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New K-Semiconductor Hubs Planned for Honam and Chungcheong Regions; Investment Plans Nearing Finalization The proposed new clusters are expected to involve hundreds of trillions of won in investments across the Honam and Chungcheong regions, potentially creating a semiconductor ecosystem that encompasses both front-end and back-end processes. SBS Jun 29, 2026 2:35 PM

Samsung and SK Consider Hundreds of Trillions of Won in Semiconductor Cluster Investments in Honam and Chungcheong Regions The investment scale is estimated to reach hundreds of trillions of won. According to industry sources on June 28, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are coordinating details to announce large-scale regional investment plans, including these initiatives, at a public-private joint meeting on "National Spatial Transformation (Balanced National Development)" to be held at the Presidential Office later this month, presided over by President Lee Jae-myung. SBS Jun 29, 2026 2:35 PM

Three Mega-Projects Announced: Key Challenges for 'Honam Semiconductor' Cluster A large-scale corporate investment plan, dubbed the "Three Mega-Projects," will be unveiled at a national report meeting presided over by President Lee Jae-myung next Monday. SBS Jun 29, 2026 2:34 PM

Editor's Pick: Unused Kakao Gifticons... Why the Deduction? Refund Policy Finally Changes Lastly, it seems the refund policy for Kakao Gifticons is changing. Kakao is set to revise its mobile voucher refund policy starting in August. SBS Jun 29, 2026 2:32 PM

FSS: Bank Holding Companies Use Succession Procedures to Protect Incumbent CEOs The FSS shared these findings during a workshop on internal controls in the banking sector held on June 29, 2026. SBS Jun 29, 2026 2:13 PM

National Tax Service Launches Special Tax Audit into NongHyup; 130 Investigators Deployed According to the federation on June 29, the 4th Bureau of Investigation of the Seoul Regional Tax Office deployed approximately 130 investigators to the federation's headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, today to secure tax and accounting-related documents. SBS Jun 29, 2026 12:57 PM

Banks Prohibited From Including Legal Costs in Loan Interest Rates Starting Next Month Starting next month, banks will be prohibited from including various statutory contributions when calculating loan interest rates, a move expected to ease the interest burden on borrowers. SBS Jun 29, 2026 12:56 PM

Semiconductor and AI Boost: Q3 Manufacturing Outlook Improves Slightly According to the Business Survey Index for the third quarter of 2026, released by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on June 29 after surveying 2,470 manufacturing firms nationwide, the manufacturing BSI stood at 80, up 4 points from the previous quarter . SBS Jun 29, 2026 12:55 PM

Kakao Union Stages One-Day Walkout, Over 2,100 Employees Participate The Kakao labor union launched a one-day collective action on June 29, with members taking full-day leave, after failing to reach an agreement with management over performance-based compensation systems. SBS Jun 29, 2026 10:52 AM

Homeplus Submits Revised Rehabilitation Plan, Targeting 1.2 Trillion Won in Cost Savings Homeplus, which entered rehabilitation proceedings in March of last year, reorganized its 126 hypermarkets into 67 core locations last month. SBS Jun 29, 2026 10:52 AM