Charting the global economy: Growth picks up, AI boom continuesUS unemployment claims reached a near 60-year low, signaling a stable labor market. The European Central Bank rejected an immediate rate hi...
26 Jul, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
South Korea's SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics sign $950 billion partnership with US big techThe partnership includes the long-term supply of $750 billion in memory chips to US companies by SK Hynix and $200 billion in chips by Sams...
25 Jul, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Nvidia, SK Group unveil $500 billion-plus AI data centres initiative, memory partnershipAs part of the initiative, SK Telecom plans to build a 2-gigawatt AI data centre powered by Nvidia's Vera Rubin chips and SK Hynix's HBM4 ...
25 Jul, 2026, 07.56 AM IST
South Korea President Lee looking to open new era of AI in with global tech companiesPresident Lee delivered a keynote address unveiling a "San Francisco AI Declaration" that outlined South Korea's AI ambitions and its visio...
25 Jul, 2026, 06.42 AM IST
South Korea's 'Divorce of the Century': Why SK Group chairman's divorce bill fell from $940 million to $644 millionA South Korean court ordered an AI chip-manufacturing tycoon on Friday to make a trimmed-down $644 million divorce payment to his former wi...
24 Jul, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Global Market: South Korea accelerates tougher ETF trading rules to curb market volatilitySouth Korea has advanced stricter trading rules for retail investors in single-stock leveraged ETFs, requiring a 30 million won cash deposi...
24 Jul, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
Global Market: South Korea's Q2 GDP beats estimates on chip exports; semiconductor stocks in focusSouth Korea's GDP expanded 0.6% in the second quarter. Robust semiconductor exports offset weakness in construction investment, reinforcing...
23 Jul, 2026, 09.28 AM IST
South Korea says Coupang dispute not holding up US trade and security agendaA top South Korean official stated the Coupang data leak dispute is not delaying discussions with Washington. This incident involved over t...
22 Jul, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Seven boys widened India's door to South Korea and everything changedSouth Korean cultural exports like K-pop and K-dramas have significantly boosted India's engagement. This cultural wave now fuels substanti...
22 Jul, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
South Korea's Lee to visit South America and Germany, attend AI summit in USPresident Lee Jae-myung will visit San Francisco, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. He will attend an AI summit and meet tech leaders there. Tr...
22 Jul, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
South Korea promises free homegrown AI chatbot this yearAs the technology has spread, countries have become increasingly concerned with so-called "AI sovereignty" -- developing domestic models se...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
South Korea’s Kospi jumps 4% after 31% crash from June peak. What’s ahead?South Korea's Kospi index saw a significant jump, recovering some losses after a sharp decline. Shares of chipmakers like Samsung Electroni...
21 Jul, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
Global Market: Citi downgrades South Korea to neutral as AI chip volatility mountsCitigroup has downgraded South Korea to neutral after a year-long overweight stance, citing heightened volatility in AI-linked chip stocks ...
20 Jul, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
How a dispute over ecommerce firm Coupang is testing US-South Korea tiesSouth Korea's decision to fine e-commerce firm Coupang over a data leak has drawn criticism from Washington and raised questions about the ...
20 Jul, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
Explained: 3 reasons why South Korea's Kospi crashed 6% todaySouth Korea's Kospi index experienced a significant decline of over six percent on Thursday. This downturn followed the Bank of Korea's fir...
16 Jul, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
South Korean shares slump 7% on renewed selling in chipmakers, c.bank hikes ratesSouth Korean shares experienced a significant decline on Thursday, driven by chipmaker stock sell-offs. The Bank of Korea raised its benchm...
16 Jul, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
BOK hikes rates for first time in 3-1/2 years, signals moreSouth Korea's central bank has increased its benchmark interest rate for the first time in three years. This move aims to stabilize the cur...
16 Jul, 2026, 07.58 AM IST