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National Pension Service (NPS) signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with six major Silicon Valley venture capital firms on May 25 (local time) in San Francisco, including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital. The agreement aims to establish long-term cooperation channels for discovering

Hyundai Motor Securities assessed South Korea's Q2 2026 economic performance, stating that despite strong headline growth figures, broad-based effects on domestic demand and inflation remain unconfirmed. Analyst Choi Je-min noted in a recent report that construction investment weakness and

President Lee Jae-myung held a dinner meeting with global AI industry leaders and major Korean business executives in San Francisco on May 24 (local time) to discuss Korea-US AI industry cooperation. The meeting brought together NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Broadcom President and CEO Hock Tan,

South Korea's KRX gold market recorded a daily average trading volume of 239,116g this month, down 49.0% from last month's 469,019g, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 26th. Daily average trading value fell 51.5% to 47.009 billion won from 97.012 billion won. The sharp decline

The crypto market has declined $85 billion in total capitalization since 21st July, following a period where Bitcoin cleared $65,000 resistance and altcoins reached local highs. The decline occurred immediately after the market set a fresh high, indicating investors locked in profits. This

Individual investors in South Korea purchased over 450 billion won worth of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix single-stock leveraged products in a single trading session, according to data from Korea Exchange and KOSCOM CHECK on the 26th. This marked a sharp reversal after three consecutive days of s

Geumyang, a Korean secondary battery-themed stock facing delisting, postponed its 405 billion won third-party capital increase payment date to September 30, marking the 9th delay in approximately one year. The original payment date was June 30. The delay undermines the company's core argument for

Strategy leads all publicly traded companies with 843,775 BTC worth approximately $58 billion as of July 25, 2026, according to data from bitcointreasuries.net. The top ten corporate bitcoin holders reveal a stark performance divide in 2026, with mining companies like Riot Platforms gaining 73%

Korean retail investors purchased 502.13 million USD (approximately 734.6 billion KRW) in SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts (ADR) during the one-week period from July 17 to July 24, according to Korea Securities Depository on July 26. The buying spree in SK Hynix Stocks reflects expectations

The KONEX stock market recorded a market capitalization of 3.2919 trillion won as of the 24th, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 26th. The market has seen its market cap fall by more than half from the 7 trillion won level reached in 2018-2019, driven by declining new listings and

Korean energy-focused exchange-traded funds surged during May 20-24, while semiconductor ETFs declined sharply, according to data released by the Korea Exchange on the 26th. The PLUS Solar&ESS ETF posted the highest return at 18.17%, followed by TIGER Oil Futures Enhanced(H) at 15.25% and KODEX

Hanwha Asset Management launched the 'PLUS 200 Covered Call Active' ETF on the 23rd of last month, employing a flexible option-selling strategy and dividend-avoidance approach to navigate volatile stock markets. The fund reached net assets of 55.324 billion won as of the 23rd, according to Korea

JKL Partners and Shinhan Financial Group are negotiating the sale price of Lotte Insurance, with a potential public sale in August if talks fail, according to market sources. On the 23rd, Shinhan's CFO stated the group is reviewing various acquisition targets and that reaching a compromise may

SK Telecom established SK Hyper as a 100% subsidiary on the 23rd to formalize its AI data center business, committing 750 billion won by 2030. Approximately 330 billion won will be executed within July, with the remainder disbursed in stages. Mirae Asset Securities raised SK Telecom's target price t

Hyundai Motor Group announced its Physical AI vision on May 24 (local time) at the San Francisco AI Summit, with Chairman Chung Euisun leading the initiative to establish the city as the group's innovation hub. The strategy aims to achieve city-level integrated intelligence by connecting

Hwaseong Dongtan-gu and Guri City apartment prices continued rising this month following their new designation as regulated zones, according to KB Real Estate's July monthly housing price trends. Hwaseong Dongtan-gu recorded a 6.25% increase in apartment sale prices, expanding 2.09 percentage

Moon Mun-young, a researcher at the Korea Insurance Research Institute, issued recommendations on the 26th for insurance companies to strengthen suitability assessments and consumer explanations for dollar-denominated insurance products amid surging sales. The recommendations came as dollar insuranc

A Korea Insurance Research Institute researcher proposed on the 26th to narrow the gap between standard auto insurance policy terms and court rulings to reduce social costs, as complaints and litigation over auto insurance claim payouts continue to rise in South Korea. Senior researcher Jeon

A 21-year-old Florida man faces a federal conspiracy charge after malware concealed in downloadable video games allegedly compromised approximately 8,000 devices and enabled unauthorized access to about 80 cryptocurrency wallets, resulting in at least $220,000 in stolen digital assets. Federal

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service issued consumer guidance on May 26 regarding domestic market return accounts (RIA), integrated management accounts (IMA), and bank exchange-traded fund (ETF) trusts. The guidance addresses growing consumer complaints as RIA account holders increased