(Photo=Korea Electric Power Corporation) South Korea has laid out a plan to expand renewable energy capacity to 236 gigawatts by 2040, 5.6 times the current level, as semiconductor clusters, data centers and other power intensive projects drive a sharp increase in electricity demand. The proposal turns renewable energy from primarily a climate objective into infrastructure for the country’s next wave

(Photo=BYD) The electric vehicle competition Washington has largely kept outside U.S. showrooms is unfolding in South Korea. BYD, the Chinese battery and automobile giant, registered 11,675 passenger vehicles there in the first half of 2026, an increase of 807.9 percent from a year earlier. That made BYD the country’s fourth largest imported car brand behind Tesla, BMW and Mercedes Benz,

(Photo=ORION) Orion, a South Korean food company that makes packaged snacks, is nearing $720 million in annual potato snack sales after spending almost four decades on a part of the business consumers never see. The company develops potato varieties, contracts directly with growers and manages sourcing networks across South Korea, China and Vietnam. The strategy matters beyond Korea because it

Photo=Hyundai Motors A growing surplus of electric-vehicle battery capacity is shifting bargaining power toward automakers, giving companies such as Ford, General Motors and other global manufacturers more room to diversify suppliers, negotiate costs and choose among competing battery technologies. Hyundai Motor Group is becoming a case study in that shift, expanding beyond its traditional Korean battery partners to include Samsung

The global AI investment boom is reshaping South Korea’s stock market, with wealthy investors moving money toward semiconductor makers and other companies tied to AI infrastructure—a shift that offers U.S. investors a window into where capital is flowing in one of Asia’s key technology markets. The change is increasingly visible among high-net-worth investors, who are favoring Samsung Electronics and SK