Commerce locks in Korean steel duties as mills press quota review
Countervailing rates of up to 3.68% land on Seoul producers as U.S.
Dae-hyun Kim tracks Korean industrial policy from the draft notice stage: subsidies, tax credits, export licensing and the trade measures that follow.
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Korea rejects Russia fuel breach claims as port checks widen
Trade authorities confirmed refined petroleum falls outside current export controls after reports alleged 176,000 tonnes moved…
Bell Textron vets 17 Korean suppliers for helicopter supply chain
South Korea's trade agency opened talks between the US defense prime and local machinists as global aircraft makers face…
Hyundai Steel and POSCO build US plant to bypass Section 232
The Korea Iron & Steel Association endorsed bilateral energy projects on Oct.
Trump Threatens Korea With Tariffs Over $54B Alaska LNG Deal
Washington demands full funding for the Arctic energy corridor while Seoul insists a bilateral agreement covers only preliminary…
Samsung prioritizes factory reliability in robot roadmap
The electronics maker targets a 99.99% task success rate across more than 100 manufacturing plants, deferring general humanoid…
Korea Urges USTR to Strictly Honor 15% Bilateral Tariff Cap
Trade Minister Park Jung-sung pressed Washington to prevent new trade measures from breaching the agreed duty limit as Korean…
SFA targets 95% unmanned logistics as chip gear sales double
The South Korean automation supplier will deploy humanoid robots with Rainbow Robotics to reach 95% unmanned factory logistics by…
South Korea court cuts Hanwha Ocean antitrust fine to $560,000
The Supreme Court finalized a ruling reducing a 15.3 billion won penalty by 95% after rejecting antitrust claims over canceled…
Rainbow Robotics taps E Tech Group to expand US cobot fleet
The agreement appoints the Rockwell Automation Platinum partner to handle deployment and warranty service across North American…
Mobilint tests robot AI chips with Doosan to curb Nvidia costs
South Korea will invest 511.1 billion won through 2030 to deploy domestic neural processing units across collaborative arms,…
Chinese LiDAR makers sweep South Korea robotaxi trial fleets in 2026
Deployment records disclosed Sept. 21 show all five major Korean autonomous fleet operators rely on Hesai and RoboSense sensors,…
Chinese EVs capture 35% Korea market share under 8% tariff
Automakers urged lawmakers at a National Assembly forum to enact domestic production tax credits after shipments from Shanghai…
Samsung Heavy signs pact with KIRO to test humanoid robots
The non-binding agreement targets autonomous legged machines and AI systems for confined hull assembly and blasting shops at…
South Korea faces 70% foreign reliance on humanoid robot parts
Actuator supply chains expose humanoid builders to Japan for strain-wave gears and China for rare-earth motor magnets.
Strong Won Cuts Samsung and SK hynix Profit Views by 21T WonMembers
A rapid 10.4% won appreciation wiped 21 trillion won off combined 2026 operating profit estimates for South Korea's top memory…
KT deploys 5G AI welding robots at HD Hyundai Samho yard
A 16 billion won state-backed trial links private 5G standalone networks and AI radio access nodes to automate block fabrication…
HD Hyundai Heavy union stages strike over 30% profit sharing
The four-hour walkout threatens delivery schedules at Ulsan docks running above 100% capacity with four years of orders as Seoul…
HD Hyundai Robotics backs sensor maker AIDIN in $12M round
The 16 billion won financing funds five-fingered robotic hands and surface-treatment tools to replace manual labor across…
Korea Customs finds $410 million tariff-rate quota abuse across 10 firms
The agency will tighten declaration deadlines and surcharge caps after 10 food importers evaded 58.6 billion won in taxes by…
Samsung Medical Center tests dual humanoid surgical robots
The 13.84 billion won state project deploys two collaborative machines alongside a human lead surgeon in a simulated operating…
Samsung SDS develops robot orchestration platform for 2027
The IT services unit formed the Team REX alliance with 10 hardware makers to automate 1,000 internal lines and link legacy…
Samsung develops humanoid robot prototype before 2027 debut
The South Korean technology company coordinates robot hardware and software under a unified division while preparing factory…
Korea tightens cross-border M&A reviews on core industrial technologies
Revisions to the industrial technology act and updated national core technology rosters give regulators direct injunction powers…
Korea tightens export licensing rules on robotics actuator technologyMembers
South Korea mandates end-user vetting for precision motion blueprints, raising compliance duties for robotics ventures seeking…
Korea FTC Targets NXP and Analog Devices Over Chip Distribution Pricing Controls
Antitrust examiners initiate formal proceedings over Ship and Debit margin caps and client allocation in non-memory component…
Korea Food Plants Deploy Delta Robots to Counter Cold-Chain Labor Churn
Food manufacturers integrate vision-guided delta robotic arms into refrigerated packing lines as high worker turnover threatens…
Korea expands tax credits for artificial intelligence compute infrastructure
Revisions to the Restriction of Special Taxation Act grant up to 25 percent facility credits for high-performance computing…
KFTC opens supply contract probe into tier-one robotics and battery parts
South Korea's antitrust regulator targets unfair price cuts and compulsory technical data disclosures between manufacturing…