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Semiconductor Rally Fuels Investor FOMO as Brokerages Raise Targets for Samsung and SK Hynix South Korea’s stock market has opened the year with strong momentum led by semiconductor giants, prompting brokerages to sharply raise their price targets for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix amid growing expectations of a memory industry upcycle. According to the Korea Exchange, Samsung Electronics closed Monday up 7.47% at 138,100 won, hitting an intraday 52-week high of 138,600 won

North Korea announced that it conducted a hypersonic missile launch drill on Monday, with leader Kim Jong Un personally observing the exercise, according to state media. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the missile was launched from Pyongyang’s Ryokpho District toward the northeast and struck designated targets approximately 1,000 kilometers away in the East Sea. The test was described as part of an operational evaluation of the country’s strategic deterren

Starting in 2026, South Korea has increased the maximum monthly health insurance contributions for high-income salaried workers, including top corporate executives and business owners, as part of an annual adjustment tied to average wage growth. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare on January 5, the revised regulation on monthly health insurance contribution limits has officially taken effect, raising both the upper and lower contribution thresholds. Under the new