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Record Heatwaves Boost Market PenetrationKorean Firms Counter with Premium Strategy

Divergent Stances Between Petrochemical and Refining Firms Business Overhaul Stuck in Deadlock Fears of Losing Market Leadership Once Recovery Comes LG Chem’s Yeosu plant complex/Photo=LG Chem T

Costs Mount Across IndustriesU.S. Expands Stockpiling Policy in Response

TSMC Embarks on Full-Scale Investment in Next-Generation Semiconductor Manufacturing Mass Production in Taichung, Taiwan Set for 2028 Intel Also Signals Strong Resolve in 1.4-Nanometer Push As TSMC officially confirmed mass production of its 1

POSCO Raises $238 Million Through Sale of Nippon Steel Stake Nippon Steel Also Unwound POSCO Stake Last Year Cross-shareholding Alliance Between Korean and Japanese Steelmakers Set to End POSCO headquarters in Samseong-dong

CPCA Chief: “China’s Auto Exports to Double by 2030” Carmakers Diversify Beyond U.S.

Last Remaining Sea Passage on Earth, the Arctic Route Travel Time Cut by More Than Half Compared With Existing Routes Geopolitical Safety and Other Strategic Advantages Once the realm of exploration, the Arctic passage is being transform

Micron, SanDisk, and Samsung Raise Memory Chip Prices in Tandem Surging Market Demand Dries Up Supply of Standard DRAM NAND Flash Sector, Once Struggling With Oversupply, Enters Recovery Phase The outlook for the memory semiconductor sector is s

H-1B Visa Fee Shockwave U.S.

Beijing Prohibits Purchase of H20 and RTX Pro 6000D Huawei, Alibaba, Baidu Accelerate Proprietary AI Chip Development DeepSeek Employs Huawei Ascend for R2 Model Training The Chinese government has prohibited domestic firms from purchasing N

Impending Signature on U.S.

‘AI Marketing’ Misleading Consumers Unclear functions and application domains Packaging as breakthrough technology deceives consumers Instances of ‘AI Washing’ are proliferating at a rapid pace.

Decline in Average Spend as Duty-Free Liquor Sales Move Online Variable Rent Structure Deepens Losses with Rising Passenger Traffic Rival Operators Including Lotte Duty Free Closely Monitoring Developments Hotel Shilla, South Korea’s leading duty

Samsung Wins IBM CPU Orders With Upgraded 7nm Foundry Process Nintendo Switch 2 SoC to Be Built on Mature 5nm Node Tesla Deal on 4nm Seen as Stepping Stone Toward Advanced Process Leadership IBM Power11/Photo=IBM

Spain’s blackout showed solar alone doesn’t keep schools on Campuses need batteries, islanding inverters, and wiring upgrades Shift policy from price relief to resilience built in schools In 2024, Spain generated 56.8% of its e

Profitability of domestic petrochemical firms on steep decline Efficiency of individual NCC facilities and self-help measures critical Credit rating adjustment possible in the second half Lotte Chemical Yeosu Plant

IPO Plans Collapse, Funding Inflows ShrinkHeadquarters Relocation Floated in Push for For-Profit Conversion

AI Demand and HBM Push DRAM Prices HigherNAND Inventory Clearing Accelerates, SSDs and HDDs Gain Momentum

Dimensity 9500 and Next-Generation SnapdragonChina Joins the Race, Accelerating Global Competition

Raw Material Price Surge Raises Production ConcernsSkepticism Spreads Despite U.S. Push for Rare Earth Independence