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To keep US troops, Seoul may have too look beyond NK in defense axis SEOUL, February 12 (AJP) - The U.S. National Defense Strategy (NDS), released last month one year into the Trump administration, delivers a message that is clear — take “primary responsibility” for own defense and expect “critical but limited” U.S. support. For South Korea, which has relied on the U.S. deterrence umbrella against North Korea for more than 70 years, the language f
Samsung Electronics starts mass shipments of HBM4, targets next-gen AI demand SEOUL, February 12 (AJP) - Samsung Electronics has begun mass shipments of the industry's first HBM4 high-bandwidth memory chips, the South Korean tech giant said on Thursday, looking to secure an early lead in the next-generation AI memory market. The new chip utilizes Samsung's advanced 10-nanometer class (1c) DRAM and its proprietary 4-nanometer foundry process for the base die. It delivers stabl
Seoul embarks on massive cleanup of penny stocks while market is hot SEOUL, Feb 12 (AJP) - Hoping to keep alive the sizzling momentum in the Korean stock market, now ranked among the world’s top 10 by valuation, Seoul has toughened rules to clean out zombie stock names. According to a new set of delisting requirements unveiled Thursday by the Financial Services Commission (FSC), members of the KOSPI will face stronger market capitalization and financial health standard