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Vietnam launched a five-year pilot program for tokenized assets under Government Resolution No. 05/2025/NQ-CP, signed on September 9, 2025. The program requires licensed exchanges to meet VND 10 trillion minimum capital requirements and restricts initial participation to foreign investors, with

Apple named John Ternus as its next CEO on April 20, with the 25-year company veteran set to officially take charge on September 1. He succeeds Tim Cook, who will transition to executive chairman of the board after a 15-year tenure that added roughly $3.6 trillion to Apple's market value. The

The Depository Trust Company, a subsidiary of DTCC, converted eligible US Treasuries and equities into tokenized digital twins on July 15, with BitGo Bank & Trust serving as custodian handling settlement and movement of those assets onchain. The milestone was part of DTCC's Tokenization Service,

Pump.fun's mobile app crossed $50 million in daily trading volume, scaling from $250,000 at launch. Daily transactions increased from 2,500 to 905,000 over the same period. The platform debuted in April 2024 as a Solana-based memecoin launchpad using a bonding curve mechanism that automatically

Chainlink added nine integrations spanning five of its services and five blockchain networks on August 30, marking another week of infrastructure expansion for the oracle platform. Eight platforms participated in the integration batch, with Coinbase and Robinhood Crypto among the recognizable

The US military struck two Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on the 30th (local time), according to AP and Axios. The strike marked the first military action in approximately one month, breaking a combat lull in a conflict

South Korea's top five securities firms posted combined net profit of KRW 4.4698 trillion in Q2 2024, up 150.5% year-on-year. Mirae Asset Securities led with KRW 1.9052 trillion in net profit, driven by a KRW 1.6242 trillion valuation gain from its SpaceX equity investment. The record performance

IBK Securities maintained its target price of 81,000 won and 'buy' rating for Hotel Shilla Stocks on the 31st, citing strong inbound tourism growth. Analyst Nam Seong-hyun stated that robust growth in foreign visitors to Korea is likely to continue into 2027, presenting significant upside

Hana Securities maintained its target price of 2.05 million won for Samsung Biologics stocks on the 31st, keeping its buy rating unchanged. The securities firm stated the company's latest fundraising extends beyond domestic production facility expansion to include securing global production bases an

SK Securities issued a report on August 31 recommending corporate value revaluation for SK Corporation based on SK Ecoplant's performance improvement and shareholder return measures. Analyst Choi Gwan-soon maintained a 'Buy' rating and ₩800,000 target price on SK Corporation. The report

Nine major South Korean card companies reduced card loan balances by approximately 460 billion won between May and July, according to data from the Korea Federation of Credit Information. During the same period, cash advance balances increased by 521.3 billion won and revolving credit balances

KB Investment manages ₩3.236 trillion across 45 funds. The venture capital subsidiary of KB Financial Group has invested in over 1,200 companies, with more than 180 achieving IPOs. The firm focuses on deeptech scale-up in semiconductors, biotechnology, robotics, and space/aviation. Its role has

Shinhan Investment & Securities on August 31 raised its target price for DB Insurance stock from 220,000 won to 245,000 won while maintaining a 'buy' investment rating, citing the insurer's mid- to long-term value-up plan that strengthened dividend quality and sustainability. The new target

Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, plans to accept bitcoin, ether, and tether as collateral for loans, according to Anatoly Popov, deputy chairman of its management board, in an Aug. 28 interview with TASS. The expansion will follow the implementation of Russia's new cryptocurrency regulations and the

LS Securities raised its target price for Samsung Electronics stocks to 450,000 won from 400,000 won on August 31, maintaining a 'Buy' rating. Analyst Jung Woo-sung cited the company's recovering competitiveness in high-bandwidth memory (HBM), particularly HBM4 products. The upgrade reflects

LS Securities cut its target price for SK Hynix stocks by 27.3% to 2.4 million won from 3.3 million won on May 31, while maintaining a 'buy' rating. Analyst Jung Woo-sung adjusted the 2027 high-bandwidth memory (HBM) operating margin forecast from approximately 80% to 60%, citing normalization of su

Hanwha Group is selling the four-star Courtyard Marriott Suwon hotel to ARA Korea Asset Management for approximately early 100 billion won, with the contract expected to be signed soon. The sale, which Hanwha Construction Division has been pursuing since 2024 for liquidity securing and real estate p

Mike Moore, former Mississippi attorney general who led the 1998 $246 billion tobacco settlement, is advising state attorneys general on potential sweeping settlements with the social media industry. Meta this week agreed to pay almost $17 billion in a landmark settlement with a coalition of state

DB Insurance recently announced a new corporate value enhancement plan that raises its standalone shareholder return ratio target to 50% by 2030 and sets an annual dividend per share (DPS) increase target of at least 10%. Kiwoom Securities analyst An Young-jun evaluated the plan positively for