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June 19, 2026
Members of the Samsung Electronics labor union hold up their cards during a rally demanding higher bonuses at its computer chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Thursday, April 23, 2026. The letters read 'Remove the bonuses caps.'
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Samsung Workers Demand Higher Pay, Threaten to Strike
About 40,000 members gathered at a factory to protest.
April 23, 2026
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March 12, 2026
South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia, arrive at the Incheon International Airport, in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.
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South Korean Workers Return Home After Days in Detention Following U.S. Immigration Raid
Some workers spoke about the unexpected raid and the harsh conditions of their detention.
September 12, 2025
A Korean Air charter plane carrying Korean workers detained in immigration raid at Georgia factory leaves Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta bound for South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.
Labor
South Korean Workers Detained in Immigration Raid Leave Atlanta, Head Home
South Korea's president expects Korean companies to hesitate to make new investments in the U.S.
September 11, 2025
This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees being escorted outside the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.
Labor
Attorney Says Detained Korean Hyundai Workers Had Special Skills for Short-Term Jobs
They reportedly came to install and repair equipment that would take U.S. workers years to learn.
September 9, 2025
President Donald Trump, left, waves as he boards Air Force One with grandson Theodore, Ivanka Trump's son, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025.
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Including from Canada and Mexico.
February 10, 2025
The interior of a vegetable packaging plant following a report that a worker was crushed by a robot, Goseong, South Korea, Nov. 8, 2023.
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Industrial Robot Crushed Worker to Death at Vegetable Packing Plant
Police said early evidence suggests that human error was likely to blame.
November 9, 2023
The logo of the Samsung Electronics Co. is seen at its office in Seoul, South Korea on Jan. 31, 2023.
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Ex-Samsung Exec Charged with Stealing Trade Secrets to Create Copycat Chip Factory in China
The technology allegedly stolen would have been worth at least $233 million.
June 12, 2023
The logo of the Samsung Electronics Co. is seen at its office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
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Samsung to Invest $230B to Build 'Mega' Chip Cluster
It aims to attract 150 companies producing materials and components or designing high-tech chips.
March 15, 2023
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says is Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.
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Fears, Questions About N. Korea's Growing Nuclear Arsenal
North Korea likely has dozens of nuclear warheads.
February 21, 2023
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong gets out of a car upon his arrival at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Samsung Electronics has officially appointed third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as executive chairman, two months after he secured a pardon of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government.
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Despite Legal Troubles, Samsung Names Lee as Chair
Lee was convicted in 2017 of bribing a former president, and still faces a separate trial over stock price manipulation and auditing violations.
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In this Nov. 22, 2019, file photo, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong gets out of a car at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea. A day ahead of his release on parole, billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong appeared in court Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, for an ongoing trial over charges of financial crimes, a reminder of his looming legal risks even as he leaves prison.
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Samsung's Lee Appears at Trial Ahead of Parole Release
Lee, 53, is the third-generation leader of the Samsung business group that was founded by his grandfather.
August 12, 2021
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Vaccinations May Soon Be Required for International Flyers
Australia's largest airline says it will require a vaccine for traveling in and out of the country.
November 24, 2020
Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, right, greets people from the South Korean delegation in Durban, South Africa.
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Lee Kun-Hee, Force Behind Samsung’s Rise, Dies at 78
Samsung became a global brand and the world’s largest maker of smartphones, televisions and memory chips under Lee.
October 26, 2020