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Taiwan\'s secret to becoming a semiconductor powerhouse, as seen by Nvidia\'s Jensen Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Taiwan built global competitiveness in semiconductors through decades of cooperation with foreign companies, government industrial policies and accumulated manufacturing expertise. He said partnerships with European firms helped lay Taiwan\'s technical foundation, tracing early efforts back to the 1950s and the entry of Philips. Huang pointed to the growth of TSMC and ASML, PC market expansion, and sustained investment as key factors.

AI & Enterprise

Global companies step up push into South Korea\'s sovereign AI market

Global AI companies are accelerating efforts to target South Korea’s sovereign AI market, focused on AI infrastructure controllable by governments and enterprises. Palantir held a second pop-up event in Korea, while Mistral began hiring in Seoul and Cohere outlined plans to set up local entities and double Asia-Pacific staff by year-end. The article also rounds up moves by OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Salesforce and others, including models, acquisitions, investments and cloud and AI agent infrastructure tools.

Finance

KOSPI faces rebound test as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shareholder returns in focus

South Korea\'s stock market will test the scope for a rebound this week as investors weigh the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee meeting and major earnings at home and abroad. With doubts persisting about the profitability of AI investment, semiconductor results and future investment plans are expected to shape sentiment. SK Hynix reports third-quarter earnings on Oct. 28 and Samsung Electronics releases final third-quarter figures on Oct. 29, with attention on HBM demand, capex and shareholder returns.