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KakaoBank App Outage Occurred Twice Due to Misdiagnosed Cause, Lawmaker Raises Concerns
Toss Removes “Han River Temperature” Feature After Backlash Over Insensitive Messaging
Aekyung Chemical to Sell China Subsidiary After Halting Operations
Samsung Electronics GOS Lawsuit Over Galaxy S22 Ends After Four Years with Court-Mediated Settlement
Korea’s Financial Regulator Flags Shinhan Life, KB Life Partners in Variable Insurance Sales Review
Appeal Trial Begins for Kakao Founder in SM Entertainment Stock Manipulation Case
Court Rejects Arrest Warrants for SPC Samlip Executives Over Fatal Factory Accident
LG Uplus Faces Security Concerns Over IMSI Design Exposing Phone Numbers
DB HiTek Minority Shareholders Urge Forced Disposal of Alleged Hidden Stake by Founder

- Overseas Fans Flood National Pension Service with Complaints Over ENHYPEN Heeseung’s Departure, Disrupting Operations
- Heeseung of ENHYPEN. (Yonhap News) [Alpha Biz= Kim Sang Jin] Overseas fans angered by the departure of ENHYPEN member Heeseung have inundated South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) with protest calls, temporarily disrupting administrative opera

- Former Samsung Biologics Employee Found Guilty of Trade Secret Misappropriation
- Photo courtesy of Samsung Biologics[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] A former employee of Samsung Biologics was found guilty at a first trial for illegally leaking trade secrets, after unlawfully removing confidential internal materials and later joining a rival

- South Korea’s ‘National Champion AI’ Project Mired in Controversy Over Hasty Administration and Questionable Fairness
- South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT, Bae Kyung-hoon. (Photo: Yonhap News) [Alpha Biz= Kim Sang Jin] The Lee Jae-myung administration’s ambitious “National Champion AI” selection program, aimed at elevating South Korea’

- Office of the President Directs Immediate Measures to Prevent Secondary Damage from Coupang Data Breach
- Photo courtesy of Yonhap News [Alpha Biz= Kim SangJin] The Office of the President has instructed relevant authorities to implement immediate measures to prevent secondary damage arising from the recent large-scale data breach involving Coupang.Presi
Nine in Ten Delivery App Restaurants Violate Country-of-Origin Labeling Rules in Korea
FSS to Partner with Naver and Kakao to Accelerate Removal of Illegal Lending Ads
Prolonged Middle East Conflict Weighs on Korean SME Exporters as Disruptions Mount
Prosecutors Raid Korea Ratings Data Over Alleged Credit Rating Manipulation for Bribes
Seoul to Skip Subway Stops Near Gwanghwamun During BTS Comeback Event
Korea Exchange Pledges Process Overhaul and Accountability After SCM Life Science Listing Error
Hoban Construction Increases Stake in Hanjin KAL, Narrowing Gap with Chairman Cho Won-tae
Daol Savings Bank Probed Over Alleged Improper Support to Major Shareholder During Legoland Crisis
U.S. Court Rules Krafton’s Dismissal of Unknown Worlds Executives Unjustified
LPG Shortage Deepens in India Amid Hormuz Disruption, Triggering Theft and Cooking Fuel Shift
Nissan to Cut Output at Kyushu Plant Amid Hormuz Strait Disruptions
Japanese Automakers Split on EV Strategy as Toyota Expands Lineup and Honda Pulls Back
SoftBank’s PayPay Debuts on Nasdaq with 13.5% Surge, Valuation Hits $12.1 Billion
TSMC Dominates Global Foundry Market With Nearly 70% Share as Samsung Falls Further Behind

- Airfare Surges as Fuel Surcharges Triple Amid U.S.-Iran Conflict; Record Monthly Hike Stuns Market
- Photo courtesy of Yonhap News[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] SEOUL — South Korean travelers and the aviation industry are facing a direct hit from the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran. Major domestic carriers announced on the 16th that f



































