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- Korea Moves to 24-Hour FX Trading in Bid to Globalize the Won
Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol calls round-the-clock won trading a "starting point" for the currency's global rise and a more attractive Korean capital market.
- Korea Picks Gwangju Air Base Site for Honam Semiconductor Cluster
South Korea will build its Honam semiconductor cluster on the Gwangju military airport site, a project press reports peg at 800 trillion won.
- Korea to Create 'Future Response Fund' From Semiconductor Tax Windfall
Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik says Korea will channel surplus semiconductor tax revenue into a new fund for future generations.
- Korea to Split Car-Crash Complaint Handling Between Insurers' Body and FSS
From September, Korea's insurance association will handle car-accident fault-ratio and poor-service complaints, while the FSS keeps formal disputes.
- Korea's Financial Sector Stages Record 82-Firm Job Fair at DDP
Korea's FSC will host its largest-ever financial recruitment fair on Aug. 19–20 at Seoul's DDP, drawing 82 banks, insurers and other institutions.
- Korea's Fuel Subsidy Hits 98% Uptake, 6.11 Trillion Won Paid
Korea's high fuel-price relief program closed with a 98% final application rate and 6.11 trillion won disbursed, signaling near-universal reach among eligible r
- Korea's June 2026 Apartment Sales Expose a Widening Price Divide
Late-June 2026 transaction records show Seoul's Gangnam and Jamsil holding multi-billion-won prices while Daegu and Busan stay near 500M–1B won.
- Korean Biotech's Four-Day Push at BIO USA 2026
Korean pharma and biotech firms used a packed four-day BIO USA 2026 schedule to court partners, from Kanaph Therapeutics to SK Biopharm and DXVX.
- KOSPI Snaps Back 5.76%, Reclaims 8,000 as Chip Giants Lead Rebound
KOSPI rebounded 5.76% to reclaim the 8,000 mark one day after a steep sell-off, driven by 8%-plus gains in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
- Samsung Caps Staff Housing Loans at 85㎡ Amid Home-Price Concerns
Samsung Electronics limits its 500-million-won staff housing loans to homes of 85㎡ or less, easing pressure on capital-area prices.
- Samsung's WindFree AC Tops 20 Million Units in a Decade
Samsung Electronics says its WindFree air conditioner has passed 20 million cumulative global units, ten years after launch, as of end-June 2026.
- Korea's KOSPI Stages Record Swing, Rebounds 5.76% to Reclaim 8,000
KOSPI fell to the 7,400 range on an 11th day of foreign selling before chipmaker gains flipped the index to a 5.76% close above 8,000.
