Category: Korean Business News
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Korea-US- Global Briefing
Korea-US- Global Briefing — Fri Jul 10 SK Hynix debuts on Nasdaq as Washington presses Korean chipmakers to build US memory capacity Listen to the audio version TOP STORY SK Hynix begins trading American depositary receipts on Nasdaq today, bringing the trillion-dollar Korean memory leader directly to US investors. The debut lands one day after…
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Coming Soon: US-Korea- Global
I curate and offer this Briefing daily, as well as a Sunday ‘Week in Review,’ plus special updates most Saturdays. I plan to expand my coverage to a more global US-Korea-Global perspective. Listen to the audio version HEADLINESection 301 tariff pressure define today’s Korea-US landscape. TOP STORYThe Korea International Trade Association (KITA) is asking the…
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Monday, July 6, 2026 — Korea-US Briefing
Listen to the audio version Top headline: Samsung and Hyundai Motor headline a combined 312 trillion won ($201.7B) domestic investment wave with Hanwha and SK. Top StorySouth Korea’s Finance Ministry announced July 3 that Hanwha, Hyundai Motor, Samsung, and SK Group will invest a combined 312 trillion won ($201.7B) in the southeastern Yeongnam region, targeting AI,…
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Korea-US Week in Review
Listen to the audio version Top story: Korea’s chaebol went all-in on domestic AI, mobility and defense, a 312 trillion won ($204B) wave of investment landed on top of a settled 15% tariff regime, while Hyundai posted its best-ever June in the US. The week’s throughline: Korean top groups are building at home and on American soil at…
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BCW Client Spotlight: Ander.ai
Listen to the audio version Headline: SK Hynix set to list on Nasdaq, targeting roughly $29B Top StorySK Hynix’s Nasdaq listing is this week’s biggest Korea-US capital markets move, funding continued chip infrastructure buildout tied to US demand. Trade & TariffLG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and SK On move ahead with battery-sector refund claims after February’s…
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Twenty-plus years on Korea-US.
The fundamentals don’t change; the stakes do. I take on only a handful of clients at a time; by choice. Don Southerton, Bridging Culture Worldwide
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They Love the Deal. So Why Won’t They Sign?
Listen to the audio version They Love the Deal. So Why Won’t They Sign? The Signature Paradox: Why Korean Partners Hesitate, and What Korean Law Actually Says Bridging Culture Worldwide | Client Advisory Over more than twenty years of working with Korean companies, I keep running into the same paradox. A Korean partner is enthusiastic,…
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Korea-US Trade & Investment Intelligence Briefing
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Listen to the audio version Headline: Korean won closes above 1,540 per dollar, even as the KOSPI surges 3.4 percent on AI chip strength. Top StoryThe won settled at 1,541.8 per dollar, its weakest close since March 2009, on a third straight session of dollar strength and Fed rate-hike expectations. The…
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Korea-US Trade & Investment Briefing: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Listen to the audio version Headline: Won slides after the Fed signals a higher rate path, as Korean exports surge 60 percent on AI chip demand. Top StoryThe won weakened to around 1,538 per dollar, reversing from a recent advance near 1,508, after the Federal Reserve held rates but signaled a higher policy path. A firmer…
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KOREA-US WEEK IN REVIEW
Korea-US Week in Review – Sunday June 21 Audio version: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bridgingculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-06-21_Korea-US_Week_in_Review.mp3&source=gmail&ust=1782083411207000&sa=E TOP STORY: Hyundai Moves to Take Full Control of Boston Dynamics Hyundai Motor Group is set to buy SoftBank’s remaining stake in Boston Dynamics for roughly $325 million, a move that would give the Group full ownership of the robotics maker behind Spot and Atlas. SoftBank…