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Samsung Elec adjusting output ahead of threatened strike SEOUL, May 14 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics has started scaling back wafer output at its chip facilities in a preemptive move to protect quality integrity, as the company braces for a union walkout that could begin as early as Thursday, a source close to the matter told AJP. The production cutback marks the first tangible operational impact of the labor dispute on Samsung's critical chip manufacturing ope
AJP Eye: Samsung's AI ambitions face 'Opex trap' as labor dispute threatens crucial Capex SEOUL, May 14 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics, riding on the AI boom to join the exclusive $1 trillion valuation club, is caught in a squeeze that no chip roadmap can solve: a labor dispute forcing it to choose between rewarding its workers today and funding the factories that will determine its place in the AI memory hierarchy tomorrow. The Opex (operational expenditure)-versus-Capex (capital expenditure) tens
Korean arms gain strategic role as Southeast Asia balances U.S.-China rivalry SEOUL, May 14 (AJP) - Southeast Asian countries are increasingly turning to South Korean weapons as they seek to modernize their militaries while navigating the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China. The trend is drawing growing attention as Washington expands its Indo-Pacific security operations beyond the Korean Peninsula and Japan, while Southeast Asian nations continue pursuing flexible