Daily brief
Samsung and Nvidia have announced a partnership to develop new AI chips, with Samsung also unveiling its new HBM4E memory for AI at the Nvidia GTC conference. Samsung's shares rose after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the collaboration. The move signals a deepening alliance in the competitive AI hardware market.
Seoul's subway ticket kiosks will begin accepting overseas credit and debit cards from March 17.
The South Korean won has weakened past 1,500 per US dollar for the first time in 17 years, a move attributed to the Middle East crisis.
A report estimates North Korea has earned up to $14.4 billion from its involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war.
The ruling party says South Korea will lift a cap on coal power and boost nuclear output in response to the Iran crisis.