team competition on Wednesday in Paris, becoming just the second country ever to win at least…

Tensions high in Venezuela after contested election, with more arrests feared

Shops and public transport across Venezuela shut down on Wednesday as tensions over a fiercely disputed presidential election and rumors of more opposition arrests and sporadic violence kept many people…

Young Koreans say ‘No’ to YOLO, ‘Yes’ to YONO

Choi Ye-bin, a 27-year-old event director, has been keeping a household ledger for four years. She started the habit as she felt a gap between the perceived and actual amount…

Samsung eyes aggressive HBM expansion to meet AI demand

Samsung Electronics projected an ambitious expansion in its sales and supply of high bandwidth memory (HBM) for the second half of this year, Wednesday, to meet exponentially growing market demand…

[Graphic News] National Museum draws record number of foreign visitors January to June

The number of foreign visitors to the National Museum of Korea hit a record high of 94,951 in the first half of this year, museum officials said. The figure represents…

Samsung projects 15-fold surge in Q2 earnings on AI chip boom

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it will continue its earnings growth by expanding sales of the high-performance high bandwidth memory chip in the second half, particularly the fifth-generation HBM3E, to…