Exchange Rate Falls 10% in Two Months…Samsung Electronics and SK hynix Operating Profit Forecasts Drop by 21 Trillion Won

▶ The won-dollar exchange rate fell 10.4% in two months, from 1,501.4 won on July 10 to 1,345.9 won on September 11. ▶ Over the ...

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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to Invest 1.07 Trillion Won in Power Generation Engines and SMRs, Targeting AI Data Center Power Demand

Key points ▶ HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on Sept. 10 that it will invest a total of 1.0722 trillion won in a land-based power-generation ...

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Apple Unveils First Foldable ‘iPhone Duo’…3.29 Million Won in Korea, Launching October 23 [TechKnowledge NOW]

Apple unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, on September 9 (local time; September 10 in Korea). It is the first product to move ...

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Bloomberg: “If You Had $10,000, Invest in Korean Stocks, Luxury Goods, and Water”… Highlights KOSPI Undervaluation

Key points ▶ Bloomberg reported on September 9 (local time) that it had asked asset-management professionals where they would invest $10,000 (approximately 13.39 million won). ...

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Meta Threads Surpasses 500 Million Monthly Users… South Korea Usage Time Increases 80%

In comments on a podcast released on September 9 (local time), Zuckerberg said Threads has 500 million monthly users—half of its goal of reaching 1 ...

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TSMC Posts Record Revenue of 21.8 Trillion Won in August… Fourth Consecutive Monthly Record

Key Takeaways ▶ Taiwan-based TSMC said on September 10 that its August revenue reached NT$514.8 billion (approximately 21.8 trillion won), up 53.3% from a year ...

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NASA Transitions Artemis 2 Commander and Pilot to Honorary Roles…”Their Experience Stays with the Organization”

Key points ▶ NASA announced that Artemis II crew members Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover will transition to honorary positions at the Johnson Space Center ...

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1977 ‘Star Wars’ to Get First-Ever IMAX Screening After 50 Years…Will It Open in Korea?

Fifty years after its original release, Star Wars will be shown on an IMAX screen for the first time. Lucasfilm announced on Aug. 8 local ...

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Bank of Korea: “Q2 Manufacturing Operating Profit Margin Hits Record High of 24%”… Falls to 7.2% Excluding Samsung and SK Hynix

Bank of Korea headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul (Photo by Solnews reporter Go Su-min) Semiconductor giants drove up the earnings statistics for domestic companies. According to ...

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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Confirms First Japanese Encephalitis Patient of the Year…”80% of Cases Concentrated in September-October”

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on September 9 that it had confirmed the year’s first Japanese encephalitis patient. The patient is a ...

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Seoul City to Open ‘Smart Life Week 2026’ on October 6… This Year’s Theme is ‘Physical AI’

Seoul City will host Smart Life Week 2026 for three days from October 6 to 8 at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, the city said on ...

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ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini: Using Just One Is Only Half the Story… Mastering the Right ‘AI Combinations’ for Each Task

Office AI use is rapidly increasing. The problem is that there are too many tools. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, Grok. That is six just ...

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