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South Korean semiconductor exports surged 209% YoY to a record $46.65B in August, accounting for 47.5% of the country's goods exports, according to officials (www.cnbc.com)
1 day ago Korea

Fault Lines – South Korean exercises, Paracels construction, PIF peculiarities (www.aspistrategist.org.au)
1 day ago Korea

A look at South Korea's sovereign AI efforts, including its planned $919B AI infrastructure investment and Nvidia's expanded ties with Samsung and SK Hynix (newsletter.semianalysis.com)
1 day ago Korea Samsung AI Nvidia

Sources: South Korea's dismissal of a US congressional report saying it discriminated against US-based Coupang is causing strains between the two countries (www.cnbc.com)
3 days ago Korea

South Korea unveils a project with KT, SK Telecom, and Kakao to provide premium AI tools to the public for free, a move that treats AI like a public utility (www.wsj.com)
6 days ago Korea AI

South Korean AI services platform Wrtn raised a ~$72.2M Series C at a $722M+ valuation, bringing its total funding to ~$166M (www.reuters.com)
9 days ago Korea AI

South Korean startup platform breach exposes key management failures (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
10 days ago Korea Startup

The popularity of risky leveraged chip ETFs in South Korea prompted regulators to cap individual exposure and mandate a weeklong investor education course (www.ft.com)
11 days ago Korea ETF Education

Kakao plans to spin off its chat app-based platform business into a new company tentatively named KakaoAI, which it expects to relist in Korea in 2027 (www.reuters.com)
13 days ago Korea

Samsung unveils a $65.1B-$79.5B shareholder return package for 2026, combining dividends and share buybacks, calling it “the largest ever by a Korean company” (www.cnbc.com)
13 days ago Korea Samsung

Sources: Nvidia is in early talks with South Korean AI chip maker Rebellions for a potential deal, including a partnership, an investment, or an acquisition (www.bloomberg.com)
13 days ago Korea AI Nvidia

South Korea media: SK Hynix and its union reach a tentative deal on a 6.3% wage hike and paying out 60% of profit-sharing bonuses in shares and 40% in cash (www.bloomberg.com)
14 days ago Korea

North Korea Is Learning from War. The US–South Korea Alliance Must Keep Pace (www.aspistrategist.org.au)
16 days ago Korea

Trump snubs South Korea over ‘very good relationship' with Kim (www.rt.com)
16 days ago Trump Korea

Trump orders US to scale back military exercises with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war (www.dailymail.co.uk)
16 days ago Trump Korea Iran

Pusan National University researchers show how Korea's emission trading reforms would impact its power sector (www.eurekalert.org)
17 days ago Korea

South Korea proposes dialogue to end war with North (www.rt.com)
18 days ago Korea

US and South Korea warn of Gunra ransomware targeting govt agencies (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
23 days ago Korea

South Korea plans to launch a ~$3.5B chip fund for promising materials, parts, equipment, and fabless companies, and speed the development of domestic chip hubs (www.reuters.com)
24 days ago Korea

South Korea's AI-driven chip industry boom is reordering the country's society, changing expectations around fairness, careers, and even culture and dating (www.bloomberg.com)
26 days ago Korea AI

Analysis: South Korea and Taiwan each surpassed Japan in total exports for the first time in H1 2026, as AI demand drove explosive growth in chip exports (asia.nikkei.com)
26 days ago Japan Korea Taiwan AI

One in three North Korean refugees from nuclear test area have mutations (www.dailymail.co.uk)
27 days ago Korea Refugee

South Korea FA 'provided "sexual entertainment" for foreign referees at massage parlours ahead of international matches including World Cup qualifier' (www.dailymail.co.uk)
27 days ago Korea

SK Hynix plans a $38B chipmaking expansion in South Korea, including a new ~$24.7B DRAM facility in Yongin and a ~$13.3B NAND fabrication plant in Cheongju (www.bloomberg.com)
27 days ago Korea

Fault Lines – Scarborough Shoal, South Korea at RIMPAC, shipriders (www.aspistrategist.org.au)
28 days ago Korea

A researcher with access to North Korean hackers' servers says their operations have impacted 1,640 companies across 57 countries over the past 22 months (www.wired.com)
28 days ago Korea

North Korea's naval buildup will stretch allied forces across the Indo-Pacific (www.aspistrategist.org.au)
2026-8-4 Korea

South Korea Records Its Highest Ever Temperature (news.slashdot.org)
2026-8-4 Korea

Sources: South Korean AI chip designer DeepX raised a ~$29M Series D at a ~$2.2B valuation, and is in talks to raise ~$209M at a ~$2.4B valuation by September (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-3 Korea AI

South Korea plans to inject ~$14B into its sovereign wealth fund for strategic investments in AI, data centers, and infrastructure, after a rout in tech stocks (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-1 Korea AI

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