1.481 Trillion Won Bet Instead of AI and Semiconductors... The Stock Foreign Retail Investors Flocked to [1-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]

① [Market] Foreign retail investors turn to ultra-short-term Treasury bonds, pouring 1.481 trillion won instead of AI and semiconductors

② [Commodities] Houthis attack Saudi oil facilities; Brent crude nears $100

③ [Defense] Hanwha Ocean chosen as preferred bidder for Thailand's next-generation frigate project

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TOP 3 NEWS

■ 1.481 Trillion Won Poured In a Week... Which Stock Did Foreign Retail Investors Buy Over AI and Semiconductors?

○US ultra-short-term Treasury bond ETFs in the spotlight
○Foreign retail investors invested 100 Billion Won in the first week of September
○Ranked third in net buying by global investors

■ US Destroys 5 Iranian Oil Tankers... Oil Prices Near $100 Amid Houthi and Saudi Clashes

○Houthis attack Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia
○Tensions rise in both the Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb straits
○Brent Crude hit an intraday price of $99.46

■ Hanwha Ocean Wins Order for Thai Frigate... Will Additional Orders Worth 4 Trillion Won Follow?

○Selected as the preferred negotiator for the 4,000-ton class frigate project
○Entering detailed negotiations with the Royal Thai Navy
○"Strengthening long-term maritime defense cooperation"

Money-Making Law

■ When the Fair Trade Commission Steps In, Law Firms Jump Into Action

○"Cartel cases, billions in fines"
○Fierce competition to obtain investigation information
○Law firms' 'Ambulance Chasing'
☞Read more: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026090915295252584

■ New Nomination Committee Likely to Be Formed for Successor to Noh Tae-ak

○The Blue House returns the Supreme Court justice nomination
○A new nominating committee and re-nomination strongly considered
○Vacancies for two Supreme Court justices expected to be prolonged
☞Read more:https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026090915323931033

■ "It Is Lawful for a Different Prosecutor to Indict After Additional Investigation"

○Supreme Court: "This does not violate the principle of separation between investigation and indictment"
○Investigation by a prosecution investigator should also be considered as initiated by a prosecutor
○Original acquittal overturned and case sent back to Seoul Central District Court
☞Read more:https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026090915343987434

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