On July 3, South Korea’s deputy prime minister and finance minister said the government will push major firms to invest over 312 tln won (~$204bn) in the southeast (Yeongnam) region to develop advanced manufacturing and AI. SK Group, Samsung, Hanwha

2026-07-03

On July 3, South Korea’s deputy prime minister and finance minister said the government will push major firms to invest over 312 tln won (~$204bn) in the southeast (Yeongnam) region to develop advanced manufacturing and AI. SK Group, Samsung, Hanwha and Hyundai Motor plans roughly 140 tln, 60 tln, 55 tln and 42 tln won targeting, semiconductors, AI and aerospace respectively; LG and Doosan are also expected to follow. The announcement includes a national space strategy centered on Sacheon to build a southern coastal space industry belt.

Other News
2026-07-03

S&P Global euro-area services PMI rose to 49.4 in June from 47.7 in May, still in contraction for a third month but above the 48.9 estimate, signaling a slower pace of decline and a rapid drop in cost pressures that helped stabilize output after two

2026-07-02

One of Texas's Oldest Oil Fields is Nearing Depletion: An assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) indicates that the Buda oil reservoir in Texas is nearing depletion, with only 12 million barrels of technically recoverable crude oil and 184 b