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  Global Business

  Lee Urges EU to Avoid Tariff Penalties on Korean Steel

  President Lee Jae-myung (second from left), who is touring Europe to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit, paid a state visit to Italy. President Lee is seen shaking hands with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace in Rome on the 11th (local time). Rome=Reporter Kim Jae-myung

  2026.06.12
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  MOU

  Taihan Expands Subsea Cable Business, Signs MOU

  Taihan Cable & Solution signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jan De Nul for cooperation in the HVDC submarine cable business. From left: Song Jong-min, Vice Chairman of Taihan Cable & Solution; Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment; and Jan Pieter De Nul, CEO of Jan D

  2026.06.12
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  AI Investment

  Sam Altman to Meet Samsung, Naver, Kakao

  Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is visiting Korea and will meet in succession with the management of Samsung Electronics, Naver, and Kakao. Following Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, who visited Korea from the 5th to the 8th, another global heavyweight in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry is coming t

  2026.06.12
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  Investment

  Samsung, Hyundai Motor Lead; Top Five Hold 74% Value

  View of Samsung Electronics’ headquarters in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi Province. 2026.5.26 News1 The total brand value of the top 50 domestic brands declined compared with a year earlier, while brands that strengthened their competitiveness in future industries such as artificial intelligence

  2026.06.12
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  Global Business

  Korean Skincare Brand XIO Expands to 30 Countries

  Choi Yun-ho, Executive Vice President and Head of the AI Business Group in the Consumer Division at LG Uplus, sharing the story behind the export of the AI call assistant ‘ixi-O’ to a Malaysian telecom operator. Byun Young-wook, Reporter cut@donga.com “Now 29 countries remain.” This was the report t

  2026.06.12
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  Semiconductor

  From Chipmakers to Materials: Global Media Spotlights Korea’s Semiconductor Boom

  The New York Times reported that the semiconductor boom, fueled by the AI boom, is spreading to Korea’s stock market, workplace culture, real estate, and even new buzzwords related to university admissions. Getty Images Bank As the influence of Korea’s semiconductor industry grows in the era of arti

  2026.06.11
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  Investment

  Shinsegae Group to Acquire PE’s Entire SSG.com Stake

  Exterior view of SSG.com headquarters. Provided by SSG.com Shinsegae Group will spend about KRW 1.2 trillion to acquire the entire stake in e-commerce company SSG.com held by its financial investor (FI).On the 11th, Emart and Shinsegae announced in a regulatory filing that they would purchase all sh

  2026.06.11
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  Global Investment

  Strong Earnings, Shareholder Returns Draw BlackRock to KT&G

  Recently, KT&G has been drawing attention from global asset management firms as it implements an expanded shareholder return policy alongside strong overseas results.According to the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure system on the 11th, BlackRock Fund Advisors, the world’s larges

  2026.06.11
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  Semiconductor

  Chey Tae-won: New Chip Plant May Go Abroad

  Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group (photo), stated on the 10th regarding the location of a new semiconductor plant that “it may not necessarily be the case that we will build it in Korea no matter what,” indicating that both domestic and overseas sites are being considered. His remarks came as some

  2026.06.11
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  Global Business

  Cross-Border E-Commerce Surges 77% on Weak Won

  As demand from overseas “reverse direct purchase” consumers seeking Korean products surges on the back of a weak won, domestic retail companies are accelerating their push into the cross-border e-commerce market. The popularity of K-content is also expanding demand for K-beauty and K-food, and with

  2026.06.11