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Samsung says it now aims to begin operations at its first chipmaking plant in South Korea's Yongin by 2029, bringing the timeline forward from 2030 or 2031 (www.theinformation.com)
27 days ago Korea Samsung

Un-believable! The Western influencers making a living by telling the world how wonderful North Korea is (maybe someone should tell them Kim Jong Un executes people who try to leave) (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-7-10 Korea Kim Jong Un

Secrets of Kim Jong Un's sexual 'Pleasure Squad': Women and girls hand-picked to 'satisfy' North Korean leaders so a young virgin's life force can be absorbed during sex (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-7-10 Korea Kim Jong Un

South Korea's Kospi index is down 20%+ from its record high in June, falling 5%+ on Wednesday; Samsung and SK Hynix fall 5%+ amid long-term chip deal concerns (www.ft.com)
2026-7-8 Korea Samsung

South Korea's SK Hynix Launching $28 Billion US Listing To Ride Global AI Wave (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-7-7 Korea AI

Chainalysis: addresses linked to Iran, Russia, North Korea, and other US-sanctioned entities received $100B+ in crypto last year, almost 8x the amount in 2024 (www.wsj.com)
2026-7-6 Russia Korea Iran

South Korea, Samsung, and SK Hynix say they plan to invest ~$590B to build a new chip complex, including four chipmaking plants and a chip packaging cluster (www.ft.com)
2026-7-2 Korea Samsung

South Korean government data: the country's exports grew 70.9% YoY in June to $102.25B, an all-time monthly high, anchored by a record $44.82B in chip shipments (asia.nikkei.com)
2026-7-1 Korea

South Korea To Spend $1 Trillion On More Memory Chip Production, Humanoid Robots (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-7-1 Korea Robot

South Korea Plans To Train Entire Military As 'Drone Warriors' (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-6-30 Korea Drone

The South Korean government, Samsung, and SK hynix plan to invest ~$590B for a new chip complex, including four chipmaking plants and a chip packaging cluster (www.ft.com)
2026-6-29 Korea Samsung

South Korea unveils plans for new AI data centers backed by ~$357.5B from SK Group, GS Group, and Naver, targeting 8.4GW initially and 18.4GW by 2035 (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
2026-6-29 Korea AI

A look at South Korea's four vocational “meister” schools that train students to work in semiconductor manufacturing, leading to jobs at Samsung and SK Hynix (www.nytimes.com)
2026-6-28 Korea Samsung Manufacturing

SK Hynix overtaking Samsung to become South Korea's most valuable company is the culmination of 14 years of bets on HBM, which paid off as the AI boom took off (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-24 Korea Samsung AI

South Korean stocks plunge on AI overvaluation fears (www.rt.com)
2026-6-24 Korea AI

The Netherlands joins the US-led Pax Silica initiative alongside South Korea and Japan to coordinate AI supply chains; Taiwan endorses it as a non-signatory (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-23 Japan Korea Taiwan AI Netherlands

South Korea's tech-heavy Kospi index falls 10%, dragged down by SK Hynix and Samsung; STMicro and ASML fall ~7%, and US tech stocks fall in pre-market trading (www.cnbc.com)
2026-6-23 Korea Samsung

SK Hynix passes Samsung to become South Korea's most valuable company, closing up 5.6% for a ~$1.4T market cap; South Korea's Kospi index is up 117% YTD (www.wsj.com)
2026-6-22 Korea Samsung

Samsung rolls out ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to all staff in Korea and DX division staff globally; OpenAI says it's one of its largest enterprise deployments (biz.chosun.com)
2026-6-22 Korea Samsung

How success of AI-related companies in South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan is driving stock gains, bigger bonuses, and a retail investing frenzy in Asian markets (www.wsj.com)
2026-6-21 Japan Korea Taiwan Retail AI

Microsoft links Mastra AI supply chain attack to North Korean hackers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-6-21 Korea Microsoft AI

South Korean media: Hyundai plans to buy SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325M to make the US robotics company a wholly owned subsidiary (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-20 Korea Robot Boston Dynamics

The Korean Telecom Giant At the Center of Anthropic's Mythos Controversy (slashdot.org)
2026-6-20 Korea

The Bank of Korea warns rising bonuses at some South Korean chipmakers could fuel broader wage growth and consumer spending, complicating the inflation outlook (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-18 Korea

South Korean and Taiwanese tech companies that helped build China's hardware sector during the smartphone boom now reap the AI boom as US curbs sideline China (www.nytimes.com)
2026-6-18 China Korea Taiwan AI

Sources: the White House's move to restrict Mythos 5 came after it ordered Anthropic to revoke South Korea-based SK Telecom's access over alleged ties to China (www.wired.com)
2026-6-18 China Korea

The nukes stay: China and North Korea are building something bigger (www.rt.com)
2026-6-17 China Korea

Mexican World Cup fan sparks anger with racist gesture behind South Korean supporter... and is now looking for a new job (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-6-16 Mexico Korea Racism

South Korea's “semiconductor belt” town Dongtan has become one of the fastest-rising affluent areas, driven by windfall bonuses for Samsung and SK Hynix workers (www.ft.com)
2026-6-13 Korea Samsung

Ex-South Korean President sentenced for trying to provoke conflict with Pyongyang (www.rt.com)
2026-6-13 Korea

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