Samsung, SK Hynix Seek Shareholder Support After AI Chip Rally Fails to Sustain Stock Gains
30 Jul

Samsung, SK Hynix Seek Shareholder Support After AI Chip Rally Fails to Sustain Stock Gains

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are turning to shareholder-return measures after their shares fell sharply from record highs, despite benefiting

South Korean Stocks Sink Nearly 40% From Peak as Analysts Slash Market Targets
30 Jul

South Korean Stocks Sink Nearly 40% From Peak as Analysts Slash Market Targets

Photo=Motionelements South Korea's benchmark Kospi index has tumbled nearly 40% from its record high in just over a month, shattering

South Korean Regulators Apologize After Leveraged ETF Turmoil Triggers Market Selloff
30 Jul

South Korean Regulators Apologize After Leveraged ETF Turmoil Triggers Market Selloff

Photo=Motionelements South Korea's top financial regulators apologized on July 29 after steep losses tied to single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

South Korea’s Cheapest Cup of Coffee Is No Longer Sacred
30 Jul

South Korea’s Cheapest Cup of Coffee Is No Longer Sacred

Photo=Motionelements For years, South Korea's budget coffee chains have operated under an unwritten rule that few dared to break: the

South Korea’s Manufacturing Confidence Hits Four-Year High on Semiconductor Strength
30 Jul

South Korea’s Manufacturing Confidence Hits Four-Year High on Semiconductor Strength

Photo=Motionelements South Korea’s manufacturing confidence climbed to its highest level in more than four years in July, as strong demand

South Korea’s Football Crisis Moves From the Pitch to Parliament as Federation Faces Accountability Test
30 Jul

South Korea’s Football Crisis Moves From the Pitch to Parliament as Federation Faces Accountability Test

(Photo=Korea Football Association) South Korea’s football crisis has moved beyond the field and into the halls of parliament, with lawmakers

South Korea’s Krafton Is Trying to Prove PUBG Was Just the Beginning
30 Jul

South Korea’s Krafton Is Trying to Prove PUBG Was Just the Beginning

(Photo=Krafton) Krafton, the South Korean video game company behind PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, is showing investors that its biggest global hit may

Hyundai Bets on Technology to Keep South Korea’s Iconic Compact Sedan Relevant in the SUV Era
30 Jul

Hyundai Bets on Technology to Keep South Korea’s Iconic Compact Sedan Relevant in the SUV Era

(Photo=Hyundai Motor) Hyundai Motor, one of South Korea’s largest automakers and a global vehicle manufacturer with a growing presence in

South Korea Antitrust Chief Defends Coupang Probe, Blunts U.S. Discrimination Claims
29 Jul

South Korea Antitrust Chief Defends Coupang Probe, Blunts U.S. Discrimination Claims

Photo=Instagram South Korea’s top antitrust regulator strongly defended the government’s ongoing investigation into e-commerce giant Coupang Inc., asserting that local

South Korean Stocks Plunge as China Chip Fears Trigger Semiconductor Rout
29 Jul

South Korean Stocks Plunge as China Chip Fears Trigger Semiconductor Rout

Photo=Motionelements South Korean stocks suffered one of their sharpest declines in years on July 28, with the benchmark Kospi briefly

Coupang Workers Give Management Grim Marks in Fallout From Data Breach
29 Jul

Coupang Workers Give Management Grim Marks in Fallout From Data Breach

Photo=Coupang Employees at Coupang Inc. have handed the e-commerce giant’s leadership dismal ratings across key workplace metrics, according to internal

South Koreans Chill More Than Peers But Pay World’s Lowest Power Bills
29 Jul

South Koreans Chill More Than Peers But Pay World’s Lowest Power Bills

Photo=Motionelements South Koreans consume more electricity for summertime cooling than residents of most other advanced economies, yet they continue to

South Korea Looks to Brazil as a Strategic Partner Beyond Critical Minerals
29 Jul

South Korea Looks to Brazil as a Strategic Partner Beyond Critical Minerals

(Photo=The Blue House of the Republic of Korea) South Korea is expanding its search for long-term economic partners beyond its

South Korea Is Running Out of Workers. Its Next Economic Model May Depend on AI.
29 Jul

South Korea Is Running Out of Workers. Its Next Economic Model May Depend on AI.

(Photo=MotionElements) South Korea, home to some of the world’s largest chipmakers and advanced manufacturers, has entered a demographic phase that

South Korea’s AI Chip Bet Leaves Retail Investors With 40% Losses on Leveraged ETFs
28 Jul

South Korea’s AI Chip Bet Leaves Retail Investors With 40% Losses on Leveraged ETFs

(Photo=MotionElements) Artificial intelligence has transformed semiconductor stocks into one of the world’s most popular investment themes. In South Korea, many

South Korea Unveils Global K-Culture Festival to Expand K-Pop’s International Reach
28 Jul

South Korea Unveils Global K-Culture Festival to Expand K-Pop’s International Reach

Photo=president.go.kr South Korea unveiled plans on Aug. 27 for FANOMENON, a new large-scale K-culture festival built around K-pop, with its

South Korea, Brazil Deepen Ties on Critical Minerals, Defense and Trade
28 Jul

South Korea, Brazil Deepen Ties on Critical Minerals, Defense and Trade

Photo=korea.kr South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva agreed on Aug. 27 to expand

South Koreans Still Expect Home Prices to Rise Despite Government Efforts to Cool the Market
28 Jul

South Koreans Still Expect Home Prices to Rise Despite Government Efforts to Cool the Market

(Photo=Pixabay) In South Korea, housing is far more than a consumer issue. Apartments account for a large share of household

South Korea Wants to Stop Calling Some of Its Riskiest Stock Bets “ETFs”
28 Jul

South Korea Wants to Stop Calling Some of Its Riskiest Stock Bets “ETFs”

(Photo=MotionElements) South Korea’s experiment with single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds has moved from a market innovation to a political problem. After

South Korea’s AI Chip Boom Is Hiding a Broader Industrial Slowdown
28 Jul

South Korea’s AI Chip Boom Is Hiding a Broader Industrial Slowdown

(Photo=MotionElements) South Korea’s semiconductor industry continues to benefit from the global artificial intelligence boom, but new data suggest that much

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