Global Market Today: Asian stocks edge lower on AI concerns, oil gainsMSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge slipped 0.1%, with benchmarks in Japan and South Korea edging lower. The move followed a retreat on Wall...
15 Sep, 2026, 06.31 AM IST
Global AI stocks slide as tech leaders call for a slower development of superintelligenceShares of SoftBank, which owns about 13 per cent of OpenAI, fell over 11 per cent on Monday. South Korea's benchmark index Kospi, home to m...
14 Sep, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
AI-linked Asian stocks slump after top lab CEOs call for slowing down technology's developmentAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on AI companies to slow the rate at which they advance model capabilities amid mounting fears of misuse o...
14 Sep, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
Global Market: Samsung, SK Hynix reject $18.7 billion upfront power payment proposalSamsung Electronics and SK Hynix have rejected KEPCO’s proposal for a 25 trillion won upfront payment to fund electricity infrastructure fo...
14 Sep, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
Govt eyes supply chain matchmaking at Semicon 2026As part of the exercise, the Centre has identified Indian equipment, sub-assembly and component makers that will hold roundtable discussion...
14 Sep, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated 'huge destructive power'North Korea said it conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones, claiming the exercise demonstrated the “hug...
14 Sep, 2026, 07.33 AM IST
South Korea's expanded espionage law takes effect amid push to protect chip technologyThe National Assembly passed the revised Criminal Act on February 26 after years of criticism that existing laws were ill-suited to punish...
13 Sep, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
North Korea fires ballistic missiles toward sea after rivals' military drill it sees as provocationAmid joint military exercises by the United States, South Korea, and Japan, North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into ...
12 Sep, 2026, 06.28 AM IST
OpenAI says working with Samsung on next-generation chips, deepening cooperationThe cooperation comes as Samsung broadens its use of generative AI. The company said in June that workers in its Device eXperience division...
10 Sep, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
Global Market: Samsung, SK Hynix payouts put South Korea’s corporate reform to the testSamsung Electronics and SK Hynix’s massive shareholder-return plans are putting South Korea’s efforts to narrow the “Korea discount” While ...
10 Sep, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
Global Market: Kospi extends winning streak to four sessions as Samsung, SK Hynix rallySouth Korean stocks surged nearly 2%, with the Kospi reaching a three-week high, driven by semiconductor gains as concerns over AI investme...
08 Sep, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
Global Market: South Korean stocks surge nearly 3% as AI chip optimism lifts Samsung, SK HynixSouth Korean shares surged nearly 3% on Monday, led by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, as optimism over sustained AI investment and stron...
07 Sep, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Global Market: Four US firms commit $2 billion investment in South KoreaFour U.S. companies have committed $2 billion in South Korea across semiconductors, advanced materials and renewable energy. Investments in...
04 Sep, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
South Korea says chip investments under discussion with US amid tariff concernsThe presidential official was responding to a question about whether planned tariffs on chips flagged by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard L...
04 Sep, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
South Korean finance minister nominee vows to advance AI projectsThe pledge follows the government's unveiling on Tuesday of its most aggressive fiscal spending plan on record for next year, which inclu...
02 Sep, 2026, 08.21 AM IST
Global Market: AI hardware demand powers Asia’s manufacturing growth in AugustAI hardware demand helped sustain manufacturing growth across several Asian economies in August, with China, Japan and South Korea recordin...
01 Sep, 2026, 10.40 AM IST
Global Market: Bank of Korea hikes rates again to 3% as growth, inflation stay firmSouth Korea’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3% for a second straight meeting, citing stronger-than-...
27 Aug, 2026, 09.42 AM IST