Tag: Don Southerton
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Korea-US-Global Trade & Investment Intelligence Briefing
Monday, July 20, 2026 Briefing Mon-Fri, Sunday Week in Review, plus special updates most Saturdays. Listen to the audio version TOP STORYSamsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares tumbled in pre-market trading Monday (Samsung down over 5%, SK Hynix down 7.6%), even as both companies press ahead with a combined 800 trillion won ($518B) domestic fab…
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Korea-US- Global Trade & Investment Briefing
July 16, 2026 Listen to the audio version Top Story Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick renewed pressure on Samsung and SK Hynix to build memory chip plants in the US, speaking at a concrete-pouring ceremony for Micron’s new fab in Clay, New York. He confirmed talks are already underway with both Korean chipmakers, and noted Micron’s…
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Korea-US-Global Briefing
Monday, July 13, 2026 Monday, July 13, 2026 Listen to the audio version Headline: A July 24 tariff still looms as the 10 percent global Section 122 tariffs expire and USTR races to replace them with new Section 301 measures. Korea sits among 16 economies in the parallel excess-capacity probe. Top Story The Section 122 tariffs…
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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 Intelligence Briefing
Listen to the audio version HeadlineHanwha doubles down on US shipbuilding Top StoryAt IndoPac 2026, Hanwha’s CEO said Korean shipbuilding strength is now firmly rooted in Philadelphia, where the workforce has grown from hundreds to over 2,000 since the Philly Shipyard acquisition. Hanwha just won its first US Navy contract for the Next-Generation Logistics Ship…
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Korea-US Intelligence Briefing: Monday, June 29,
Listen to the audio version Headline: Seoul unveils a $576 billion semiconductor and AI investment drive as Samsung and SK Hynix commit to massive new domestic fabs. Top Story President Lee Jae Myung laid out a sweeping industrial strategy built around chips and AI, with over $576 billion in planned investment to secure global leadership. Samsung…
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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,…