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- Korea Investment & Securities Explores Entry Into Digital Asset Business, Including Stake in Coinone
TOTO Halts New Orders and Production of Unit Baths Amid Naphtha Supply Disruptions
Polysilicon Prices Plunge Amid China Oversupply, Raising Profitability Concerns
T-money Exits Mongolia Transport Card Business, Shifts Away from Direct Overseas Operations
LPG Shortage Deepens in India Amid Hormuz Disruption, Triggering Theft and Cooking Fuel Shift
Naver Argues News Not Fully Copyright-Protected in AI Training Dispute With Broadcasters
Fire at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard Leaves One Worker Missing
SK Securities Cuts HYBE Target Price but Sees Earnings Rebound on BTS Comeback
JYP Entertainment Faces Shareholder Backlash Over Lack of Treasury Share Cancellation
Daishin Securities Cuts CJ ENM Target Price on Sluggish TV Ad Recovery
LG Electronics Expands Voluntary Retirement Program to Employees in Their 40s
Hanwha Solutions, REC Silicon Bolster Liquidity with Loans, Rights Offering and Affiliate Support
Regulator Orders Revision of Hanwha Solutions’ $1.8 Billion Rights Issue, Raising Uncertainty
Court Cancels 3-Month Business Suspension Order Against Dunamu

- 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

- BTS Denies Participation in Michael Jackson Tribute Album
- Image: HYBE[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] BTS has officially denied reports claiming their participation in an upcoming Michael Jackson tribute album.On August 5, BigHit Music, BTS’s agency, released a statement clarifying, "BTS has neither visited Gro

- Special Prosecutor Questions Former Anchor Kim Beom-soo in First Lady Kim Keon-hee Stock Manipulation Probe
- Photo courtesy of Yonhap News[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] The special counsel investigating allegations of stock manipulation involving Deutsche Motors and South Korea’s First Lady Kim Keon-hee has questioned former SBS anchor Kim Beom-soo as part of its wi

- IU's Remake of "Red Shoes" Sparks 180x Surge in Music Royalties
- Singer IU [Provided by EDAM Entertainment. Resale and database redistribution prohibited][Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] IU’s remake of Park Hye-kyung’s “Red Shoes” has caused a sensational spike in music royalties, with the copyright earnings per share skyroc
Delivery Labor Talks in South Korea Stall Over Working Hours, Prompting Legislative Push
Police Probe Into HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk Prolonged Amid Complex Legal Review
CU Convenience Stores Face Disruptions as Truckers’ Union Launches Strike Against BGF Logistics
Court to Deliver Verdict in Sexual Assault Case Involving Next Kitchen CEO
Kakao Mobility Exits Group Control Tower as CA Council Faces De Facto Breakdown
BTS Tops Billboard 200 for Second Consecutive Week with ‘ARIRANG,’ Marking K-pop First
Overseas Fans Flood National Pension Service with Complaints Over ENHYPEN Heeseung’s Departure, Disrupting Operations
Former Samsung Biologics Employee Found Guilty of Trade Secret Misappropriation
South Korea’s ‘National Champion AI’ Project Mired in Controversy Over Hasty Administration and Questionable Fairness
Mirae Asset Explores Allocation of SpaceX IPO Shares to Korean Investors
DB Group Founder Kim Jun-ki Summarily Indicted Over Omission of Affiliate Disclosure
Court Rules Against Sanction on Former KB Securities CEO in Lime Fund Scandal
Former Shinhan Card Vice President Gets Suspended Sentence Over Hiring Irregularities
Korea’s Internet Banks Show Diverging Results as Platform Strategy Drives Performance Gap

- BTS Concerts Drive KRW 55.5 Billion Surge in Foreign Tourist Spending: Hana Card
- Photo courtesy of Yonhap News [Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Concerts by BTS have driven a sharp increase in foreign tourist spending in Korea, with total card expenditures estimated at KRW 55.5 billion over a four-month period, according to Hana Card.Hana C


































