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Policy Decoder #003: The Word Korea Used For Its Own Semiconductor Law

Korea will pursue a Mega-District Special Act "within 2026" to shorten permitting and environmental assessment for its semiconductor, physical-AI and data-centre build-out. KRW 353T (~$249B) of corporate projects break ground or expand this year: KRW 246T (~$174B) from six companies in Chu

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The $1 Trillion Korea Announced: The One Number That Decides If It's Real

Korea named more than KRW 1,400 trillion (~$1 trillion) across three mega-projects. The amounts are the least informative part. What is dated, and what is not, is the tell.

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Policy Decoder #002: Korea Named $1 Trillion. It Did Not Name the Date.

Korea's mega-project briefing names KRW 800T for new southwestern fabs, KRW 81T for HBM packaging, KRW 550T for 8.4GW AI data centers. The only dated commitment — five-year capacity doubling — belongs to existing Yongin. What that asymmetry tells you.

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Policy Decoder #001: Korea Broadcast Its Value-Up Roadmap. Where Governance Sat Tells You the Fight Is Over.

Korea broadcast its Value-Up roadmap on 22 August 2025. Where corporate-governance reform sat in that briefing — and what takes effect 23 July 2026 — tells you the legislative fight is over.