2026-05-27 dfcb800b6bf440cb4dcecffba068357cfeb2e869 10 2024–present global memory supply shortage 1 /wiki/2024-present%20global%20memory%20supply%20shortage Samsung Electronics 14 /wiki/samsung%20electronics South Korea 37 /wiki/south%20korea Trade union members 2 /wiki/samsung%20and%20unions artificial intelligence 239 /wiki/artificial%20intelligence bonus agreement 71 /wiki/bonus%20payment memory chip 317 /wiki/memory%20chip semiconductor 116 /wiki/semiconductor%20industry%20in%20south%20korea strike 172 /wiki/strike%20action 2024–present global memory supply shortage Samsung Electronics South Korea Trade union members artificial intelligence bonus agreement memory chip semiconductor strike 2024–present global memory supply shortage 2026-04-23 f18901886cbedc60402a44c2d1f1c85f49162988 /feed/2026/04/23/japan-s-nikkei-225-stock-market-index-surpasses-60000-points-for-the-first-time-while-south-korea-s-kospi-also-reaches Japan's Nikkei 225 stock market index surpasses 60,000 points for the first time, while South Korea's KOSPI also reaches a record high amid gains in technology shares. 1777030655 2026-04-23 cd18c88dfddf0603e82d669ed7a9f2218245c375 14 South Korea 1 /feed/2026/04/23/japan-s-nikkei-225-stock-market-index-surpasses-60000-points-for-the-first-time-in-a-historic-high-while-south-korea-s Japan's Nikkei 225 stock market index surpasses 60,000 points for the first time in a historic high, while South Korea's KOSPI also reaches a record high amid gains in technology shares. 2026-02-24 323ec67842e6ca714a535171f390d7f1fc642656 10 2024–present global memory supply shortage 1 /feed/2026/02/24/2024-present-global-memory-supply-shortage 2024–present global memory supply shortage 2026-01-22 7f8a8a1950af4ddff658faf013d8c2c6ac4424aa 25 South Korea artificial intelligence 2 /feed/2026/01/22/south-korea-enacts-a-law-that-requires-human-oversight-of-high-impact-artificial-intelligence-ai-systems-mandates-dis South Korea enacts a law that requires human oversight of high-impact artificial intelligence (AI) systems, mandates disclosure and labeling of certain AI uses, and institutes fines of up to ₩30 million (around US$20,400) for violations. 2026-01-1 cf58677313cf42fb7f910a08f743b1b59afaa164 7 South Korea artificial intelligence semiconductor 3 /feed/2026/01/1/south-korea-records-its-highest-annual-export-value-of-more-than-us-700-billion-in-2025-after-semiconductor-shipments-re South Korea records its highest annual export value of more than US$700 billion in 2025 after semiconductor shipments reach a record $173.4 billion driven by demand for artificial intelligence. 2025-11-6 1411bf8fe5b0cc369762a48f1e48e3827cbf023c 7 South Korea 1 /feed/2025/11/6/at-least-three-people-are-killed-two-others-are-missing-and-two-are-presumed-dead-when-a-large-structure-being-prepared At least three people are killed, two others are missing and two are presumed dead when a large structure being prepared for demolition at a power plant collapses in Ulsan, South Korea. 2025-10-30 c358508f6eec1a7416ee3ac805f10d0e22b13485 /feed/2025/10/30/united-states-president-donald-trump-meets-chinese-president-xi-jinping-in-busan-south-korea-on-the-sidelines-of-the-a United States president Donald Trump meets Chinese president Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju, agreeing to lower tariffs on China in return for lower rare earth trade curbs. 1762153649 2025-10-30 870f4868e41cfce3b647f43f42102fb4af6a349d /feed/2025/10/30/us-president-donald-trump-meets-chinese-president-xi-jinping-in-busan-south-korea-on-the-sidelines-of-the-apec-summit-i US president Donald Trump meets Chinese president Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju, agreeing to lower tariffs on China in return for lower rare earth trade curbs from China. 1761834351 2025-10-30 2924ab8cbf05c2e6ae023dcd474e216e7fd9067d 8 South Korea 1 /feed/2025/10/30/united-states-president-donald-trump-meets-chinese-leader-xi-jinping-in-busan-south-korea-on-the-sidelines-of-the-apec United States president Donald Trump meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju, agreeing to lower tariffs on China in return for lower rare earth trade curbs. 2025-09-23 132e0537912865e4ab54d3d8c5b27def16ff334a 23 South Korea 1 /feed/2025/09/23/unification-church-leader-hak-ja-han-is-arrested-in-seoul-south-korea-as-prosecutors-investigate-allegations-that-the Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han is arrested in Seoul, South Korea, as prosecutors investigate allegations that the church bribed former first lady Kim Keon Hee and lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong, both of whom face separate corruption charges. 2025-09-5 d13261b6ab3963776f18a0d7687e498f750904f5 34 artificial intelligence 1 /feed/2025/09/5/the-jupiter-supercomputer-capable-of-at-least-one-quintillion-calculations-per-second-with-24000-nvidia-chips-is-inau The Jupiter supercomputer, capable of at least one quintillion calculations per second with 24,000 Nvidia chips, is inaugurated in Jülich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, marking Europe's first system considered internationally competitive in training artificial intelligence models. On a partial system test, Jupiter has achieved a preliminary 793.4 Petaflop-s, placing it 4th in the Top 500 behind El Capitan, Frontier, and Aurora at the US Department of Energy. 2025-09-1 74f601fd8fc3ba553de628733e6daa6e77eee659 6 South Korea semiconductor 2 /feed/2025/09/1/the-south-korean-trade-ministry-reports-that-semiconductor-exports-reached-a-record-w21-trillion-us-15-billion-in-augu The South Korean trade ministry reports that semiconductor exports reached a record ₩21 trillion (US$15 billion) in August, up nearly one-third from last year, contributing to total monthly exports of ₩81 trillion ($58.4 billion). 2025-03-26 2aedab67ed6532c651d226b428e33d25902d2b2a 13 South Korea 1 /feed/2025/03/26/the-death-toll-from-the-wildfires-in-uiseong-and-sancheong-counties-south-korea-increases-to-24-with-19-others-injure The death toll from the wildfires in Uiseong and Sancheong counties, South Korea, increases to 24, with 19 others injured. /feed/2026/05/27/trade-union-members-at-samsung-electronics-in-south-korea-approve-a-long-term-bonus-agreement-tied-to-semiconductor-prof AFP via France 24 27 e7a99d53806ebc79caea800fdb19a8f4661ac748 5 https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260526-samsung-workers-avert-strike-secure-bonus-deal-after-ai-profit-surge 2026 DW 27 76e99565b35efd058e3ae349d278ab98a3124a1d 5 https://www.dw.com/en/samsung-avoids-strike-as-workers-approve-massive-bonus-deal/a-77307043 2026 Trade union members at Samsung Electronics in South Korea approve a long-term bonus agreement tied to semiconductor profits, averting a planned strike amid increased global demand for artificial intelligence-related memory chips.