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Three moves this week that should be on every corporate board's agenda — from Micron's frozen Taiwan fab to a sharp won sell-off and Russia's seizure of JT's production sites.
Micron has halted construction of a planned 3 to 4.5 billion dollar memory chip plant in Taoyuan over a bonus dispute with local labor. The dollar-won rate surged 14.5 won in a single session on US midterm-driven AI chip concerns. Meanwhile, Putin placed four Japan Tobacco production sites in Russia under temporary local management, a step toward forced sale. For CEOs, these stories point to labor, currency, and political risk converging on supply chains.

Sources:
- Micron Freezes Taiwan Fab Construction Amid Bonus Dispute — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-11-06
- Won Surges on "Blue Wave" Shock, Largest Six-Month Jump — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-11-06
- Doosan Expands China CCL Footprint — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-11-06
- Russia Effectively Takes Control of JT Russian Units — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-11-06

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00:00strikes, currency shocks, and a Russian asset grab. Three moves this week that every board
00:05in Korea should be tracking. Let's get into it. It's Saturday, November 7th. Let's look at a
00:10business story shaping corporate Korea. Micron has frozen construction on a new chip plant in
00:15Taoyuan, Taiwan. The project was planned at $3-4.5 billion, roughly $4-6 trillion won.
00:22The dispute is over bonuses. The Taoyuan union wants a 15% share of operating profit.
00:28Here's what the numbers show. Micron says Taiwan remains central to its production
00:32and that current operations are running normally. Taiwan accounts for about 60% of the company's
00:37total DRAM output. Short pause. That is the exposure to watch. Taiwan accounts for about 60% of the
00:43company's total DRAM output. Meanwhile, the won fell sharply on Friday's trading. The $1 rate jumped
00:4914.51 to $1,356.6, the largest one-day rise in six months. Analysts link the move to fear
00:58that a democratic sweep in the U.S. midterms could tighten rules on AI data center construction
01:03and weaken chip demand. The $1 rate jumped 14.51 to $1,356.6, the largest one-day rise in
01:12six
01:12months. Analysts link the move to fears that a democratic sweep in the U.S. midterms could
01:16tighten rules on AI data center construction and weaken chip demand. And in Russia, Vladimir Putin
01:22has signed a decree placing four production sites of Japan Tobacco's overseas unit under temporary
01:27Russian management. JT generates roughly 10% of its total revenue in Russia. Pause. This is
01:34effectively the first step toward a forced sale to local owners. JT generates roughly 10% of its
01:39total revenue in Russia. So what does this mean for CEOs weighing their next board decision?
01:44Three pressure points stand out. Labor cost structures are becoming a bargaining front.
01:48As the Micron case shows, currency volatility is repricing the cost of export-linked supply
01:53chains. And political risk now carries direct asset consequences, as the JT decree makes clear.
01:59Earlier, we said that supply chain concentration was the core risk. Here's what that actually means
02:05for you. Diversifying production beyond a single hub is no longer optional. What to watch? The
02:10Micron-Tau Yuan dispute, the ones path after the midterms, and whether Russia moves from temporary
02:16management to a forced sale. That's today's AI Prism, CEO. This episode was produced with AI
02:23assistance based on Seoul Economic Daily reporting. AI Prism is a Juan IFRA award-winning series.
02:29We'll be back tomorrow.

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