We split the $350 billion into $200 billion of investment and $150 billion of shipbuilding cooperation investment, and worked out what a cap of $20 billion a year actually means. On September 7, 2026 the Ministry of Trade and Industry said the Encinal project had not been confirmed.
KDI raised South Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 3.2% in 3 months on a chip boom — but new-jobs forecast fell from 170,000 to 110,000. The numbers, explained.
Korea's exports hit a record $21.3B in early August, and 46.8% of it was chips alone. Here's the data behind how a share once in the low 20s doubled in two years — and why the boom itself is a red flag.
South Korea's current account hit a record $49.7 billion in June, powered by a semiconductor export boom. Here's why the Bank of Korea itself is warning the windfall isn't reaching ordinary paychecks.
KOSPI jumped a record 17.91% in one day and SK Hynix hit its price limit for the first time in 17 years. Here's the data behind Korea's wild semiconductor rally.
South Korea's KOSPI sank 5.72% in a day and triggered a sell-side circuit breaker. What a record 45 triggers this year reveal about the chip rally's future.
A briefing on tariffs, 37°C heat and a Chinese chip IPO. Heat-illness figures cover the 12 days from July 20 to 31, 2025.
