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Deep perspectives on the Korean economy.

Industry deep dives, regulatory updates, and market signals from the team that has specialized in Korea since 2013.

Semiconductors
Semiconductors

Inside Korea's HBM dominance: why SK Hynix and Samsung define the AI memory era

A three-year capex cycle, a tightly-held patent lattice, and an 18-month lead on 12-Hi packaging have left the rest of the world racing to catch Korea's two memory giants.

April 12, 2026 · 6 min read

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Monthly dispatch. Industry briefs, regulatory tracking, and expert perspectives delivered at 7am KST on the first Monday.

Bio & Pharma

Biosimilars at scale: how Celltrion and Samsung Bioepis rewrote global pharma economics

April 8, 2026 · 5 min read

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Batteries & EVBatteries & EV

LG Energy Solution and the next cathode frontier: inside Korea's LFP pivot

April 3, 2026 · 7 min read

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AI & Digital

Sovereign AI in Korea: Naver's HyperCLOVA X and the case for localized foundation models

March 28, 2026 · 6 min read

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Archive

Twelve years of Korea research, indexed by industry and year.

Est. 2013 · 340 briefs→
Financial ServicesFinancial Services

Korean banks go global: the quiet expansion of KB, Shinhan, and Hana into Southeast Asia

March 22, 2026 · 5 min read

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Consumer & Retail

K-Beauty 4.0: how indie brands and Olive Young rewrote the playbook

March 15, 2026 · 5 min read

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