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Samsung Accelerates Yongin Chip Fab Launch to 2029 as AI Demand Reshapes Semiconductor Investment

Samsung Electronics is bringing forward the launch of its first semiconductor fabrication facility in Yongin, South Korea, underscoring the growing urgency to expand production capacity as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips…

Leila Gadirli Pirgulieva13 Jul 2026

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E-Commerce Tensions Rise: South Korea Calls for “Mutual Respect” in US Dispute

South Korea has called for “healthy” and mutually respectful relations with the United States as tensions escalate over an ongoing…

Leila Gadirli Pirgulieva29 Apr 2026

AI Reshapes Product Display in 2 Key Ways as Waddle Expands to U.S.

AI is taking on a more active role in e-commerce as South Korean startup Waddle expands into the U.S. AI is taking on a more active role in…

Leila Gadirli Pirgulieva30 Mar 2026

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