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 -12 JulySociety
Gong Yoo’s Asian tour is a masterclass in nostalgia monetisation
The South Korean actor announced six cities for 'The Long Take' fan meetings, timed to coincide with a Goblin 10th-anniversary special that tvN is producing to extend a decade-old drama's…
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11 JulyTech & AI
Asia’s smartest money is betting against AI stocks
Temasek and Goldman Sachs are shifting billions toward semiconductor fabs and data centres, signalling deep doubts about software valuations even as Western investors chase the rally.
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11 JulySociety
Asia’s workers are demanding wages that governments won’t pay
From Seoul to Bengaluru to Port Hedland, strikes over unpaid wages and wage caps are disrupting mining, healthcare, and garment production across four countries simultaneously.
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10 JulyCapital
Asian chip stocks ignore oil surge as SK Hynix listing drowns out Hormuz risk
SK Hynix's US$26.5 billion Nasdaq offering sent South Korean and Japanese semiconductor shares up 2-3% on July 10, even as Brent crude climbed 5% weekly on escalating US-Iran tensions near…
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9 JulyCapital
SK Hynix’s Nasdaq debut tests whether Korean tech can escape the won’s collapse
Foreign investors bought 190 billion won of Seoul equities Wednesday, breaking a 13-session selloff, even as Trump ended Iran ceasefire talks and oil prices climbed.
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9 JulyCapital
Japan’s bond yield hits 27-year high as Gulf tensions push rates up
The 10-year JGB yield reached 2.880%, its highest since 1996, as renewed Strait of Hormuz hostilities sent Brent crude above $80 and forced markets to price in additional Federal Reserve…
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9 JulyCapital
Iran sanctions push Bitcoin below $61,500, erasing $310M in leveraged bets
Brent crude surged past $80 a barrel after the Trump administration ended waivers on Iranian oil exports, triggering a flight from risk assets as the Federal Reserve faces renewed inflation…
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9 JulyCapital
America’s rare earth billions are feeding Asia’s magnet factories
The US has committed $1.28 billion to build a domestic magnet supply chain, but MP Materials, Energy Fuels and Phoenix are exporting most output to Japan and South Korea because…
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8 JulyTech & AI
Asia’s venture chiefs just made a bet on regional AI dominance
Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea's venture capital associations convened in Taipei on July 8 for the first trilateral summit, signaling a potential shift toward coordinated cross-border investment in AI and…
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7 JulyTech & AI
India’s AI boom is pricing itself out of the low-cost game
A 2.3-fold surge in AI job listings has pushed entry-level machine-learning salaries above senior full-stack developer pay, with job switchers commanding 40-70% raises that risk eroding India's cost advantage.
