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  • A worker tests a Hanhwa K9 Howitzer at Hanwha Aerospace Co.’s manufacturing facility in Changwon, South Korea, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Hanwha Aerospace Co., Korea’s leading defense contractor, has been making ground weapons for almost 50 years, their old-school armored vehicles and munitions are in high demand. Photographer: Woohae Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Hanwha in advanced talks over arms production for Saudi Arabia

    By Sangmi Cha, Youkyung Lee, and others
  • The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. logo at the company’s campus in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. TSMC’s $420 billion equity rally this year will get a valuation test when it reports earnings on July 18, with analysts expecting the chipmaker to raise full-year sales forecasts. Photographer: An Rong Xu/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Asian chip stocks like TSMC and SK Hynix plunge after Nvidia’s record drop in market value

    By Youkyung Lee, Georgina Mckay, and others
  • Chey Tae-won, billionaire and chairman of SK Group, speaks during the Nikkei Forum Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. The forum will continue through May 24. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    A South Korean tycoon’s $1 billion divorce settlement could spur a shake-up of the country’s second-biggest conglomerate

    By Youkyung Lee, Heesu Lee, and others
  • A statue of bull in front of the Korea Exchange (KRX) in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. South Korean stocks surged after regulators reimposed a full ban on short-selling for about eight months, a controversial move that authorities said was needed to stop illegal use of a trading tactic deployed regularly by hedge funds and other investors around the world. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Illegal short selling trades in South Korea could now get you life in prison

    By Youkyung Lee and Bloomberg
  • A general view shows buildings in the distance as commuters drive their cars along a main road in SeoulFinance

    World’s best-performing stock of 2023 is an EV firm that gained almost 600%—and no, it’s not Tesla

    By Youkyung Lee and Bloomberg
  • A commuter absorbed in his phone in a train station of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway in Seoul on August 24, 2021. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    Apple turns to South Korea’s ‘webtoons’—short, vertically read, and made for small screens—to revive its Books app

    By Min Jeong Lee, Youkyung Lee, and others
  • Whon Namkoong, co-chief executive officer of Kakao CorpTech

    Boss of Korea’s biggest social media service resigns after massive outage causes chaos

    By Heesu Lee, Youkyung Lee, and others
  • BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 08: Actress Won Jin-A, actor Yoo Ah-In, director Yeon Sang-Ho, actor Yang Ik-June, Park Jung-Min arrive at the Open Talk Show for Netflix Original Series ‘Hellbound’ during the 26th Busan International Film Festival at Busan Cinema Center on October 08, 2021 in Busan, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images)Finance

    Korean fund manager foresaw the global K-pop boom before ‘Squid Game’ — and it’s cleaning up

    By Youkyung Lee and Bloomberg
  • Characters of Wemade Co. Mir4 mobile game displayed at the company’s headquarters in Seongnam, South Korea, on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. Based on blockchain technology, Mir4 allows online players to convert in-game assets into tradable crypto coins, while their avatars hunt and battle in the virtual world. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesInternational

    Metaverse-linked stocks were some of South Korea’s best-performing in 2021

    By Youkyung Lee and Bloomberg
  • SK Bioscience Co. Listing Ceremony As AstraZeneca's Korean Partner Doubles in DebutInternational

    AstraZeneca vaccine manufacturer SK Bioscience pops 160% in trading debut

    By Youkyung Lee and Bloomberg
  • COMBO-VIETNAM-US-NKOREA-DIPLOMACY-SUMMITLeadership

    Why the Trump-Kim Nuclear Show Is Set for Act Three

    By Jon Herskovitz, Youkyung Lee, and others
  • SKOREA-NKOREA-US-DIPLOMACY-DEFENCELeadership

    North Korea Launches Two Short-Range Missiles, South Korea Says

    By Youkyung Lee, Shinhye Kang, and others
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin receives North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un in VladivostokLeadership

    Kim Jong Un Just Asked Putin for Help Dealing With Trump

    By Olga Tanas, Youkyung Lee, and others
  • North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Visits VietnamLeadership

    North Korea Wants ‘Reckless’ Pompeo Out and Tests New Weapon

    By Seyoon Kim, Youkyung Lee, and others
  • President Trump Departs White House En Route To TexasLeadership

    It ‘Isn’t the Right Time’ to Make Economic Deals With North Korea, Trump Says

    By Justin Sink, Jennifer Jacobs, and others