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Samsung Elec sees up to $79.5 billion available for 2026 shareholder returns

Samsung Elec sees up to $79.5 billion available for 2026 shareholder returns

SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Friday it has available about 90 trillion won to 110 trillion…

August 21, 2026

India orders removal of Google Firebase accounts after spotting scam pattern

By Munsif Vengattil BENGALURU, Aug 21 (Reuters) - India has directed Google to shut down hundreds of accounts on its…

August 21, 2026

Samsung SDI says to sell $3.2 billion worth of Samsung Display shares back to display maker

SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Samsung SDI said on Friday it will sell 13.09 million shares in affiliate Samsung Display…

August 21, 2026

South Korea's SK Hynix considers building memory chip plant in Japan, Hankyoreh reports

SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Hynix is considering building a memory chip plant in Japan's Miyagi prefecture…

August 21, 2026

AI reshapes India's IT services sector contracts as clients demand more for less

By Sai Ishwarbharath B, Abhirami G and Haripriya Suresh BENGALURU, August 21 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence promised to disrupt India's…

August 21, 2026

Kakao to spin off chat app-based platform business into KakaoAI, relist in 2027

SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - South Korea's dominant chat app operator Kakao Corp said on Friday it plans to spin…

August 21, 2026

Kakao to spin off chat app-based platform business into KakaoAI, relist in 2027

SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - South Korea's dominant chat app operator Kakao Corp said on Friday it plans to spin…

August 21, 2026

Samsung Elec to convene board meeting Friday to discuss shareholder return plan, says source

By Cynthia Kim and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics will hold a board meeting on Friday…

August 21, 2026

South Korea plans chip windfall fund to back youth, AI investment

SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - South Korea plans to create a new fund to channel tax windfalls from the country's…

August 21, 2026

Ultra-processed food could cause prostate cancer, doctors warn

Berlin (dpa) - The case against junk food and in particular “ultra-processed” items has been bolstered by new research linking…

August 21, 2026