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Tech sell-off widens as South Korea plunges

Asian markets start the week sharply lower after Nasdaq’s big Friday fall

Asia tech stocks extend sell-off with SoftBank down over 7% as investors sour on AI-linked names

Asian tech stocks tracked overnight losses in U.S. tech names led by a sell-off in Broadcom.

Nvidia strikes a new memory-chip deal — but SK Hynix and Samsung shares are under heavy pressure

South Korea’s once-hot Kospi index is headed for another day of sharp declines as the AI trade loses steam.

By Emily Bary

Korea Box Office: ‘Colony’ Retains Top Spot as ‘Wild Sing’ Debuts Strong

Local action-horror thriller “Colony” held onto its position at the top of the South Korean box office during the weekend of June 5–7. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the film generated $4 million from 603,868 admissions, capturing a 44.35% revenue share during its third weekend on […]

By Naman Ramachandran

Parties seek parliamentary probes over ballot shortage

South Korea’s state institutions and political parties moved Monday to address ballot paper shortages reported during last week’s local elections. The ruling Democratic Party of Korea submitted its request for a parliamentary probe to the National Assembly. Rep. Cheon Jun-ho, the party’s senior deputy floor leader, said the NEC had been aware of the shortage in advance but failed to respond in a timely manner, causing confusion at polling stations and fueling unnecessary suspicion over the fairn

By The Korea Herald

Nvidia clinches deals with South Korean giants including SK Group to advance AI boom

The agreement, which comes as memory chipmakers have been straining to keep up with ⁠demand, would enable supply to keep pace with Nvidia's plans.

South Korea's Lee says success of business should be shared, plans surplus tax revenue use

Nvidia clinches deals with South Korean giants including SK Group to advance AI boom

The agreements come during a high-profile trip by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to South Korea that began on June 5

By Reuters