Photo=Samsung South Korea is moving to accelerate investment in the semiconductor capacity needed to supply the artificial-intelligence boom, with Samsung Electronics set to begin a $4.6 billion expansion of its chip manufacturing operations next month. For U.S. companies and investors watching the global AI supply chain, the project underscores Seoul’s effort to strengthen domestic production of advanced memory and other

(Photo=ShowBox) Nearly two decades after its theatrical debut, “D-War” is finding an unexpected new audience on Netflix, reviving interest in one of South Korea’s earliest attempts to create a Hollywood-style blockbuster and giving filmmaker Shim Hyung-rae a chance to revisit a franchise that once struggled to expand beyond its home market. Released in 2007, “D-War” has gained renewed attention after

(Photo=MotionElements) Bitcoin has already suffered the kind of collapse that once would have been enough to revive confidence in its familiar four year cycle. After climbing above $126,000 in October 2025, the cryptocurrency fell below $60,000 in June and at one point lost more than half its value. Since then, however, it has stopped falling and spent weeks holding near

(Photo=YG Entertainment) The music industry has long struggled with one challenge: keeping artists commercially relevant after their peak years. South Korean boy band BIGBANG’s return after a four-year hiatus shows how K-pop has developed a different approach, building dedicated global audiences that can sustain an artist’s value over decades. BIGBANG, one of the early K-pop groups that helped expand Korean

Photo=Hyundai Rising labor costs and production disruptions are becoming another challenge for global automakers as they pour billions of dollars into electric vehicles and software, with Hyundai Motor workers preparing for their first full-day strike in a decade. For U.S. automakers and investors, the dispute highlights the labor and cost pressures facing car makers as they compete for market share