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Also known as: south · south-korean · Korean · korea · seoul · republic-of-korea · เกาหลีใต้ · ประเทศเกาหลีใต้ · สาธารณรัฐเกาหลี

Northeast Asian economy with major chipmakers (Samsung, SK Hynix), AI labs, and policy ties to the US-China chip-export rivalry. Frequently leads global semiconductor supply-chain coverage. NOTE 2026-05-26 Sprint 3c: existing aliases 'south' and 'korea' are overly broad — flagged for future audit; not removed in 3c to avoid cluster-decision destabilization, but should not be the model for new entries.

69 mentions · 34 days · first seen Apr 3, 2026 · last seen Jun 18, 2026

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Timeline

June 2026 13 stories · 8 days

June 18, 2026 3 stories

45Cyber offenses now account for around a third of all crime across Asia and South Pacific The Register
37STT GDC launches data center in Seoul, South Korea Datacenter Dynamics
32Korea Rejects Baemin, Coupang Settlement Bids in Antitrust Probe Bloomberg

June 17, 2026 1 story

39SpaceX Drew $800 Million From Korean Investors on Trading Debut Bloomberg

June 14, 2026 2 stories

47Fire burns Google Cloud India’s network, which remains slow a week later The Register
39Humanity Protocol’s $36 million hack tied to suspected North Korean hackers: Quantstamp Cointelegraph

June 10, 2026 1 story

49The world’s hottest AI stock market just swung nearly 17% in two days CryptoSlate

June 8, 2026 2 stories

June 7, 2026 1 story

52Learn more about RTX Spark and its launch teams up NVIDIA Blog

June 5, 2026 2 stories

60Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang promotes AI ties in South Korea with TV and baseball appearances Crypto Briefing
54Seoul Purpose: How NVIDIA and South Korea Are Building the Future of AI NVIDIA Blog

June 2, 2026 1 story

30Trader Drops 1,680 BTC Fight as South African Court Classifies Bitcoin as Capital Bitcoin.com News

May 2026 31 stories · 12 days

May 30, 2026 1 story

44OKX, KIS Acquire 20% Stake In South Korean Crypto Exchange As Local Race Intensifies Bitcoinist

May 27, 2026 5 stories

52South Korea's memory chipmaker joins Samsung and Micron in the trillion-dollar club Crypto Briefing
49At the same time, Microsoft released is set to spend ZAR 5.4 billion ($300 million) by the end of 2027 IEEE Spectrum AI
48SK Hynix hits $1 trillion valuation as AI boom lifts South Korean chip stocks CNBC Technology
44South Korean prosecutors have charged multiple individuals behind a Solana-based memecoin project named CatFi The Block
37South Korea charges CATFI memecoin operators in first DEX rug-pull case: Report Cointelegraph

May 22, 2026 2 stories

May 20, 2026 5 stories

58South Korean funeral firm introduces $33 million loss on leveraged ether ETF bet CoinDesk
54Individuals, businesses, and Bitcoin miners in South Carolina have earned protections for the use, custody Decrypt
49South Carolina Enacts Bitcoin-Friendly Law, Bans CBDC Apply by State Entities Bitcoin Magazine
44South Korean funeral firm logs $33 million loss on leveraged ether ETF bet Crypto Briefing
38McMaster Signs Anti-CBDC Crypto Law, Protects Self-Custody Rights Bitcoin.com News

May 17, 2026 1 story

32South Korea seeks emergency arbitration to prevent Samsung strike that could cost $67 billion Crypto Briefing

May 16, 2026 1 story

33Hana Bank Picks up 6.55% of Upbit Parent Dunamu in $670 million Crypto Push Bitcoin.com News

May 15, 2026 7 stories

50The two companies are discussing plans to buy around 20% of Coinone each, according to the report CoinDesk
50In April 2026, competitor Woori Bank announced a partnership with MoonPay to develop similar stablecoin technology CoinDesk
45The Block has reached out to OKX for further comment on the reported matters The Block
43Hana Financial to acquire 6.55% stake in Upbit operator Dunamu for $668 million Cointelegraph
42OKX reportedly eyes Coinone stake in South Korea push Cointelegraph
39OKX Eyes A 20% Stake In South Korean Exchange, Here’s What It Signals For The Region Bitcoinist
36OKX confirmed to pursue 20% stake in South Korean crypto exchange Coinone Crypto Briefing

May 11, 2026 3 stories

46K-drama and K-pop focused holding company looks to sell off legacy assets, shift to AI and data centers Datacenter Dynamics
46SoftBank ships Japanese battery storage business, production plant to house AI data center Datacenter Dynamics
44Intel, SK hynix shares surge following posts of chip packaging partnership Tom's Hardware

May 8, 2026 2 stories

May 7, 2026 1 story

39Trump's redistricting revenge tour heads down South Axios

May 6, 2026 1 story

61Fenris CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson said in an open letter addressed to players that “ EVE is one Ars Technica

May 1, 2026 2 stories

April 2026 25 stories · 14 days

April 30, 2026 1 story

45Samsung profit climbs over eight-fold to overtook estimates as AI boom fuels memory chip crunch CNBC Technology

April 28, 2026 2 stories

42Two months ago, Isaacman announced Artemis III would no longer land at the Moon’s south pole Ars Technica
39South Africa yanks AI policy after AI-assisted drafting invents citations The Register

April 25, 2026 1 story

40Naver locks in $270m loan for AI data center in Sejong, South Korea Datacenter Dynamics

April 24, 2026 1 story

35More than 30,000 Samsung workers take to the streets to demand greater share of AI profits Datacenter Dynamics

April 23, 2026 4 stories

47The advent of AI hacking systems has picked up fears of a near future in which anyone can deploy automated systems Wired
43SK Hynix posts record first-quarter profit, in line with estimates as memory prices climb CNBC Technology
43SK Hynix to invest $12.85bn in furthered packaging plant in Cheongju, South Korea Datacenter Dynamics
42SK Hynix’s aspirations for ’Merica-made HBM inch closer to reality The Register

April 21, 2026 4 stories

48Population data comes from KOSIS (2020–2026 releases); name distributions come from the Supreme Court of Korea Hugging Face
37Modular data center readied at steel factory in South Wales, UK Datacenter Dynamics
33Google publishes Gemini in Chrome in 7 new countries TechCrunch AI
30Samsung asks court to stop workers engaging in “illegal activities” during upcoming strike Datacenter Dynamics

April 17, 2026 1 story

50South Korea to Test Deposit Tokens for Government Spending The Defiant

April 13, 2026 2 stories

43Users are turning to Google with increasingly detailed requests to find restaurants that meet their specific needs Google AI Blog
39Williams also announced a goal of 10% or higher compound annual growth in adjusted Ebitda from 2026 through 2030 Fortune Technology

April 10, 2026 3 stories

39PDG breaks ground on latest Mumbai data center Datacenter Dynamics
36Seeking to save Gen Z from foreign influence, China has quietly banned K-Pop for a full decade Fortune Technology
35Microsoft Azure's UK South region experiences capacity issues - report Datacenter Dynamics

April 8, 2026 2 stories

52Asian stocks rally after Trump’s Iran ceasefire and ‘immediate’ Hormuz opening—even as it remains unclear how open the strait Fortune Technology
35U.S.-Iran ceasefire relief rally lifts global assets as oil plunges below $100 CNBC Technology

April 7, 2026 1 story

54Remember that a classical bit is a switch: it has only two possible configurations: [open] or [closed] Google AI Blog

April 6, 2026 1 story

43Samsung and SK join OpenAI’s Stargate initiative to further global AI infrastructure OpenAI

April 4, 2026 1 story

41Focus returns to the Falkland Islands on the April 2 anniversary of 1982 war, in photos Associated Press Technology

April 3, 2026 1 story

30New Gordon Parks exhibit arrives in Atlanta Axios