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South Korean financial authorities extended regulatory relief on mandatory lending ratios for savings banks until the end of this year to support continued disposal of non-performing project financing (PF) assets. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) recently issued a non-action opinion letter ma

Taiwan has operated three major science parks across its northern, central, and southern regions for over 40 years to attract high-tech industries and achieve regional development balance. The parks, distributed along Taiwan's western coast, house semiconductor manufacturing facilities including

Seoul metropolitan area apartment jeonse deposit gaps between new contracts and renewals widened significantly from January to June, according to Zigbang analysis released on the 6th. The gap for 84㎡ units in Seoul expanded from 43.75 million won in January to 80 million won in June, nearly

KOSPI swung 17.47% between 7378.10 and 8667.73 during June 29–July 3, driven by semiconductor selloff amid AI peak-out concerns. Global semiconductor correction and Apple memory price hike consumption fears triggered concentrated selling in large-cap chip stocks. Foreign investors dumped 19.43

iM Securities analyst Kim Jun-young stated in a report on the 6th that recent market expectations of sector rotation away from semiconductors into other sectors represent an optical illusion rather than genuine fund dispersion. The report attributed the appearance of rotation to leverage ETF

Solana (SOL) is trading around $78, slipping below the $80 level amid cautious market sentiment. The price decline reflects weak broader crypto sentiment, though the network's ecosystem activity continues to expand across real-world assets, stablecoins, and payments infrastructure. This tension

Samsung Electronics executives sold shares worth approximately 1.94 billion won in June as the company's stock experienced volatility and briefly lost its top market capitalization position to SK Hynix. Four Samsung executives disposed of 5,600 common shares through on-market transactions during the

Samsung Securities issued a weekly investment strategy report on July 6 forecasting that AI and semiconductor stocks may rebound if BigTech companies' second-quarter capital expenditure guidance exceeds market consensus during the upcoming earnings season. The brokerage attributed this outlook to Bi

South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Koo Yun-chul stated on the 6th that the launch of the 24-hour forex market is core infrastructure for achieving advanced-market accessibility and a starting point for the won's global leap. Koo made these remarks during a

Securitize (SECZ) became the largest tokenized stock with $270.6 million in onchain shares after beginning trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 2. The company closed its business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II on July 1, then tokenized its common stock on Solana and Avalanche t

Shinhan Investment & Securities on July 6 cut LG Energy Solution's target price to 550,000 won from 600,000 won while keeping a 'buy' rating. The firm expects profitability pressure through Q2 due to line conversion costs. However, Shinhan projects the second half will bring accelerated ESS order

Wall Street strategists maintain an optimistic outlook on US stocks for the second half following strong first-half gains, with the S&P500 recording its highest quarterly increase in six years during Q2. Baird investment strategist Ross Mayfield stated in a recent interview with Yahoo Finance that t

The USD-KRW exchange rate opened slightly higher at 1,527.60 won on July 6, up 2.00 won from the previous session, during South Korea's first 24-hour foreign exchange trading session. As of 6:11 AM, the rate stood at 1,527.70 won, reflecting bargain buying sentiment after a decline of more than 25 w

Seoul Bankruptcy Court terminated Homeplus's corporate rehabilitation proceedings on the 6th after 1 year 4 months since March last year, significantly lowering the discount retailer's operational viability. The court cited Homeplus's failure to secure 200 billion won in operating funds, collapsed f

Minority shareholders of Hanyang Securities filed an injunction lawsuit on the 3rd at Seoul Southern District Court to block the company's KRW 50 billion third-party capital increase, which allocates all 2.38 million new shares to largest shareholder KCGI No. 2 Private Investment Limited

People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo on July 6 called for the delisting of leveraged exchange-traded funds tracking Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks, stating that 212 trillion won invested in these products is amplifying market volatility. Ahn attributed the volatility surge to daily

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage received extensive undisclosed financial support from George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster involved in an offshore crypto gambling platform, in the year before his election as MP for Clacton on July 4, 2024, according to a Sunday Times investigation published this

Foreign investors sold 57.5 trillion won of Korean stocks in June, up from 48.9 trillion won in May, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association. The USD-KRW exchange rate has remained above 1,500 for over a month, reaching its highest level in 17 years since the global financial

Daesin Securities stated in a July 6 report that recent fears surrounding AI and semiconductor sectors were largely baseless. The brokerage forecast that strong Q2 earnings and upward revisions from Q3 onward will drive the KOSPI index toward the 10,000 level. Analyst Lee Kyung-min noted that the cu

iM Securities raised its target price for Samsung SDS (stock code 018260) from 220,000 won to 270,000 won on July 6, representing a 22.7% increase, while maintaining a 'Buy' investment rating. Analyst Lee Sang-heon attributed the upgrade to accelerating revenue growth in the AI data center