(Photo=CJ Schwan’s) As U.S. food manufacturers pour money into automation and energy efficiency to protect margins, a frozen pizza plant in Salina, Kansas, has emerged as an example of how those pressures are reshaping where—and how—food is made. The facility was recently named Plant of the Year by a U.S. industry publication, but its significance extends beyond the award itself.

(Photo=Sk hynix) While U.S. semiconductor companies are leaning ever more heavily on stock awards and long-term incentives to retain engineers during the artificial-intelligence boom, one of the world’s largest memory producers is taking a notably different approach: writing checks. SK hynix, South Korea’s second-largest chipmaker and one of the world’s dominant producers of memory chips, including high-bandwidth memory critical to

Photo=Motionelements South Korea’s early-morning delivery market, long dominated by a handful of e-commerce platforms, is entering a new phase as large discount retailers roll out their own dawn delivery services, signaling a strategic shift in the country’s fiercely competitive grocery sector. For years, pre-dawn delivery—orders placed at night arriving before breakfast—was synonymous with specialized online players such as Coupang and

Photo=Motionelements The amount of cash circulating in South Korea rose last year at its fastest pace since the Covid-19 pandemic, underscoring how shifts in interest rates and fiscal policy can still reshape money demand even in an increasingly digital economy. Data released Feb. 5 by the Bank of Korea show that currency in circulation totaled about $156 billion at the

Samsung Electronics has become the first South Korean company to surpass a market capitalization of $770 billion, driven by a powerful rebound in the global semiconductor cycle and renewed confidence in its high-bandwidth memory business. Shares closed at $130 on 02/04 (local time), up nearly 1%, after reversing early losses and hitting an intraday record high. The rally lifted Samsung’s