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South Korea's top trade envoy Yeo Han-koo says Samsung and SK Hynix will not be subject to 100% tariffs on US chip imports, citing the US-South Korea trade deal

Bank of Korea temporarily halts preparations for the second phase of its pilot initiative testing program for a central bank digital currency, scheduled for Q4

South Korea's central bank has halted its digital currency pilot program, signaling diminishing enthusiasm for state-led digital currencies …

South Korea's Trade Ministry: chip sales to China fell 31.8% YoY in February, after a 22.5% drop in January, amid US tariffs and controls and weak global demand

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South Korea's data protection authority says DeepSeek app downloads have been suspended in the country after DeepSeek failed to follow its personal data rules

South Korea's data protection authority on Monday said it had temporarily suspended the domestic service of Chinese AI app DeepSeek since Saturday.

South Korea's plan to introduce tablets with AI features in schools faces backlash from parents and academics concerned about children's overexposure to devices

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South Korea's plan to introduce tablets with AI features in schools faces backlash from parents and academics concerned about children's overexposure to devices

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South Korea's FTC delays a bill modeled after the EU's DMA, after a furious backlash from South Korean industry lobbyists and consumers, along with the US

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A look at SK Hynix's NAND flash memory chip plant in Dalian, China, acquired from Intel for $9B in 2020, which is now in limbo because of US-China export rules

Bloomberg : X: @mackhawk , @samkimasia , @samkimasia , and @pstasiatech X: Mackenzie Hawkins / @mackhawk : New: South Korea's economy relies heavily on chips. That makes it especially vulnerable to U...

South Korea's financial regulator says US bitcoin ETFs may conflict with the country's Virtual Asset User Protection Act and Capital Markets Act, plans a review

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Yang Hyang-ja, a South Korean lawmaker and former Samsung executive, says US-led China chip curbs risk damaging South Korea's relations with its Asian allies

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