South Korea
Chip exports move global portfolios, cultural exports move global taste, and a security alliance with Washington keeps both under constant pressure.
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Jul- 2026 -25 JulyTech & AI
East Asia is training Southeast Asia’s engineers for Silicon Valley
Japan's new internship programme and South Korea's expanded visas aim to anchor 100,000 tech workers by 2030, but migration research suggests many treat the region as a springboard to Western…
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25 JulyLife & Health
South Korea is betting it can cool housing without Japan’s crash
President Lee's plan to triple property taxes by 2027 aims to shift 75.8% of household wealth out of real estate, but economists say the immediate crash risk remains low.
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21 JulyCapital
Chip stocks crater as oil and rates collide before earnings
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 20% from June peaks as Brent crude jumped to $90.40 on Iran strikes and Treasury yields pushed above 5%, forcing Alphabet, Tesla, and Intel to…
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20 JulyCapital
South Korea deploys task force to dodge Indonesia’s October halal deadline
A 27-member government-industry delegation seeks grace periods and inspection waivers from Jakarta before mandatory cosmetics certification takes effect October 17, reshaping K-beauty's access to 275 million consumers.
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20 JulyCapital
Seoul’s chip stocks now dictate global AI portfolio moves daily
A $1 trillion selloff in Korean memory chips pushed the Kospi-Nasdaq correlation to 0.46, nearly triple the five-year average, forcing Western fund managers to monitor Seoul's opening bell before trading…
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18 JulyLife & Health
Australia’s biosimilar gap could close if the government acts now
Samsung Bioepis and Organon expanded their partnership to bring a fourth product to Australia as Canberra weighs making biosimilars the default for new patients, potentially freeing A$1.5 billion in PBS…
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17 JulyTech & AI
US chip controls turned Japan into Nvidia’s showcase. China is closing the gap.
Japan's ¥387.3 billion Noetra AI factory will deploy 27,500 Nvidia GPUs by June 2028, but China's LineShine supercomputer just reclaimed the TOP500 top spot using entirely domestic chips.
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17 JulyTech & AI
China’s helium ban just squeezed the world’s chip fabs
Beijing's export freeze on July 10 follows Qatar's damaged Ras Laffan hub, cutting global supply by over five million cubic metres monthly and pushing spot prices above $100 per litre…
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14 JulyTech & AI
South Korea’s free AI for everyone runs on American chips it cannot replace
The government opened bidding July 13 for a universal chatbot serving 52 million residents, mandating domestic models for 80% of queries—but every GPU in the pilot is Nvidia hardware, exposing…
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14 JulyLife & Health
Vietnam’s $76 baby bonus won’t reverse its fertility collapse
With urban child-rearing costs at $380–760 monthly, Vietnam's new Population Law offers maternity leave and housing priority but falls far short of the economic restructuring demographers say is needed.
