KOREAN SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET HIT HARDEST AMIDST US-CHINA TECH WAR

With the latest US sanctions on China’s Huawei taking effect Tuesday, South Korea has accelerated monitoring the impact of the ban on chip sales to the Chinese company.

According to data by Korea International Trade Association, China was the largest market for Korea to export semiconductors.

For months of January through July, Korea shipped an aggregate of $22.49 billion worth semiconductor....