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South Korea exports post strongest growth since 1978 on AI chip boom
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Investing.com
· Jul 1, 2026
South Korea’s exports surge by most since 1978 on robust chip demand
South Korea’s exports surge by most since 1978 on robust chip demand
ING Think
· Jun 22, 2026
ING lifts South Korea 2026 GDP growth forecast to 4% from 3%
ASIA/PACIFIC: Under ING’s latest energy scenario, supply conditions should improve for South Korea in the second half of 2026. Semiconductor momentum, meanwhile, will remain stronger than previously assumed. This is supporting private consumption and investment, on top of government spending. We’ve raised our 2026 GDP forecast to 4 from 3
The Next Web
· Jun 29, 2026
South Korea bets $880bn to win the AI era
South Korea has placed its biggest bet yet on the AI era. The plan commits at least 880bn over a decade to chips, data centres and robots. It is the boldest South Korea AI investment to date, and the government says speed is now the only way to survive. President Lee Jae Myung unveiled the [] This story continues at The Next Web
Yonhap News Agency
· Jul 6, 2026
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on July 7)
Korea's booming semiconductor industry has fueled stronger economic growth, but ...
The Hankyoreh
· Jun 24, 2026
Semiconductor boom increased economic polarization in Taiwan. Is Korea next?
Semiconductor boom increased economic polarization in Taiwan. Is Korea next?
The korea Herald News
· Jun 23, 2026
AI breaks Korea memory's boom-bust cycle: CLSA
South Korea's memory chip industry is moving beyond its traditional boom-and-bust cycle as artificial intelligence demand pushes major customers to lock in long-term supply at high prices, according to CLSA. Memory has long been highly cyclical: profits rise when supply is tight and fall when capacity catches up. But the rapid growth of high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, and AI servers is changing that pattern, said Sanjeev Rana, head of Korea research at CLSA. The fact that major memory customers
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Related coverage for "South Korea exports post strongest growth since 1978 on AI chip boom": Investing.com — South Korea’s exports surge by most since 1978 on robust chip demand. ING Think — ING lifts South Korea 2026 GDP growth forecast to 4% from 3%. The Next Web — South Korea bets $880bn to win the AI era. Yonhap News Agency — (EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on July 7). The Hankyoreh — Semiconductor boom increased economic polarization in Taiwan. Is Korea next?. The korea Herald News — AI breaks Korea memory's boom-bust cycle: CLSA