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According to FN News, Japanese convenience store chain Lawson will launch a JPYC (Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin) payment pilot in early August at its Gateway City store in Tokyo in partnership with digital asset wallet provider Hashport. The trial will enable customers to make purchases using

According to Yonhapinfomax, LG Electronics and GS Construction signed a memorandum of understanding on July 10 to jointly develop next-generation AI home solutions. The partnership integrates LG's AI home system with GS Construction's 자이 apartment brand infrastructure, enabling unified control of ho

According to Yonhapinfomax reporting on July 13, Samsung Biologics is expected to delay the recognition of labor dispute-related costs to the third quarter, as management and labor unions remain at an impasse. The company's second-quarter earnings targets are set to be met, with consensus

According to Yonhap Infomax's consensus of 11 major South Korean securities firms, POSCO Holdings' operating profit for the second quarter is forecast at 709.6 billion Korean won, up 16.88% year-over-year as of July 13. The steelmaker is expected to post sales of 18.06 trillion Korean won and net pr

On July 13 morning, SK Hynix declined 2.34% on KOSPI, closing at 2,129,000 Korean won, after guidance suggested Q2 operating profit would fall short of market consensus. The company's largest shareholder, SK Square, also fell 2.84% to 1,360,000 Korean won in

According to BlockBeats, on July 13, prediction markets emerged as the top-funded sector in crypto venture capital during 2026, with an average funding round of $118 million, according to CryptoRank data. Trading platforms followed with $76.2 million per round, blockchain projects averaged $47.8 mil

According to financial sector sources on July 13, FlexcelSpace, a South Korean next-generation space solar cell startup, completed Series A funding of 25 billion won (approximately $20 million). The funding round included major domestic institutional investors such as Mirae Asset Venture

According to Thai local media, Thailand will require individuals to verify the source of cash deposits exceeding 5 million baht (approximately $150,000), effective July 13. The measure expands commercial banks' compliance responsibilities across cash networks, currency exchanges, precious metals

According to Yonhap Infomax, Lotte India (Lotte Wellfood's subsidiary) reported revenue growth of 28% year-over-year in the first half of 2026 as of July 13. The ice cream division led expansion with a 29% increase, while the dried fruits segment grew 26%. The company aims to achieve 1 trillion

According to the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, President Lee Jae-myung convened the 2026 National Finance Strategy Conference on July 13 to discuss fiscal directions for the 2027 budget and government investment priorities. The meeting centered on three mega projects including AI data

According to Alternative.me, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index rose to 28 today, up from 26 yesterday. The metric indicates the market remains in panic territory.

According to Jin10, South Korea's KOSPI index opened down 47.75 points, or 0.64%, at 7,428.19 on July 13. SK Hynix fell 3.5%. Japan's Nikkei 225 index also opened lower, down 226.26 points, or 0.33%, at 68,331.47.

According to Yonhapinfomax citing Financial Supervisory Service data, two weeks into the July 13 regulatory guidance requiring South Korean banks to convert floating-rate notes (FRNs) from CD-based to KOFR (Korea Risk-Free Rate) benchmarks, banks have converted 15.29 trillion won

According to Citigroup's precious metals research head Xu Xun-yuan, the market logic driving platinum prices has fundamentally shifted in 2026. While platinum fundamentals show a 300,000-ounce supply deficit, global ETF net outflows have exceeded 500,000 ounces year-to-date, demonstrating that

According to Yonhapinfomax, Korea's pension funds including the National Pension Service switched to net buying in the domestic stock market for the first time in over two months, purchasing 880 million won worth of stocks from June 6-10. The shift was driven by the recent decline in the KOSPI

According to Bloomberg, crypto bank Custodia Bank has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review its denial of access to the Federal Reserve payment system. The bank applied for a main account with the Kansas City Federal Reserve in 2020 but was rejected in 2023, with the Fed citing its business

According to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Circle Internet Group received final approval on July 10 to establish a federally regulated National Trust Bank. The bank will provide digital asset custody

According to Korean Exchange data, major K-pop entertainment companies including HYBE, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and YG Entertainment saw significant stock declines in the first half of 2026, with shares falling 30-42% despite major artist comebacks. HYBE dropped 33.2%, SM fell 42.6%, JYP

According to Security Times, Nanwei Software's subsidiary Beijing Moqu Vision opened a public beta for Beach Romance, its first game for overseas markets, with an official launch planned for August 1. The game leverages AI for art asset generation, story writing, multilingual localization,

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