South Korea's chief trade negotiator Yeo Han-koo visited Washington to respond to the Trump administration's plan to raise tariffs on South Korea, the industry ministry said. He met U.S. administration and congressional officials, as well as industry figures including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, to understand the background to the tariff move and explain Seoul's position. He also held a closed-door meeting with about 20 lawmakers handling trade issues.

Western Digital on Tuesday unveiled a roadmap for hard disk drives with capacities of more than 100 terabytes and introduced performance and power-optimization technologies at Innovation Day 2026. The company said it has shifted to long-term customer partnerships based on multi-year contracts and more than doubled gross profit year on year. It said 40TB UltraSMR ePMR drives and HAMR drives are under validation with two hyperscale customers each, with mass production plans from the second half of this year and expanded HAMR output from 2027.