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S. Korean retail investors sell over W1tr won in overseas stocks in 1st week of June

South Korean retail investors sold over 1 trillion won ($641 billion) worth of overseas stocks in the first week of June, data showed Sunday, suggesting their possible return to the local stock market amid record-breaking gains led by semiconductor shares. Local retailers sold a net $793.67 million worth of foreign stocks from Monday through Friday, continuing their net selling streak that began in April, according to the data from the Korea Securities Depository. The figure far surpassed the ne

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S. Korea Ranks Second in OECD Growth Rankings in Q1

[Economy] : South Korea recorded the second‑highest economic growth rate among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the first quarter, driven by a boom in the semiconductor industry. According to the OECD on Sunday, South Korea's real gross domestic product grew ... [more...]

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OECD: South Korea's Potential Growth Rate to Hit Record Low Below 1.5% in 2027

[Economy] : South Korea's potential growth rate is projected to fall below one-point-five percent for the first time next year, despite a strong rebound in economic growth driven by the semiconductor sector, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). OECD data released Sunday ... [more...]

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OECD projects S. Korea's potential growth rate to hit record low in 2027

South Korea's potential growth rate is projected to fall to a record low next year, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Sunday, despite robust exports fueled by a semiconductor boom. The OECD's latest data shows the country's potential growth rate at 1.52 percent in 2027, down sharply from 1.66 percent this year. On a quarterly basis, the country's potential growth rate is expected to decline further to 1.46 percent in the fourth quarter of next year. The po

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Foreign selling drags Kospi down 5%, sends won to 17-year low

Heavy foreign selling rattled South Korean markets on Friday, dragging the benchmark Kospi down more than 5 percent and driving the won to a 17-year low against the greenback. The Kospi closed down 5.54 percent at 8,160.59 on the day. The benchmark index opened sharply lower, tracking an overnight decline in US semiconductor stocks after Broadcom projected third-quarter AI-related revenue of $16 billion, falling short of market expectations. It fell as much as 6 percent in early trading to 8,038

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Samsung's top union loses majority status after chip-heavy bonus deal

Samsung Electronics' largest labor union has lost its majority status just two months after winning legal recognition, as workers in the company's non-chip division quit to protest a wage deal that favored semiconductor employees. The Samsung Electronics branch of the Samsung Group Employees' Union had 58,270 members as of 3 p.m. on Thursday, according to the union. That is down by nearly 18,000 from more than 76,000 at the end of April, when it held a rally to vote on a strike. Samsung Electron

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang embarks on packed Seoul visit focused on AI, robotics

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang is set to touch down in Seoul on Friday afternoon, kicking off a four-day trip focused on deepening ties with South Korea’s tech, manufacturing and AI industries. The highly anticipated visit will be Huang’s longest stay here in recent years and comes as Nvidia seeks to expand its partnership beyond semiconductors into emerging areas such as robotics, physical AI and AI infrastructure. Huang last visited Korea seven months ago for the APEC summit, where he mad

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S. Korea Posts Second-Largest Current Account Surplus of US$28.29 Bln in April

[Economy] : South Korea has posted its second-largest monthly current account surplus of 28-point-29 billion U.S. dollars in April on the back of a semiconductor upcycle, continuing a streak of surpluses for the 36th straight month. According to provisional data from the Bank of Korea released Friday, the April surplus ... [more...]

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Kospi plunges 5% on US chip stock rout

South Korea's benchmark Kospi tumbled more than 5 percent in early trading Friday, tracking a sharp selloff in semiconductor stocks on Wall Street after Broadcom's earnings and outlook disappointed investors. The Kospi opened at 8,323.2, down 3.66 percent from the previous session. Losses deepened shortly after the opening bell, with the index falling to 8,190.25 as of 9:15 a.m., down 5.2 percent on-session. The decline pushed the benchmark below the 8,100 mark during trading. A sell-side sideca

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S. Korea posts second-largest current account surplus in April: BOK

South Korea posted its second-largest monthly current account surplus in April, driven by strong exports of semiconductors, central bank data showed Friday. The current account surplus totaled $28.29 billion in April, down from an all-time high of $37.93 billion in March, according to the data from the Bank of Korea. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the figure surged from $4.51 billion, marking the second-largest monthly surplus on record after the March figure. South Korea has repor

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Botswana gateway for critical minerals and K-construction: minister

Botswana represents opportunities for Korean mining, battery and construction firms, with access to critical minerals and fast-growing African markets, Botswana’s Foreign Minister Phenyo Butale said in an interview with The Korea Herald. Botswana's pitch comes as Korean companies search for new sources of critical minerals needed for industries such as batteries, semiconductors and renewable energy. According to Butale, Botswana's mineral reserves could support those very industries. The country

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Jensen Huang to meet executives from Krafton during Seoul visit: sources

The head of US chip giant Nvidia Corp., Jensen Huang, is expected to meet with executives of Krafton Inc., a local game developer, during his visit to Seoul this week, industry sources said Thursday. Huang is reportedly meeting Krafton's Executive Director Chang Byung-gyu, and other senior managers from the company, though the exact dates have yet to be confirmed, the sources said. The two companies are likely to discuss gaming partnerships related to Nvidia's RTX Spark, a type of semiconductor

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AI boom reshapes Korea's status ladder

South Korea's AI chip boom is creating a new class of corporate elite. Jobs at Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, long prized for their salaries and stability, are increasingly being treated as status symbols in everything from college admissions and job searches to dating and marriage, as soaring AI-driven profits transform perceptions of the semiconductor industry. Online, the phenomenon has been dubbed "Samjeon-nix," a portmanteau of "Samjeon," Korean shorthand for Samsung Electronics and SK h

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Cabinet approves bill to support defense semiconductor industry

South Korea’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill aimed at fostering the country’s defense semiconductor industry, the Ministry of National Defense said. The bill on nurturing and supporting defense semiconductors is expected to be promulgated later this month and could take effect as early as the fourth quarter, after related enforcement decrees and regulations are prepared. Defense semiconductors are key components of advanced weapons systems, but the sector has lacked a dedicated legal framewo

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Seoul to streamline regulations for imports of key semiconductor manufacturing equipment

The government will streamline import procedures for extreme ultraviolet, key equipment used for semiconductor manufacturing, as part of a broader effort to help the booming chip industry maintain its manufacturing competitiveness, the industry ministry said Tuesday. Under the revised enforcement decree of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act endorsed by the Cabinet, imports of EUV equipment are expected to take about nine days from now on, shortened from the current 34 days, according to th

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Forget elite universities. Semiconductor high schools are the new hot ticket

Admission to a prestigious university is no longer seen as the only path to success for some students in South Korea, as semiconductor-focused high schools gain popularity on the expectation that they can lead directly to jobs at major chipmakers. Korea Semiconductor Meister High School in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, decided to hold a second admissions information session on June 20 after turnout at the initial session held May 30 exceeded the 120 seats prepared by the school. “More stu

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Bedding maker's best performer? Samsung and SK hynix

For Allerman, a South Korean maker of bedding, its most profitable product last year was not a duvet or mattress cover. It was semiconductor stocks. The company's investments in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix generated unrealized gains of about 37.6 billion won ($27.7 million), exceeding the operating profit it earned from its core bedding business. According to Allerman's latest audit report, the company purchased 30,000 Samsung Electronics shares and 17,132 SK hynix shares last year for a co

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Exports in May Jump 53.2% to New Monthly Record of US$87.8 Bln amid Semiconductor Supercycle

[Economy] : Exports in May have expanded more than 50 percent from last year to set a new record for the month, on the back of an ongoing supercycle in semiconductors. According to data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources on Monday, exports rose 53-point-two percent year-on-year to a May record of ... [more...]

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S. Korea's monthly exports up 53% to record high of $87.8b in May

South Korea's exports jumped more than 50 percent from a year earlier to a new monthly high of $87.8 billion in May, driven by the semiconductor supercycle, government data showed Monday. It marked the third consecutive month the country's monthly outbound shipments surpassed the $80 billion mark, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. Imports rose 20.8 percent on-year to $60.8 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $26.95 billion. (Yonhap)

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Chip boom sparks debate over tax windfall, profit sharing

South Korea is facing a growing debate over how to use an unprecedented windfall from the semiconductor boom, as surging chip profits feed into tax revenue, employee bonuses and broader calls for redistribution. The immediate focus is on how the government should handle the expected tax increase — whether to use it for fiscal spending, save it as a buffer or invest it for future generations. At the same time, it is also opening the door to a broader question over how the benefits of the chip sup

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S. Korean retail investors sell over W1tr won in overseas stocks in 1st week of June

S. Korea Ranks Second in OECD Growth Rankings in Q1

OECD: South Korea's Potential Growth Rate to Hit Record Low Below 1.5% in 2027

OECD projects S. Korea's potential growth rate to hit record low in 2027

Foreign selling drags Kospi down 5%, sends won to 17-year low

Samsung's top union loses majority status after chip-heavy bonus deal

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang embarks on packed Seoul visit focused on AI, robotics

S. Korea Posts Second-Largest Current Account Surplus of US$28.29 Bln in April

Kospi plunges 5% on US chip stock rout

S. Korea posts second-largest current account surplus in April: BOK

Botswana gateway for critical minerals and K-construction: minister

Jensen Huang to meet executives from Krafton during Seoul visit: sources

AI boom reshapes Korea's status ladder

Cabinet approves bill to support defense semiconductor industry

Seoul to streamline regulations for imports of key semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Forget elite universities. Semiconductor high schools are the new hot ticket

Bedding maker's best performer? Samsung and SK hynix

Exports in May Jump 53.2% to New Monthly Record of US$87.8 Bln amid Semiconductor Supercycle

S. Korea's monthly exports up 53% to record high of $87.8b in May

Chip boom sparks debate over tax windfall, profit sharing