Latest Samsung Affiliates Split $9.15 Billion Chip Expansion Between Korea and Vietnam

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11 Oct 2026

Samsung Electronics and Samsung Electro-Mechanics plan a combined 12.26 trillion won in semiconductor-related investment, expanding testing and substrate capacity in Vietnam while reserving advanced production work for South Korean sites.

11 Oct 2026

Major South Korean banks are preparing larger security budgets and workforces after customer data incidents, including an attack that reportedly used advanced AI tools.

11 Oct 2026

The PanStar Acro returned to Busan after a 50-day voyage through the Northern Sea Route, completing what officials described as the first round-trip Arctic passage by a Korean container ship and giving policymakers new data on the corridor’s commercial viability.

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Samsung Affiliates Split $9.15 Billion Chip Expansion Between Korea and Vietnam

A conceptual semiconductor testing facility with memory-chip trays, a silicon wafer and circuit substrates illustrates planned capacity expansion in South Korea and Vietnam. AI-generated illustrative image; not a photograph of the event.

Korean Banks Plan Higher Cybersecurity Spending After AI-Linked Attacks

Korean Container Ship Completes First Arctic Route Round Trip

A conceptual container ship crossing ice-strewn Arctic waters illustrates the Northern Sea Route trial voyage. AI-generated illustrative image; not a photograph of the event.

Lawmaker Urges Korean Defense Firms to Raise Social Contributions

A conceptual corporate boardroom and community-center model illustrate scrutiny of defense-industry profits and social contributions; they do not depict any actual firm or meeting. AI-generated illustrative image; not a photograph of the event.

SK Group Seeks Faster Buildout of Southwest Korea Chip Cluster