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Multi-home owners and non-resident single-home owners in Seoul's Gangnam district responded to a tax reform announcement on the 5th by inquiring about property sales, according to local real estate agents. The reform significantly increases tax burdens on ultra-high-value homes and multi-home owners

Celltrion Group Chairman Seo Jung-jin will depart for Paris on August 10 to inspect overseas operations across Europe, the United States, Canada, and Japan, the company announced on August 5. The trip aims to directly review second-half sales and revenue plans at major foreign subsidiaries to

Samsung Electronics is positioned to become a major stablecoin distributor, according to a CoinDesk report published on the 4th local time citing Joseph Go, Areta's Asia-Pacific regional head. The analysis follows Samsung's announcement at Galaxy Unpacked 2026 on the 22nd that Samsung Wallet will su

Korean securities firms are integrating artificial intelligence into core operations as Shinhan Investment Securities established an AI Agent Department, the first organizational unit in the Korean financial sector composed entirely of AI agents. The department operates under the AX division with an

Coupang Inc, the parent company of Coupang, disclosed in its Q2 earnings report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it expects increased financial burdens in Q3 following consecutive quarterly losses. The company will begin recognizing losses from a warehouse fire that

Hana Financial Group appointed Vice Chairman Lee Seung-yeol as Chief Inclusive Finance Officer (CIFO) on August 5, marking the first such executive role in South Korea's financial sector. The appointment accompanies the group's announcement of second-half inclusive finance priorities, which build on

Korea Gas Corporation is expected to report operating profit of 420.4 billion won for Q2, up 3.91% year-over-year, driven by strong performance in overseas exploration and production (E&P) operations. The consensus forecast from eight major securities firms surveyed by Yonhap Infomax shows revenue o

Cho Hyun-bum, chairman of Hankook & Company Group, returned to the group via parole on the morning of the 30th of last month, earlier than his original September 5 release date. Cho was serving a 2-year prison sentence for embezzlement and breach of trust charges. The early return has sparked

Korea Exchange requested domestic asset management companies on the 4th to submit lists of ETFs for after-market trading by the 7th, signaling its intention to proceed with ETF trading during extended hours (4-8pm) starting the 14th of next month. The decision follows concerns from asset management

Senator Angela Alsobrooks announced on the 4th (local time) she will vote against the CLARITY Act unless ethics provisions limiting President Trump's digital asset profits are included, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Democrat previously supported advancing the comprehensive digital asset

Samsung Electronics unveiled next-generation 3D memory architectures zHBM and zNAND-O at FMS 2026 held August 4-6 local time at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. The company presented industry-first prototypes to address rising demand for high-capacity, high-bandwidth memory driven

Lee Ju-sik, head of DB Securities' digital asset team, discussed the company's strategy for sourcing underlying assets for Security Token Offerings (STOs) in an interview on the 5th day. Lee emphasized that securities firms must proactively discover and structure quality assets rather than waiting f

South Korean financial authorities initiated a comprehensive review of housing-related financial regulations following President Lee Jae-myung's directive to expand housing supply at a real estate market inspection meeting held on the 3rd. The review responds to a housing market experiencing

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record closing high of 53,178 points on the first trading day of August, rising 1.32%. The S&P 500 index rebounded to 7,600 points, within 20 points of its June high of 7,620 points. The rally occurred as US stocks entered historically challenging months, w

Korea Teachers' Credit Union earned 246 billion won in profit from the exit of US gas and geothermal power producer Calpine on January 7, when Constellation Energy acquired the company for $16.4 billion. The mutual aid association invested 139.9 billion won in 2022 through ECP's continuation fund an

Samyang Foods is projected to achieve Q2 operating profit growth of nearly 50%, driven by strong overseas sales. According to a survey compiled by Yonhap Infomax on the 5th, aggregating forecasts from 10 major domestic securities firms released within the past month, Samyang Foods is expected to rec

Marvell Technology, SanDisk, and SK Hynix led a semiconductor stock rally on May 4 (local time), contributing to the S&P 500 index reaching a record high. Marvell hosted the Flash Memory Summit 2026 event where it introduced new memory and storage infrastructure products designed to meet growing