Will the Focus on Large-Cap Stocks Ease?... Spotlight on 'Earnings Growth' for Small and Mid-Cap Stocks [1-Minute Brief]
[At a Glance]
① [Market] Easing Concentration on 'Samjeon-Nix'... Spotlight on Profit Growth and Undervalued Small and Mid-Cap Stocks
② [Commodities] From Securing Overseas Raw Materials to Refining... Korea Races to Secure Key Mineral Supply Chains
③ [Defense] President Lee Jae-myung Pursues Defense Cooperation with Mexico... Looking to Expand Local Presence of 'K-Defense'
MARKET INDEX : Year to date
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TOP 3 NEWS
■ "Easing of Concentration on 'Samjeon-Nix'... The Time for Small and Mid-Cap Stocks Is Coming"
○ Expectation of easing market concentration on 'Samjeon-Nix'
○ Analysis shows a slowdown in the rate of memory price increases
○ Increasing attractiveness of small and mid-cap stocks is drawing attention
○ Analysis shows a slowdown in the rate of memory price increases
○ Increasing attractiveness of small and mid-cap stocks is drawing attention
■ Korea's Survival Strategy Without Mines... Overcoming Through Raw Material Networks and Refining Technology
○ POSCO is focusing on lithium investment
○ LS MnM is processing Indonesian raw materials at Onsan
○ Korea Zinc is expanding U.S. mining and complex refining operations
○ LS MnM is processing Indonesian raw materials at Onsan
○ Korea Zinc is expanding U.S. mining and complex refining operations
■ President Lee Presents Vision for 'Peaceful Coexistence on the Korean Peninsula' at UN... State Visit to Mexico After 16 Years
○ Efforts to facilitate entry of Korean defense industry into Mexico discussed at Korea-Mexico Summit
○ Expanded defense cooperation expected in line with Mexico’s military modernization
○ Forecasts for stronger future cooperation in AI, aerospace, and defense industries
○ Expanded defense cooperation expected in line with Mexico’s military modernization
○ Forecasts for stronger future cooperation in AI, aerospace, and defense industries
Laws That Make Money
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■ Will the Ministry of Justice's 'Legaltech Guidelines' Hamper Domestic Companies?
○ Regulations apply that do not exist in general-purpose overseas AI such as ChatGPT and Claude
○ Searching for legal information is allowed, but individual case judgments are restricted
○ Japan is re-examining regulations in consideration of its corporate competitiveness
☞Read the article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026092114050083774
○ Searching for legal information is allowed, but individual case judgments are restricted
○ Japan is re-examining regulations in consideration of its corporate competitiveness
☞Read the article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026092114050083774
■ 2% U.S. Tariff Hits SeAH Steel Corp.
○ U.S. Department of Commerce introduces new statistical methods in price gap analysis
○ SeAH Steel Corp. appealed, but lost after 10 years of legal battle
○ The court ruled that using the 2% minimum dumping margin criterion was reasonable
☞Read the article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026092114072850097
○ SeAH Steel Corp. appealed, but lost after 10 years of legal battle
○ The court ruled that using the 2% minimum dumping margin criterion was reasonable
☞Read the article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026092114072850097
■ "Compensation Payments for Pneumoconiosis Workers Are Separate from Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits"
○ Worsening of pneumoconiosis after mine closure resulted in disability grade shifting from 13 to 7
○ The claim was dismissed in the first and second trials due to lack of evidence of medical benefits application
○ The Supreme Court held that exclusion is not possible depending on the stage of pneumoconiosis progression
☞Read the article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026092114093803088
○ The claim was dismissed in the first and second trials due to lack of evidence of medical benefits application
○ The Supreme Court held that exclusion is not possible depending on the stage of pneumoconiosis progression
☞Read the article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/lawtimes/2026092114093803088
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