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  K-Trend

  Exports Hit $709.7 Billion; Semiconductors Up, Shipbuilding Down

  Cars awaiting export are parked at the automobile-only pier of Pyeongtaek Port in Gyeonggi Province in December last year. Despite the impact of tariffs imposed by the United States, Korea’s automobile exports last year rose 1.7% year-on-year to a record high of USD 71.98 billion. However, it remain

  2026.01.02
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  Investment Trend

  SpaceX IPO Hopes Signal Private Space Big Bang

  An imagined future lunar landing scene released by SpaceX. Astronauts who reach the Moon aboard the approximately 120-meter-tall Starship will be able to ride an elevator down to the lunar surface. SpaceX has stated that it also plans to build a lunar base where astronauts can live in the future. Pr

  2026.01.02
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  Samsung · BMW

  Samsung to Supply Core Chips for BMW EVs

  Samsung Electronics’ in-house automotive semiconductor Exynos Auto V920. Provided by Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics will supply automotive semiconductors for the next-generation electric vehicle models of German automaker BMW. As its portfolio of automotive components such as vehicle semico

  2025.12.31
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  Investment / Semiconductor

  KOSPI Posts Biggest Gain in 26 Years; Semiconductors Seen Leading Next Year

  On the 30th, the last trading day of the year for the domestic stock market, the KOSPI closed at 4,214.17, down 6.39 points (0.15%) from the previous trading day (4,220.56), while the closing price is shown on the electronic board in the Hana Bank dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by reporter Le

  2025.12.31
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  AI Investment

  Korea’s National AI Debuts, Midterm Check on K-AI Status

  The first presentation of the “Independent AI Foundation Model” project, launched to secure the Republic of Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) sovereignty, was held on December 30 at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul. The Independent AI Foundation Model is a project to build “AI for All” for the state,

  2025.12.30
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  K-Culture

  K-Culture Drives Museum Goods Sales Past KRW 40 Billion

  Foreign visitors to the “Muze” merchandise shop at the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan-gu, Seoul look over various goods. Newsis “Magpie and Tiger badge,” “Pensive Bodhisattva miniature,” and other museum cultural products created on the basis of Korea’s cultural heritage recorded their highest-

  2025.12.30
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  K-Defense

  Hanwha Aerospace Wins KRW 5.6 Trillion Polish Missile Deal

  Hanwha Aerospace Chunmoo multiple launch guided weapon system Hanwha Aerospace announced on the 30th that it had signed a KRW 5.6 trillion contract (third execution contract) in Poland to supply additional guided missiles for the Chunmoo multiple launch guided weapon system. The company stated that

  2025.12.30
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  K-Game / Neowiz

  ‘Lies of P’ Sweeps Global Awards, DLC Triumphs

  Neowiz ROUND 8 Studio’s “Lies of P: Prelude,” developed by ROUND 8 Studio, has swept major domestic and international game awards, once again demonstrating the development capabilities of ROUND 8 Studio. Although released as an expansion pack following the main game, it has received high praise acro

  2025.12.30
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  Business

  Semiconductors, Autos Drive Korea to $700 Billion Exports, Sixth Globally

  Export vehicles are parked at Pyeongtaek Port in Poseung-eup, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do on the afternoon of the 7th. 2025.7.7 News1 South Korea’s export performance this year has exceeded USD 700 billion (about KRW 1,004 trillion) for the first time in history. Despite a deterioration in trade cond

  2025.12.30
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  Global Expansion / Hyundai Motor

  Hyundai Motor Marks 40 Years in U.S., Euisun Chung Signals Major Leap

  Hyundai Motor, which will mark the 40th anniversary of its entry into the United States next year, is preparing for a new leap forward using the U.S., the world’s largest market, as a springboard.Hyundai first entered the U.S. market in 1986 by exporting the “Excel,” the first domestically produced

  2025.12.29