Asia Intelligence Brief — Samsung posts record profit yet Korea's market crashes into a circuit-breaker, Shanghai slips below 4,000, and a chip fear sweeps

Samsung Electronics prepares to reassure chip investors after Kospi crashes rattled AI stocks and spilled over into Bitcoin and crypto markets.

Seoul once again led losses on a mixed day in Asian stocks Tuesday as chip giant Samsung tumbled despite an eye-watering rise in profit, stoking fears that the record-breaking,…