Korea’s ‘New Japan Trade,’ One Year In: Did Copying Japan Actually Work?

Global funds call Korea “the new Japan trade.” One year into the Value-Up push, buyback cancellations hit records and the law now forces them — yet…

Korea Just Announced Its Own ‘Stargate.’ Watch the Capex, Not the ₩1,000 Trillion Headline.

Korea unveiled a ~₩1,000 trillion ($720B) AI and chip mega-plan — a “Korean Stargate.” But it’s built differently from the US version, and the president…

Korea Quietly Rewrote Its Corporate Law. Wall Street Calls It the ‘New Japan Trade.’

Korea’s Value-Up program is a national attempt to end the chronic “Korea discount.” Unlike past reforms, this one became law — and the policy line has stayed consistent across a change of government. Here’s what actually changed, who wins, and where the skeptics have a point.