With U.S. President Joe Biden directing the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to triple tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, attention is turning to impacts the action will have on Korea’s steel industry.According to the Korean government and the Korean steel industry on April 17, the
A recent study has found that the South Korean won has surpassed the U.S. dollar as the most widely used currency in global cryptocurrency trading.On April 16 (local time), Bloomberg News reported that the volume of cryptocurrency transactions conducted in Korean won on exchanges amounted to US$456
The market capitalization and operating profit of South Korea’s top 100 companies have been surpassed by those of their counterparts in Taiwan. This reversal comes as TSMC outpaced Samsung Electronics in operating profit in 2022, leading to a widening gap between the two representative companies.Acc
The finance ministers of South Korea and Japan jointly announced that they could take appropriate measures to address recent volatility in the foreign exchange markets, signaling a readiness for “verbal intervention.” It appears that South Korea and Japan are joining hands to engage in a “currency w
In the realm of emerging artificial intelligence startups, South Korea lags behind China and India in terms of scale, a recent survey reveals.On April 17, the Singapore-based tech news outlet Tech in Asia released a list of the Top 50 AI Startups in Asia receiving the most investment. China leads wi
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on April 16 that it had signed a contract worth 640.6 billion won to jointly construct four naval vessels with the Peruvian state-owned SIMA Shipyard. Selected as the priority negotiating partner at the end of last month, the contract was formalized within appro
The water industry is generally defined as the business of producing and supplying potable water and industrial water needed for households and industries, as well as transporting and treating wastewater. The water industry is expected to steadily grow due to factors such as worsening water scarcity
Upstage, a pioneering AI company specializing in large language models (LLMs) and Document AI, today announced that it has raised $72 million in a Series B. With this latest investment, Upstage has now raised over $100 million since its founding in October 2020, making it the most-funded South Korea
In the global competitive race for artificial intelligence (AI) technology, South Korea is losing its core competitive edge as top talent is turning away from the country. Foreign companies, with their overwhelming financial power, are successfully attracting these skilled individuals.According to t
Domestic semiconductor design houses are accelerating their expansion into the global market with plans to diversify their revenue sources by targeting overseas fabless semiconductor design companies.Industry sources revealed on April 16 that Samsung Electronics’ Foundry Business Unit’s Design Solut
Samsung Electronics announced on April 15 that it is investing US$40 billion in its semiconductor factory in Taylor, Texas, which is more than double its initial plan of US$17 billion. The U.S. government has offered a higher subsidy ratio (16% or US$6.4 billion) compared to Intel and TSMC, and the
Off-road environment recognition technologies for detecting extraneous substances such as dust, mud, snow, or rain during off-road autonomous driving of construction machinery, agricultural machines, and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), and removing the sensor signals of these substances on a real-t
It has been more than a month since AliExpress received a voluntary agreement proposal from the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) to block hazardous and harmful products but the agreement has not yet been signed yet. Recently, AliExpress has been caught selling deleterious products one after another and i
The Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) announced on April 16 that it has launched a new research program aimed at developing core technologies for small modular reactor (SMR)-powered ships and floating SMR power generation platforms from this year through 2028.SMRs, a ze
It has been revealed that the market capitalization of the domestic stock market surged by nearly 100 trillion won in the first quarter of this year.According to the corporate analysis firm Korea CXO Research Institute on April 16, the total market capitalization of 2,692 stocks, excluding preferred
Amid the surge in the Korean won against the U.S. dollar, reaching close to 1,400 won, dividends from listed companies, often heavily held by foreign investors, are continuing to flow. During this period, foreign investors are set to receive dividends totaling over 6 trillion won. If foreign investo
Starting this year, the Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) agreements agreed upon by the heads of conglomerates and their family members will be subject to mandatory disclosure. Consequently, companies affiliated with major corporate groups are obligated to disclose the status of RSUs, not only for listed
On April 16, SK networks announced through the electronic disclosure system that it has selected Affinity Equity Partners, a Hong Kong-based private equity fund (PEF) manager, as the preferred bidder for the sale of its subsidiary, SK rent-a-car, which is the second-largest car leasing company in So
The scale of The Line project in Saudi Arabia is expected to be significantly reduced compared to the original plan. The Line is a large-scale project that was expected to cost up to 700 trillion won. As a result, Korean builders are expected to significantly lower the level of their anticipation fo
Finance ministers of Korea, the United States, and Japan will meet for the first time ever in Washington, D.C., the United States on April 17.The Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced on April 16 that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Choi Sang-mok will leave for the United States t