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South Korean academics, industry representatives, and labor unions clashed over the distribution of 'excess profits' from semiconductor companies Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix at a forum on May 15. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology

Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) issued foreign currency bonds four times during the first half of the year across multiple currencies including Swiss franc, Brazilian real, Australian dollar, and yen, totaling $937.16 million equivalent (approximately 1.39 trillion won). This overseas

President Lee Jae-myung ordered prompt supplementary measures for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the 15th at a Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) briefing at the Blue House. The directive followed FSS Governor Lee Chan-jin's repeated

The South Korean Ministry of Finance announced on July 15 that it has shelved plans to emulate Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and Australia’s Future Fund by establishing an independent sovereign wealth fund. Instead, it will set up a strategic investment account within the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC). KIC currently manages more than $300 billion in assets, making it one of the largest public investment institutions in the world. The new account will focus its investment directions on: advan

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan’s Transportation Committee passed, in its first review, a draft amendment to Article 36 of the Telecommunications Management Act. The draft grants the competent authority special approval power for applicants that set up networks via satellite communications, allowing them to be exempt from restrictions under current regulations. The move is viewed by the market as a key policy loosening to attract international satellite communications providers such as SpaceX’s Starli

The SEC proposed reforms to registration and reporting rules for public offerings, according to press release 2026-52 on sec.gov. The proposal aims to simplify parts of the capital formation process. Crypto firms considering public markets could be affected by the broader issuer framework, as the re

Google Images has launched its biggest redesign since its inception to mark its 25th anniversary: a “For You” image wall designed to resemble Pinterest, personalized based on users’ interests and browsing history, with endless scrolling, a Favorites feature, and it embeds the Nano Banana image-generation model directly into the image generation section within AI Overviews search summary blocks, so users don’t need to leave the Google ecosystem. “For You” Inspiration Wall: Personalized Recommenda

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on the 15th directed the Ministry of Economy and Finance to expedite a pilot program using central bank digital currency for government subsidy payments. The directive came during a departmental briefing at the Blue House Yeongbingwan for the 2026 second half,

Las Vegas data center operator Switch has hired Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan to help prepare for an IPO, sources said. The IPO could give the company a valuation as high as $80 billion; by comparison, Switch’s valuation was about $4.2 billion when it launched its IPO in October 2017, raising $531 million, meaning an $80 billion valuation is about 20 times the 2017 figure. Switch hires Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as IPO underwriters, plans to list in Q4 2027 According to sources, Switch has hired Go

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission initiated a review of the merger between Lotte Chemical and HD Hyundai Oilbank's Daesan petrochemical operations on the 15th, citing concerns the deal may substantially restrict competition in domestic markets. The FTC submitted its examination report to the

President Lee Jae-myung on the 15th ordered financial authorities to expedite debt restructuring for long-term delinquent borrowers unable to repay, stating 'we must quickly settle debts for those with no repayment capacity' during a Financial Services Commission briefing at Cheong Wa Dae. The

South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance upgraded its economic assessment in a report released July 15, stating the economy's recovery momentum is solidifying following first-quarter growth expansion, surging exports, and improving domestic consumption. The government shifted its policy focus f

South Korea's Ministry of Planning and Budget on the 15th announced a '10-point fundamental reform plan' targeting structural changes in labor, education, and pension systems, with Minister Park Hong-geun presenting the initiative at a presidential briefing held at the Blue House Yeongbingwan. The r

According to a Reuters report on July 14, citing documents and two people with knowledge of the matter, ZTE’s subsidiary ZTE Kangxun Telecom and server manufacturer Maginfra have been approved by the United States to purchase NVIDIA H200 chips. Meanwhile, Zhuhai Hengqin Yunxiang Zhisheng Network Technology, a unit of Kingsoft Cloud, has been permitted to use Supermicro chips with performance that can compete with the H200. The list of Chinese companies known to be involved in the advanced AI chi

“Hangzhou Six Little Dragons”’s first listed company, Group Nucleus Technology, saw its shares fall 2.64% to HK$8.84 on July 14, after dropping sharply by more than 80% from its all-time high of HK$48.5. The real test comes on October 16—when the 6-month lock-up period for the controlling shareholder and cornerstone investors expires, nearly 1.6 billion shares (92.64% of the total issued share capital) will be released to the market. The massive unlocking pressure puts the stock price on the bri

Norway national soccer team star forward Erling Haaland’s hair tie—worn by him in every match at the 2026 World Cup in North America and Central America—has drawn widespread attention. After investigation, the hair tie is in fact a “KKNEKKI” brand product made by the Dooji company at the Namsan Industrial Complex in Namseong-ri, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea. City officials in Chuncheon said on July 15 that Haaland’s sustained exposure at this World Cup drove a surge in orders, and Dooji ha

Private equity fund operators in South Korea are adopting a cautious stance toward AI and semiconductor sector investments despite surging market interest, citing elevated valuations and concerns about potential peak-out scenarios. The caution centers on large-scale buyout deals that require

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced on the 15th that investors who are not allocated shares in initial public offerings (IPOs) will receive interest on their subscription deposits, alongside planned reductions in margin loan rates. FSC Chairman Lee Eok-won stated in a

Three major Korean securities firms issued bullish stock analysis reports on July 15 morning, raising price targets for KT&G, Hanwha Aerospace, and Korean Air. Hana Securities upgraded KT&G's target price to 210,000 won citing strong domestic tobacco demand and favorable exchange rate effects. Korea