HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shares jump on icebreaker, generator orders HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shares rose on April 22 after the company reported back-to-back large orders. According to the Korea Exchange, the stock was trading at 624,000 won as of 2:22 p.m., up about 8.33% from the previous session. The company said it won a 514.8 billion won contract from the Swedish Maritime Administration to build one dedicated icebreaking vessel. The ship will be 126 meters long with a displacement of 15,000 tons, and will have PC4-class icebreaking capability and April 22, 2026

SK hynix breaks ground on Cheongju advanced packaging plant to bolster AI memory output SK hynix has begun construction of an advanced packaging production facility in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, as it moves to strengthen its position in the artificial intelligence memory market. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony on the 22nd at a 230,000-square-meter (about 70,000-pyeong) site in the Cheongju Technopolis industrial complex for the new fab, named P&T7. SK hynix said the plant will have about 150,000 square meters (about 46,000 pyeong) of cleanroom sp April 22, 2026

Democratic Party lawmaker Ahn Ho-young rushed to hospital on 12th day of hunger strike Democratic Party lawmaker Ahn Ho-young, who has been on a hunger strike for 12 days while alleging unfairness in the party’s North Jeolla governor primary, was rushed to an emergency room. Ahn entered the primary but lost to candidate Lee Won-taek. Since then, he has demanded a renewed inspection into allegations that Lee’s meal expenses were paid on his behalf. According to Ahn’s side, at about 1:40 p.m. on the 22nd he was transported by ambulance to Noksaek Hospital in Jungnang-gu, f April 22, 2026

LG Innotek hits record intraday high on expectations for strong substrate business growth LG Innotek set an intraday record high on expectations that a boom in its substrate business will lift earnings. As of 2 p.m. on Tuesday, LG Innotek was trading at 489,500 won, up 64,500 won, or 15.18%, from the previous session, according to the Korea Exchange. The stock rose as high as 505,000 won during the session, marking a new all-time high. Brokerages said market conditions are improving quickly for high value-added substrates such as multilayer boards (MLB) and flip-chip ball grid April 22, 2026

Aluminum Stocks Jump in South Korea on Fears U.S.-Iran Truce Talks Could Collapse Aluminum-related shares surged in South Korea on Tuesday, as concerns that U.S.-Iran truce talks could fall apart fueled expectations of supply disruptions and higher prices. According to the Korea Exchange, Sam-A Aluminum was up 23.08% at 72,000 won as of 1:56 p.m., from the previous session’s close. The stock rose as high as 76,000 won during the session. Other aluminum-linked shares also gained, including Choil Aluminum, up 12.94%, Namsun Aluminum, up 2.90%, and Aluko, up 2.53%. In a April 22, 2026

Memorial Marks 4th Anniversary of Human Rights Lawyer Han Seung-heon’s Death April 20, 2026, marked the fourth anniversary of the death of Han Seung-heon, a figure remembered not only in mourning but as a measure of conscience for his era. His guiding line was simple: “Even if you can’t live proudly, don’t live in shame.” Supporters said it was not a slogan but a way of life. Han was wary even of the label “human rights lawyer,” saying, “All lawyers are human rights lawyers.” Those who knew him said he treated the law not as a tool for the powerful but as a last safegu April 22, 2026

NH-Amundi Asset Management Outlines Five Physical AI Investment Themes NH-Amundi Asset Management, which launched what it described as South Korea’s first active exchange-traded fund focused on physical artificial intelligence, on Tuesday laid out its investment strategy for the physical AI era. The firm said companies that use AI effectively are likely to be bigger beneficiaries than those that primarily build AI, and it presented themes spanning the AI value chain, including energy, optical communications infrastructure and semiconductors. The company held April 22, 2026

Trump Weighs Extending Jones Act Waiver as Iran War Pressures Oil Prices President Donald Trump is considering extending a shipping-regulation waiver introduced after the Iran war pushed up fuel prices, Axios reported. Axios, citing a Trump ally, said the president is weighing an extension of a waiver of the 1920 Jones Act. The law requires cargo shipped between U.S. ports to travel on U.S.-flagged vessels, a rule long criticized for driving up transportation costs. “The president is happy with where things are,” the ally said. Trump wants to keep the waiver April 22, 2026

PEF Council Chair Park Byeong-geon Says Group Aims to Launch Industry Association in Second Half The private equity fund (PEF) industry’s biggest issue this year is launching an industry association. The sector is working to convert the existing PEF council into a formal association, with a target of launching in the second half of the year. The move is aimed at unifying the industry’s policy-response channel as financial authorities tighten regulation. Park Byeong-geon, chairman of the private equity council, said he is confident the association can be launched within the year. “Vie April 22, 2026

Hanwha Asset Management Highlights Investment Strategy for Korea Manufacturing Amid Supply Chain Shift Hanwha Asset Management said it held an investment strategy seminar to assess opportunities in South Korean manufacturing as global supply chains are reshaped. The firm said Tuesday it hosted the two-day seminar, titled “The New Cold War Era and the Revival of Korean Manufacturing,” starting Monday at The Plaza Hotel. The seminar was planned as supply chains are being rapidly reorganized amid U.S.-China tensions and rising geopolitical strains. Hanwha Asset Management said South Korea April 22, 2026