Naver vs Kakao: Who Fell More in 2026? The Faster Grower.
Kakao is down 47% in 2026 and Naver 26%, though Kakao’s profit grew faster. Both wait on 2027 restructurings and are just 1.70% of EWY.
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Hyundai’s US Bet Grew. Its Stock Did Not.
Hyundai’s CEO said the Georgia plant may grow to 800,000 cars a year. The stock closed down 0.60% that day. Why Seoul reads US localization as cost, not growth.
You Didn’t Buy ‘Korean Chips.’ You Bought Two Companies That Just Moved in Opposite Directions.
Samsung Electronics rose 0.22% on August 7 while SK Hynix fell 4.88% — the same index, the same industry, opposite signs.
South Korea’s Gas Turbine Market Is $432 Million. One Doosan Contract in March Was Worth More.
Search “South Korea gas turbine market” and you get $432M. In March, Doosan signed a single ~₩1 trillion (~$665M) US big-tech contract.
Is Samsung Foundry Dead? What the Obituaries Miss About Its 2nm Order Book
TSMC now owns 72.3% of the foundry market and Samsung 6.5% — an 11x gap. So why did Tesla hand Samsung a $16.5 billion contract, and why is Nvidia next?
HD Hyundai Electric’s ₩1.12tn Big-Tech Contract
On July 2, 2026, HD Hyundai Electric disclosed a ₩1.12 trillion (~$721M) power-infrastructure contract with an unnamed global big-tech firm for North…
Data Center Cooling Stocks: Korea’s Missing Piece
US investors buy data center cooling with one ticker: Vertiv. Korea has no clean pure-play. Here is where the cooling and power-distribution exposure…
Everyone’s Betting on US SMR Startups. The Factory That Builds Them May Be Korean.
US startups design the small reactors that will power AI data centers — but Korea is building the factory. Here is the design-build-maintain value chain.
Korea’s HVDC and Subsea Cable Boom: 3 Ways In
Korea’s cable makers ride the AI and offshore-wind grid boom — but the real No.1, LS Cable, isn’t listed. Here’s how foreigners actually get exposure.
Korea’s Battery Stocks: Forget EVs — the Real Bet Is Now AI Data Centers
Korea’s battery makers look like a late EV bet — until you view them through ESS and AI data centers, where they’re the main non-China option on US soil.