Trump has given the green light for S.Korean nuclear-powered submarines to be built in the Philadelphia shipyard. #MASGA #DonaldTrump #XiJinping #HanwhaOcean #HanwhaPhillyShipyard #HDHyundai #HDHyundaiHeavyIndustries #APECGyeongju #TruthSocial #AUKUS kedglobal.com/business-polit…

South Korea will finance its $200 billion US investment through forex earnings and new state-backed bonds. #DonaldTrump #WhiteHouse #LeeJaeMyung #DepartmentofTreasury #DepartmentofCommerce #APEC #FederalReserve #BankofKorea #KDB #ExportImportBankofKorea kedglobal.com/business-polit…

The heirs of late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee sold about $1.3 billion worth of Samsung Electronics shares through a block deal to cover inheritance taxes. #SamsungElectronics #Samsunginheritancetaxes kedglobal.com/samsung-group/…

The National Pension Service will continue to expand its real estate portfolio in North America, Europe and India, its real estate head said. #NationalPensionService #realestate #ASK2025 kedglobal.com/ask-2025/newsV…

#Nvidia CEO #Jensen_Huang met with #Samsung_Chairman Jay Y. Lee and #Hyundai_Motor_Chairman #Chung_Euisun in a modest pub in Seoul in a show of their strong partnership. #AI_meeting #APEC_CEO_summit #GeForce #Samsung_foundry #future_mobility kedglobal.com/artificial-int…

Global institutional investors are rushing to mandate South Korean hedge fund managers in hopes of riding the Kospi rally. #sovereign_funds #family_offices #university_endowments #Iconiq_Capital #Quad #VIP_Asset #ADIA #Millennium_Management #MIT kedglobal.com/korean-investo…

POSCO has entered into a partnership with No. 2 US steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs. POSCO is also expected to buy a stake in the US firm. #WhiteHouse #POSCOHoldings #HyundaiMotor #HyundaiSteel #Louisiana #MASGA #Nucor #ClevelandCliffs #NipponSteel #USSteel kedglobal.com/steel/newsView…

Real estate credit continues to appeal to South Korea’s major asset owners as they prioritize stable yields. #ASK2025 #PublicOfficialsBenefitAssociation #HyundaiMarine&MerchantInsurance kedglobal.com/ask-2025/newsV…

Nvidia has agreed to supply 260,000 units of its high-end GPUs worth $9.8 billion to Korea’s government, Samsung, SK, Hynix and Naver. #Nvidia #GPU #APEC #SamsungElectronics #HyundaiMotor #SKGroup #Naver #JensenHuang #BlackRock #OpenAI #LarryFink #SKHynix kedglobal.com/tech,-media-te…

China is close to lifting its hallyu (K-wave) ban, as President Xi appears receptive to holding a large-scale K-pop concert in Beijing. #Kpop #APEC #XiJiniping #Koreanwave #Hallyu #HYBE #BTS #StudioDragon #CJENM #GyeongjuDeclaration #Kep1er kedglobal.com/business-polit…

Korean pension fund NPS has posted a record 20% year-to-date profit, buoyed by a strong Kospi rally. #NPS #NationalPensionService #Kospi #Kosdaq #superagedsociety #SamsungElectronics #SKHynix #CPPIB #GPIF #GPFG #CalPERS #SoonchunhyangUniversity kedglobal.com/pension-funds/…

Korea’s botox exports are soaring to unprecedented levels, hitting record highs as K-botox takes global cosmetic markets by storm. #botox #Medytox #Hugel #DaewoongPharmaceutical #Evolus #KEDAicel #KOTRA #FDA #Allergan #AbbVie #HuonsGlobal #ChongKunDang kedglobal.com/bio-pharma/new…

The National Pension Service plans to recruit 30 portfolio managers by February 2026. #NationalPensionService kedglobal.com/pension-funds/…

Samsung SDI is set to clinch its first large-scale battery supply agreement with Tesla, a deal for energy storage systems. #SamsungSDI #Tesla #LGEnergySolution kedglobal.com/batteries/news…

#Hanwha_Aerospace has named #Michael_Coulter, CEO of #Hanwha_Global_Defense, as the new CEO of Hanwha Defense USA (#HDUSA). #leadership_reshuffle #aerospace #defense #shipbuilding #Hanwha_Philly_Phipyard #MASGA  kedglobal.com/leadership-man…

Korean stocks' record run has led foreign banks to scramble to catch up with outlook upgrades. #Korean_stock_market #Kospi #Kospi_ecord_highs #shipbuilders #automakers #chipmakers #UBS #Macquarie #BankofAmerica #HD_Hyundai #Hyundai_Motor #Kia #LG_Group  kedglobal.com/korean-stock-m…

Hong Kong is strengthening its role as Asia’s arbitration center through visa reforms and legal innovation, says Paul Lam. #HongKong #PaulLam #HongKongsecretaryforjustice #HongKongInternationalArbitrationCentre #HKIAC #onecountrytwosystems kedglobal.com/interview/news…

Office transactions in the Seoul Metropolitan Area surpassed $4 billion for the second straight quarter on strong corporate demand and renewed foreign capital inflows, according to Savills. #Seouloffice #Savills kedglobal.com/real-estate/ne…

Following petrochem restructuring, the Korean government is seeking to overhaul its steel industry. #POSCO #POSCOHoldings #HyundaiSteel #DongkukSteelMill #JFESteel #BaowuSteel #NipponSteel #KobeSteel #IndustrialBankofKorea #KoreaIronNSteelAssociation kedglobal.com/corporate-rest…

Asset-backed finance (ABF) is evolving from a defensive niche into a central pillar of private credit’s expansion. #Assetbackedfinance #MonroeCapital #CerberusCapital #Pimco #ASK2025 kedglobal.com/ask-2025/newsV…