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Samsung Electronics' last purchase date to qualify for its approximately 30 trillion won Q3 cash dividend is the 28th, with the record date set for the 30th. The company announced plans to distribute around 30 trillion won in cash dividends in Q3, including regular quarterly dividends, as part of a

Iran is employing asymmetric warfare tactics similar to North Vietnam's strategy during the Vietnam War to sustain high oil prices, according to DB Securities analyst Kang Hyun-ki. The US-Iran conflict has entered its seventh month, defying earlier expectations of a quick resolution. Kang noted

SK Hynix and Hyundai Motor are among Korean companies set to pay approximately 376.8 billion KRW (around 280 million USD) in dividends to foreign investors at the end of the month, according to Yonhap Infomax dividend payment schedules. The payments have drawn attention in Seoul's foreign exchange m

Trading volume for 16 single-stock leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds based on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks dropped 92% in the month following stricter deposit regulations implemented on July 31, according to data from the Korea Exchange analyzed by Democratic Party lawmaker

Meta Platforms' stock price surged over 11% on the 21st, adding approximately 280 trillion KRW (about $200 billion USD) to its market capitalization in a single trading day. The surge followed the launch of Muse, Meta's personal AI agent, on the 8th. Unlike traditional AI assistants that provide

Foreign investors sold 12 trillion won in Korean stocks this month, with analysts anticipating a potential October reversal as Micron reports earnings September 30 (local time) and Samsung announces Q3 results early next month. The selloff concentrated in semiconductors, with 5.8 trillion won in

Hans Biomed stocks surged over threefold in approximately one month leading up to October 2 last year, driven by market expectations for its ECM-based skin booster product CellREDM. The stock price climbed from around 7,030 won in early September last year to 21,400 won by October 2. This rally

Global private equity fund KKR invested approximately 30 billion USD (about 4.1 trillion KRW) in South Korea this year, marking its largest annual investment in the country. The AI industry's rapid growth expanded investment opportunities beyond semiconductors to data centers, power, and energy

Google has started testing a direct purchase feature for shoppers in India to buy products from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode, according to people familiar with the matter and an experience seen by TechCrunch. Users in the test see a 'Buy' button on select Flipkart product

SK Hynix suppliers outperformed the chipmaker's 7.63% stock gain over the past one month, with semiconductor packaging companies averaging 34.39% increases according to an Epic Finance analysis of 49 partner firms. SFA Semiconductor led with a 90.11% surge, driven by SK Hynix's shift to in-house

Korea Investment & Securities and Kiwoom Securities signed business agreements with Naver Pay's unlisted stock platform (Npay 비상장) on 27일 to activate the over-the-counter unlisted stock trading market, according to the financial investment industry. The agreements aim to eliminate account barriers b

South Korea's savings banks and loan companies showed diverging lending patterns as banks tightened household credit controls from the end of last year to July this year, according to Financial Supervisory Service data submitted to lawmaker Park Hong-bae of the Democratic Party. Top 20 savings banks

South Korean foreign exchange authorities are considering whether to allow global brokerage platforms to facilitate won trading, following the market's 24-hour opening and expanded participation by Registered Foreign Institutions (RFIs). Currently, foreign institutions must use domestic

LG Electronics officially joined NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN) as a Preferred partner in the Power and Cooling category on the 27th, marking its formal entry into expanding AI datacenter cooling solution business. The partnership aims to increase supply opportunities for LG's cooling solutions

Documents released by the US Department of Justice's Epstein Library reveal that Jeffrey Epstein, the American financier who died in custody while facing sex crime charges, directly questioned the structure of stablecoins and cryptocurrency exchange revenue models on October 1, 2018. The

Lee Young-gon, Head of Toss Securities Research Center, stated in an interview on the 21st at the company's Seoul office that the key question for the AI investment cycle is whether companies have the capacity to sustain such investments. Lee emphasized that while AI investment needs are clear, the

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at the 81st United Nations General Assembly on the 26th (local time) that trust restoration between Iran and Gulf Arab states is necessary to resolve the Middle East crisis, and Russia is prepared to contribute to regional stability. Regarding the

South Korean corporations issued 5.2 trillion won in corporate bonds from September 1-20, 2026, marking a 46.0% decline from 9.6 trillion won in the same period last year, according to Yonhap Infomax issuance-maturity statistics. The decline occurred despite September traditionally serving as a

South Korean bond funds experienced continued capital outflows as of the 22nd, driven by rising domestic and international interest rates and a strong stock market. The largest bond fund excluding money market funds, Korite Asset Management's Korite Select Short-term Bond Fund, held 1.6594

South Korean companies raised $2.65 billion in dollar-denominated bonds this week as rising domestic interest rates pushed issuers toward more competitive foreign funding sources. Korea National Oil Corporation, Korea Development Bank, Hana Securities, and Hanwha Q Cells America Holdings completed i