Auto China 2026 Showcases EVs Evolving Into AI-Driven Vehicles "The era of electrification has passed, and the era of intelligence has arrived." Auto China 2026, also known as the Beijing Motor Show, opened in China, the world’s largest electric-vehicle market. This year’s show spotlighted Chinese automakers rolling out new artificial intelligence and autonomous-driving technologies, while global carmakers sought to keep pace. German, South Korean and Japanese brands pushed deeper “In China for China” strategies, tailoring products a April 29, 2026

Kyobo Securities Raises Samsung SDI Target to 880,000 Won After Q1 Beat Kyobo Securities on Tuesday raised its target price for Samsung SDI to 880,000 won and maintained a “buy” rating, citing first-quarter results that beat market expectations by a wide margin. Choi Bo-young, a researcher at Kyobo Securities, said Samsung SDI posted consolidated first-quarter revenue of 3.5764 trillion won, up 12.6% from a year earlier. The company reported an operating loss of 155.6 billion won, a sharp improvement from the consensus estimate of an operating loss of 280. April 29, 2026

Korea Investment & Securities Raises Kumho Tire Target Price 71% on Improved Results Korea Investment & Securities said Kumho Tire posted solid results despite production disruptions from last year's factory fire, raising its target price 71% to 7,500 won and maintaining a 'buy' rating. In a report issued Tuesday, analyst Kim Chang-ho said higher raw material costs had already been reflected in earnings estimates, but the firm raised its profitability forecast to account for stronger-than-expected sales volume and an increase in average selling pri April 29, 2026

Bitcoin Slips to $76,000 Range as Middle East Tensions Weigh on Crypto Major cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, weakened after a short-term rise as geopolitical tensions centered on the Middle East continued to weigh on risk assets. Bitcoin was trading at $76,221 as of 8 a.m. on the 29th, down 1.09% from a day earlier, according to global crypto market tracker CoinMarketCap. Ethereum fell 0.39% to $2,285. Binance Coin (BNB), Solana and XRP also slipped 0.31%, 1.02% and 1.25% to $623, $83 and $1.37, respectively. Analysts said rising geopolitical tensio April 29, 2026

Wall Street Ends Lower on OpenAI Growth Concerns; Nasdaq Falls 0.9% 뉴욕증시가 오픈AI를 둘러싼 성장 둔화 우려 속에 일제히 하락 마감했다. 28일(현지시각) 뉴욕증권거래소(NYSE)에서 다우존스30산업평균지수는 전 거래일보다 25.86포인트(0.05%) 내린 4만9141.93에 거래를 마쳤다. 스탠더드앤드푸어스(S&P)500지수는 35.11포인트(0.49%) 하락한 7138.80, 나스닥종합지수는 223.30포인트(0.90%) 떨어진 2만4663.80으로 장을 마감했다. U.S. stocks closed broadly lower after negative news tied to OpenAI added to investor caution following recent record highs for the S&P 500 and April 29, 2026

WSJ: OpenAI Misses Key Targets, Raising Questions Ahead of Planned IPO OpenAI, which is pursuing an initial public offering this year, has missed major performance targets in 2025 and 2026, raising concerns ahead of the planned listing, The Wall Street Journal reported April 27, citing sources. According to the report, OpenAI failed to meet an internal goal of reaching 1 billion weekly active users for its AI model ChatGPT by the end of last year, a shortfall the Journal said has worried investors. Sources also said OpenAI missed its annual revenue target i April 29, 2026

Online Post Recounts Aftermath of Sookmyung Girls’ High Exam Leak Case An update on the Sookmyung Girls’ High School exam paper leak case has resurfaced online. On the 29th, a post titled “Update on the Sookmyung Girls’ High exam leak twins” was uploaded to an online community. The post included a personal account from a reporter, identified only as A, who covered the case at the time. A wrote that he recently met an acquaintance who knew the family well and asked how they were doing. “I expected something, but it was more miserable than I thought,” A wrot April 29, 2026

Samsung Electro-Mechanics CEO says AI, autonomous driving growth is an opportunity Samsung Electro-Mechanics held its “2026 Partner Cooperation Day” on April 28 with key suppliers, highlighting joint growth and recognizing partners for innovation over the past year. About 200 people attended, including CEO Jang Deok-hyeon; Lee Dal-gon, chairman of the Commission for Shared Growth; and Kwon Hyuk-seok, vice chairman of the suppliers’ council and CEO of MK Chem&Tech. Jang said the company sees opportunity in the sectors it is focusing on, citing “continued high growth in April 29, 2026

KOSPI Hits Record High, South Korea Rises to No. 8 in Global Market Value ◆ Ajou Economy Top News ▷ Foreign and institutional investors flip from selling to buying; retail investors post record net selling of 14 trillion won - South Korea’s stock market, lifted by strength in AI-related semiconductor shares, moved ahead of the U.K. to rank eighth globally by market capitalization. - The KOSPI closed at 6,641.02, setting another all-time high after briefly topping 6,700 during the session. - Total market capitalization in South Korea rose to about 6,116 trillio April 29, 2026

Korea’s March Public Offerings Rise 3.8% as Short-Term and Structured Finance Lead Public offerings expanded across equities, corporate bonds and short-term funding in March, but the mix tilted further toward short-term and structured financing rather than long-term funding. According to the Financial Supervisory Service’s report released on the 29th on companies’ direct financing results for March 2026, total public issuance came to 19.9832 trillion won, up 3.8% from the previous month. Public issuance of equities and corporate bonds combined rose by 733.5 billion April 29, 2026