Shares of Samsung Electronics ended little changed Wednesday despite the company’s largest labor union confirming plans to launch a full-scale strike the follow

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South Korea’s government stepped up pressure on Samsung Electronics and its union to avert a strike that officials say could cost the economy billions.

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

Samsung Electronics management and its labour union resumed negotiations on Wednesday ahead of a threatened 18-day strike by nearly 48,000 workers starting Thursday.