China luxury market trends: Why consumers are shifting to frugal and online shoppingWhen Beijinger Jacqueline Li first heard one of her favourite luxury department stores in the city was closing, she was shocked -- until sh...
27 May, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
Why Samsung shares just surged 7% to save Kospi from a tragic market meltdownSamsung Electronics shares surged sharply on Monday after the company resumed mediated wage negotiations with its largest labour union, eas...
18 May, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Bloodbath on K-Street! South Korea's Kospi crashes 6% after world-beating rally to 8,000South Korea’s Kospi saw a violent reversal after briefly topping 8,000, crashing over 6% as tech stocks plunged and foreign investors dumpe...
15 May, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Samsung shares crash 9% as labour strike raises fears of $20 billion profit hitSamsung Electronics shares fell sharply on Friday as an escalating labour dispute and a looming 18-day strike raised fears of major disrupt...
15 May, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
Samsung sees AI driving strong chip demand in 2026, executive saysJun Young-hyun, a Samsung Electronics vice chairman and co-CEO who oversees the company's chip business, made the comments at Samsung's an...
18 Mar, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
Samsung strike plan risks chip supply disruption, says union chiefSamsung Electronics' biggest union is threatening to halt chip production. Workers are voting on a strike planned for May. This could impac...
17 Mar, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
Samsung announces mutual agreement to enhance wages and benefits for workersFollowing worker unrest over higher wages, improved working conditions, and formal recognition of their union, the CITU-backed Samsung Indi...
19 May, 2025, 08.35 PM IST
Samsung Electronics, union in South Korea agree 5.1% wage increaseMembers of the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), whose roughly 36,000 members make up about 30% of the company's South Korean work...
24 Feb, 2025, 11.26 AM IST
Samsung Electronics says it reaches preliminary wage deal with unionUnion members will vote on the deal for one week starting on Thursday, it said.
14 Nov, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
Samsung inks deal with workers' group at Chennai facilitySamsung India and its workers committee have agreed to address the challenges faced by employees after a strike started on September 9, 202...
08 Oct, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
Samsung signs MoA with some workers at Chennai facility; agrees to a slew of demandsThe company has also agreed to expanding the operation of air conditioned buses by next year from only five routes currently to all 108 rou...
08 Oct, 2024, 12.27 AM IST
Samsung India workers ramp up wage protests as strike enters third dayWorkers at Samsung Electronics' plant in southern India have boycotted work for a third day, demanding better wages and working conditions....
11 Sep, 2024, 03.50 PM IST
ET Explainer: Why are South Korean Samsung workers protesting?The National Samsung Electronic Union (NSEU) which represents thousands of Samsung Electronics workers expressed dissatisfaction with the a...
08 Jul, 2024, 04.44 PM IST
Samsung Electronics workers to strike on July 8-10, union saysA workers' union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea plans a strike from July 8-10 to push for a more transparent bonus and time-off syst...
02 Jul, 2024, 02.50 PM IST
Samsung workers strike, the first in the company's historySamsung workers strike over wage disputes amid Samsung Electronics' battle to regain edge in memory chip business crucial for AI systems, c...
07 Jun, 2024, 07.00 AM IST
Samsung's unionised workers to bring wage dispute to arbitration panelThe unionised workers, which accounted for around 7.4% of the total 121,000 workers, have engaged in wage negotiations with the management ...
21 Apr, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
Record cash pullouts signal spending binge; strong durables sales hint at improving consumer sentimentCash and currency in circulation in the system, computed using data on cash withdrawals and money held in banks’ rose by a record Rs 66,070...
26 Nov, 2015, 06.44 AM IST