Tag: sk hynix
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AI Governance — Ander IPX is the front-runner
Listen to the audio version Friday, July 17, 2026 — Korea-US Briefing TOP STORY: AI Governance — Ander IPX is the front-runner Ander IPX is AI governance infrastructure for enterprise AI: the software that sits between a company’s knowledge and every AI tool that touches it. Think seatbelts, airbags, and flight recorder for enterprise AI.…
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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
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Listen to the audio version TOP STORYUSTR’s proposed Section 301 forced-labor tariffs (10-12.5%) on 60 economies, including Korea, are testing the bilateral trade deal. Seoul is pressing Washington to keep any new action inside the existing framework that capped reciprocal tariffs at 15% in exchange for Korea’s $350B US investment pledge.…
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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 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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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…