Photo=Motionelements For U.S. investors and AI infrastructure companies, the cost of powering data centers is set to rise sharply as a persistent memory shortage pushes high-bandwidth memory prices higher. TrendForce expects the blended average selling price for HBM to jump 121% in 2027 from the previous year, as demand for AI servers collides with limited production capacity and a broader

(Photo=Pixabay) South Korea’s soaring housing costs and heavy household debt are changing something once considered a basic milestone of adulthood. More people in their 30s are remaining single, some couples are skipping wedding ceremonies altogether, and others are delaying the legal registration of their marriages because getting married can complicate access to housing programs. The consequences are beginning to show

(Photo=Samsung/SK hynix) The artificial intelligence boom has delivered enormous profits to the semiconductor industry. At two of the companies benefiting most from that surge, the money is becoming large enough to complicate one of the most personal decisions employees make. Parental leave rates fell at both Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix in the first half of this year for the

(Photo=HANGANGBUS) Seoul built its new river ferry as public transportation. Weekend passengers are increasingly treating it like an attraction. That mismatch is now forcing South Korea’s capital to rethink how a city should price a service that has to function as both transportation and entertainment. Seoul is considering doubling the adult fare on its Han River Bus to $4 from

(Photo=Jongga) Jongga, the flagship kimchi brand of South Korean food company Daesang, is making a bigger push into the United States as growing interest in Korean food creates an opening beyond Asian grocery stores. The U.S. has already become Jongga’s largest export market, surpassing Japan in 2023. That has pushed the brand to do more than ship Korean-made kimchi across