{"id":157313,"date":"2026-07-05T09:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/?p=157313"},"modified":"2026-07-05T09:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:58:43","slug":"korea-us-week-in-review-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/korea-us-week-in-review-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Korea-US Week in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Week_in_Review_LinkedIn_Banner-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Korea-US Week in Review\" class=\"wp-image-157314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Week_in_Review_LinkedIn_Banner-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Week_in_Review_LinkedIn_Banner-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Week_in_Review_LinkedIn_Banner-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Week_in_Review_LinkedIn_Banner-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Week_in_Review_LinkedIn_Banner.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bridgingculture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-05_Korea-US_Week_in_Review.mp3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783273318568000&amp;sa=E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to the audio version<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Top story:<\/strong>&nbsp;Korea&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>chaebol<\/em>&nbsp;went all-in on domestic AI, mobility and defense, a 312 trillion won ($204B) wave of investment landed on top of a settled 15% tariff regime, while Hyundai posted its best-ever June in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The week&#8217;s throughline: Korean top groups are building at home and on American soil at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chips &amp; AI, Korea doubles down at home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Lee opened the week unveiling a $576 billion semiconductor and AI investment drive, anchored by Samsung and SK Hynix&#8217;s combined ~800 trillion won for new southwest fabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midweek, SK Hynix moved to list an ADR on Nasdaq (SKHY) around July 10, raising up to ~$29B to fund chip infrastructure tied to US demand, the clearest signal yet of Korea buying US capital access. An ADR represents shares of a foreign company and allows international stocks to be easily bought and traded on U.S. exchanges like the NYSE or Nasdaq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trade &amp; tariffs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 15% reciprocal rate held all week, with Seoul citing US reassurance it will go no higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Battery makers (LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, SK On) are pursuing tariff refunds after February&#8217;s Supreme Court ruling, while Hyundai is staying cautious on refund claims to avoid friction with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are watching the Section 122 10% tariff, set to lapse around July 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Autos, Hyundai&#8217;s record run<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hyundai posted its best-ever June in the US (77,555 units, +11% YoY), capping record Q2 and first-half results and putting it on pace for a fourth straight annual US sales record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kia also set a June record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The run is hybrid- and crossover-led, winning share on product mix, not price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hyundai&#8217;s bet in future mobility<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capping the week, Hyundai and Hanwha unveiled a combined 97 trillion won investment for southeastern Korea, part of a 312 trillion won conglomerate wave announced Friday in Jinju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hyundai committed 42 trillion won over 10 years to turn the Gyeongsang region into a hub for AI-defined vehicles, advanced manufacturing, aerospace and clean energy, centered on a new Ulsan EV plant, Level 4+ autonomy, Mobis\/Wia EV-component lines, advanced air mobility (Supernal), lunar rovers, SMRs and hydrogen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a friend shared, &#8220;I believe the next wave of space hardware will be landers but right after that will be ground vehicles.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said, Hanwha added 55 trillion won for integrated AI space infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The BCW Take<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was the week Korea&#8217;s strategy came fully into view: with the 15% tariff floor now a planning constant, the action is positioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Korea&#8217;s chaebol are pouring capital into home-soil AI, chips, mobility and defense while simultaneously planting flags on American ground, SK Hynix&#8217;s Nasdaq listing and Hanwha&#8217;s Philadelphia yard on one side, and the 312 trillion won domestic build-out on the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For clients with Korea exposure, this is the moment to lock US-side capacity and supply-chain footing while Korean balance sheets stay aggressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Question? 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