Spurred by government policies and the global A.I. boom, the market’s value has jumped by hundreds of billions of dollars. Individual investors have piled in.

The bill aims to establish a state-run investment corporation and fund to manage Seoul's planned $350 billion investment pledge to Washington.

By Jihoon Lee, Kyu-seok Shim and Andrea Shalal SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - South Korea scrambled on Tuesday to assure the U.S. it remained committed to implementing a trade deal after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hike tariffs on autos and other imports from its ally,

The apparent weapons tests come as the North is heightening animosities with rival South Korea ahead of a meeting of its ruling Workers’ Party.

Trump threatened South Korea with increased tariffs after he claimed that Seoul's legislature has not approved the country's trade deal with Washington.

SEOUL, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea did not reach a conclusion in the first day of face-to-face talks on trade issues, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on the country's goods.

President Trump said Seoul was not moving fast enough to implement the agreement, which calls for South Korea to invest billions in the United States.

SK Hynix will set up a new U.S.-based company focused on artificial intelligence solutions, with $10 billion committed to the project.

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL, Jan 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's exports likely rose at the fastest annualised pace in more than four years in January due to surging demand for artificial intelligence chips and favourable calendar effects,