SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics have agreed a planning framework with Jeonnam‑Gwangju authorities for a chip industrial park in South Korea; SK Hynix seeks the largest possible production land allocation while Samsung stresses accelerating investment delivery. The integrated-city plan sits inside a national industrial park totaling 8.26 mln sqm, with about 2.08 mln sqm earmarked for immediate development. Officials plan to sign a move-in agreement with SK Hynix in October and to start detailed

Shanghai Gold Exchange Gold T+D fell 0.99% at the Sept 24 (Thu) evening close to 926.5 yuan/gram; Silver T+D dropped 2.93% to 15,658.0 yuan/kg.

Russian Defence Ministry’s 24-hour report on the 24th said Russian forces control multiple settlements in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhia regions. The ministry said Russian air defenses shot down more than 200 fixed‑wing UAVs, the Black Sea Fleet destroyed one unmanned surface vessel, and it assessed Ukrainian losses of over 1,200 personnel across combat directions. Ukraine said that as of 08:00 local time on the 24th it had shot down or suppressed four Zircon hypersonic missiles, three Iskander‑M missiles and about 220 drones. Kyiv added that overnight from the evening of the 23rd to early 24th Russian forces launched multiple missiles and in excess of 200 drones, with major attacks focused on Odesa and Kyiv regions.