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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3344776/hong-kong-records-hk29-billion-consolidated-surplus-2025-26-heres-how

A combination of a strong initial public offering (IPO) market and bond sales has helped put Hong Kong’s financial health back in the black sooner than expected, with analysts expecting a robust pipeline of listings to be key to sustaining the city’s surplus. In his budget speech on Wednesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the city was previously expected to record a HK$67 billion deficit for the 2025-26 financial year, which ends on March 31, but emerged with an estimated HK$2.9 billion consolidated surplus.

https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10685783

Hyundai laid out an aggressive road map: a US robot manufacturing plant with annual capacity of 30,000 units by 2028, with pilot deployments beginning at its Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Georgia.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344626/can-china-and-philippines-replace-disputes-cooperation-after-years-tension

The verdict, delivered by a three-judge panel of the Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Division 25, was the harshest and most consequential ruling yet stemming from Yoon’s brief imposition of martial law on December 3, 2024, and the events leading up to it

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3343989/south-koreas-ex-president-yoon-found-guilty-insurrection

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/more-investors-join-legal-challenge-against-south-korea-over-coupang-data-leak-2026-02-11/

South Korean experts estimate that China trails Korea’s leading chipmakers by roughly two to three years in DRAM technology — a gap that has narrowed sharply from a decade ago but remains significant in an industry where each generation brings major gains in efficiency and cost competitiveness.

The global memory market continues to be dominated by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, alongside US-based Micron Technology. Together, the three account for more than 90 percent of the global DRAM market.

https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10667897

This marks a significant reversal from the past, when such facilities were widely viewed as classic "not in my backyard" projects. Now, the reactors are regarded as a way to address shrinking and aging populations in cities outside the Seoul metropolitan area.

https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10668749

https://investinglive.com/centralbank/rba-governor-bullock-says-the-australian-economy-is-in-a-good-position-20260203/