The industrial action threatens the health of South Korea’s economy and could disrupt the global supply of semiconductors.

South Korea's PM warned of "unimaginable" economic damage. The union wants 15% of operating profit. Samsung has offered 10%. The deadline is May 21.

Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labour union will resume government-mediated pay talks on Monday in an effort to avoid a strike planned for Thursday. The talks come after…

While crisis has put South Korea on edge, government threatened to order arbitration