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Global ESG focus shifts to governance, South Korean companies face urgent response

The focus of global ESG is shifting rapidly toward corporate governance, as shareholder proposals in the United States increasingly target board structure and capital policy. In South Korea, a series of Commercial Act revisions and mandatory treasury share cancellations are strengthening governance rules and raising pressure on major groups. Some companies are moving early to cancel shares, while others are adding exception clauses or reshaping board structures, prompting warnings of longer-term governance risk premiums.

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KOSPI outlook after record highs: semiconductors, dollar and earnings in focus

South Korean stocks are extending a record-high run, keeping attention on factors likely to drive the market next. The market sees a semiconductor-led rally likely to continue for now despite near-term overheating concerns, but expects sector moves to diverge depending on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy rate decision, whether the dollar turns weaker and the direction of international oil prices. Investors are also watching the corporate earnings season for guidance.

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POSCO Future M completes approval for investment in Vietnam anode material plant

POSCO Future M will build its first overseas production base for synthetic graphite anode materials in Vietnam after receiving an investment registration certificate from Thai Nguyen province at a Korea-Vietnam business forum in Hanoi. The company plans to invest about 357 billion won, break ground on a first-phase plant in the second half of this year at the Song Cong 2 industrial complex, and begin mass production in 2028. It said it has secured customers for the first-phase volume.