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  Business / Commodity Market

  Silver Tops $60 an Ounce for First Time

  An employee displays silver bars at Korea Gold Exchange in Jongno-gu, Seoul. 2025.9.2 News1 The price of silver has surpassed USD 60 (about KRW 88,000) per troy ounce (approximately 31.1 g) for the first time in history. Expectations of interest rate cuts in the United States combined with a surge i

  2025.12.11
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  Business / Commodity Market

  Gold Imports Surge, Exceeding Crisis-Era Levels

  Gold bars are displayed at Korea Gold Exchange in Jongno-gu, Seoul. 2025.10.13 News1 This year, Korea’s gold imports were found to have exceeded those of 1997, when the country experienced the International Monetary Fund (IMF) foreign exchange crisis. This is analyzed as being due to a stronger glob

  2025.12.11
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  Business / Capital Market

  SK Hynix Weighs US ADR Listing; Shares Up 3.7%

  SK hynix’s share price strengthened on expectations that the company could enter the US stock market. As the possibility of issuing American Depositary Receipts (ADR) using treasury shares has been raised, attention is focusing on whether the company’s undervalued stock price relative to competitors

  2025.12.11
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  Business / UN

  South Korea to Host 2028 UN Ocean Conference

  The 2025 UN Ocean Conference held in Nice, France, in June. Source = United Nations South Korea has been confirmed as the host of the 4th UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), scheduled for June 2028. Held every three years, the UN Ocean Conference is the largest and highest-level international meeting in the

  2025.12.10
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  Investment / Global Trend

  SpaceX Plans IPO Next Year, Seeks $30 Billion

  Elon Musk, Tesla Chief Executive Officer (CEO) SpaceX, the space company led by Tesla Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk, is pursuing an initial public offering (IPO) next year with the goal of raising USD 30 billion (about KRW 44 trillion), Bloomberg News reported on the 9th (local time). Bloo

  2025.12.10
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  IT / Electronic Materials

  LG Innotek Starts Eco-Friendly Smart IC Substrate Mass Production

  LG Innotek announced on the 10th that it has developed a “next-generation smart IC substrate” for smart cards that halves carbon emissions from integrated circuit (IC) substrates. The company stated that it began mass production in November for supply to global customers.A smart card is a card with

  2025.12.10
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  K-Defense

  Korea to Export 195 K2 Tanks, K808s to Peru

  South Korea and Peru signed a Framework Agreement on the 9th (local time) for the supply of a total of 195 ground equipment units, including the K2 tank (pictured) and K808 wheeled armored vehicles, according to the Presidential Office and government sources. An agreement was reached to sign an actu

  2025.12.10
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  Global Trend

  More ‘Born-AI’ Firms Emerge, Boosting Korea’s Innovation Potential

  Joohee McClelland, President of IBM Consulting Asia Pacific (APAC), speaks about the importance of adopting artificial intelligence (AI) for corporate survival during an interview held at the IBM Korea office in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on the 25th of last month. Provided by IBM “The number of ‘AI na

  2025.12.10
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  K-Culture

  Jay-Z Invests KRW 700 Billion in K-Culture

  Jay-Z, known as the 'King of Hip-Hop' in the United States, walks across the field before a soccer match in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in July this year. East Rutherford=AP Newsis Jay-Z, the renowned 'King of Hip-Hop' and producer, who is also known as the husband of pop star Beyoncé, is setting u

  2025.12.10
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  ESG / Korean Air

  Korean Air Implements Eco-Friendly Management Practices

  Korean Air's high-efficiency new Boeing 787-10 aircraft. Provided by Korean Air Korean Air announced on the 9th that it is implementing environmental management for a sustainable future in line with the global aviation industry's goal towards a decarbonized society. Activities are underway to minimi

  2025.12.09