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Korean department store stocks experienced sharp declines in the second half, with Hyundai Department Store falling 48.53%, Shinsegae dropping 44.44%, and Lotte Shopping declining 41.37% as of the 13th according to Korea Exchange data. The declines followed a KOSPI market adjustment that triggered i

Helios Private Equity completed the acquisition of Seoul Electric Wire management rights on the 13th, signing a stock purchase agreement with Yugen PE and Woori PE for an estimated 300 billion won. The acquisition targets the full management stake in Seoul Electric Wire, a 60-year-old industrial

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) announced on the 13th that four of its companies will begin a proof-of-concept experiment with Digital Asset Holdings (DA) and Progmat to put Japanese government bond (JGB) repo transactions on-chain. Repo transactions involve short-term fund procurement and

Norway's Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) doubled its Korean stock holdings to $57 billion by June-end from $27.6 billion at year-end, according to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) on the 13th. The surge was driven primarily by stock price increases in Samsung Electronics and SK

U.S. stock futures showed subdued performance early Thursday as traders awaited producer price index data and jobless claims following July's consumer price index report. As of 4:00 a.m. ET, Nasdaq futures were flat with a negative bias, S&P 500 and Dow futures were flat with a positive bias, and

South Korea's retirement pension default options show 82.5% concentration in ultra-low-risk products as of June 2026, data reveals. Of the total 55.9 trillion won in default option assets, 46.1 trillion won is invested in deposit-like instruments, while high-risk options account for only 2.01 trilli

The KOSPI index rose 3.56% to close at 6813.34 on the 13th, marking its fourth consecutive day of gains and reaching its highest level since the 23rd of last month. The rally was driven by improved investor sentiment toward artificial intelligence stocks after US July consumer price inflation

Hong Kong stocks closed lower as the Hang Seng Index fell 43 points or 0.17% to 25,396 points, marking three consecutive days of decline. The index opened 152 points lower at 25,288 points before recovering to briefly cross above the 20-day moving average at 25,469 points, but encountered renewed se

Suwon District Court rejected Align Partners Asset Management's provisional injunction to suspend Dentium outside director Kim Hee-taek, the company announced on May 13. The court ruled on May 12 that Align Partners Asset Management, Samsung Securities, and Align Partners Korea Fund LP failed to

Solana narrowly avoided a transaction finality halt on August 12 after a routing failure at infrastructure provider TeraSwitch disconnected 28.83% of all staked SOL, bringing the network within 4.51 percentage points of the 33.34% threshold required to stop finalizing transactions. The incident

Pepperstone appointed former Xero engineering executive Nigel Fernandes as Chief Technology Officer, with Fernandes joining the Melbourne-headquartered broker on 1 October and reporting directly to Group CEO Tamas Szabo. The appointment supports Pepperstone's strategy of building proprietary technology as it expands beyond its traditional CFD business into cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and broader fintech services. The move reflects a broader shift across the retail trading industry, w

U.K. lawmakers pressed major banks on Aug. 11 to explain restrictions on crypto company accounts as the country prepares to bring more of the digital asset industry under formal regulation. Gurinder Singh Josan MP and Lord Vaizey of Didcot, co-chairs of the Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party

US Army armored forces from the 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Armored Brigade suffered complete defeat against a Ukrainian drone unit during a simulated battle in April-May, the Wall Street Journal reported on the 12th. The engagement took place during the Combined Resolve 26-07 joint training

LG Innotek was added to the MSCI Korea Index in the August regular review announced on the 13th, with rebalancing on the 31st after market close. Four stocks were removed: HLB, LG Display, POSCO International, and Samsung Epis Holdings. The inclusion follows MSCI's quarterly review process based on

Asiana Airlines [020560] disclosed on the 13th that its Q2 operating loss expanded to 356.3 billion won, compared to 6.9 billion won in Q2 2025. The loss widening was driven by the impact of cargo aircraft business divestiture, along with cost increases from high oil prices and exchange rate

On the afternoon of August 13, Lenovo Group’s (0992.HK) share price surged, reaching HK$34.90 at press time, up 20.18% on the day. It hit an intraday high of HK$35.46, setting a 52-week high. Over the past month, Lenovo’s share price has risen 49.36%, while its gain since the beginning of 2026 has reached 264.40%, pushing its total market capitalization above HK$431.4 billion. Source: Google Finance The direct trigger for this round of gains was the company’s release

The Korea Institute of Public Finance held a '2026 Tax Reform Policy Forum' on August 13 at the Korea Federation of Banks building in Jung-gu, Seoul. Experts at the forum raised concerns about proposed tax increases on single homeowners who do not actually reside in their properties, warning of

Domestic investors purchased KRW 1.3 trillion of SK Hynix ADR stocks in one month since the Nasdaq listing on last month 10th, Korea Securities Depository reported. The ADR closed at $154.41 on the previous day, a 45.3% premium over domestic shares at KRW 1.504 million after adjusting for the 10-to-

South Africa's Independent Communications Authority (ICASA) and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) published a series of spectrum regulatory changes between April and July 2026. The DCDT published the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, 2026 on 20 April 2026,