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- Samsung's Buyback Pledge Powers KOSPI Higher Against a Wall of US Headwinds
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rallied on August 21, lifting the KOSPI as a fresh share buyback filing outweighed rising US yields and global demand fears.
- South Korea Pulls Mid-Rate Loans Out of Second-Tier Lenders' Household Debt Caps
Korea's FSS will fully exclude mid-rate loans at savings banks and other second-tier lenders from household debt quotas to protect lower-credit borrowers' acces
- Canada Vows Retaliation as a 50% US Tariff Tips the Two Neighbors Into a Trade War
Ottawa has pledged countermeasures against Washington's 50 percent tariff, and the US Trade Representative is preparing further action. Here is what escalation
- Samsung and SK Hynix Erase Early Losses as Payout Hopes Lift Seoul Chip Stocks
Samsung Electronics closed up 3.9% and SK Hynix 2.3% on August 21 after both opened lower, as buyback and shareholder-return expectations drove the rebound.
- Samsung Buyback Filing Powers Chip Rally, but Thin Trading Betrays Doubt
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rebounded sharply on August 20 after Samsung disclosed a treasury share buyback decision, yet KOSPI turnover sits at a yearly l
- Samsung Puts 240 Billion Won Into FläktGroup HVAC Lines at Gwangju Plant
Samsung Electronics will invest 240 billion won to build production lines for German HVAC unit FläktGroup at its Gwangju campus, deepening its climate-tech push
- US-Canada Trade Talks Collapse as 50% Tariff on Canadian Goods Takes Hold
Negotiations between Washington and Ottawa have broken down, and a 50% tariff on Canadian products is now reality — with ripple effects reaching Korean exporter
- Banks Triple Loan Limits in Race for The H Bangbae's Move-In Buyers
Korea's top banks are tripling balance-payment loan limits and cutting rates for The H Bangbae in Seocho ahead of next month's move-in, testing eased lending ca
- Kakao Rules Out Holding Company Structure for KakaoX After Spin-Off
Kakao says KakaoX will not become a holding company after its planned spin-off, with founder Brian Kim staying on as major shareholder of both entities.
- Korean Won Holds Below 1,400 Per Dollar as Samsung Unveils Record Shareholder Return
The won stayed in the 1,300s per dollar for a third session, an 11-month high, as Samsung Electronics filed plans for up to 110 trillion won in returns.
- OliX Grants Hansoh Pharma Exclusive Rights to Two siRNA Sequences, With Room for More
OliX Pharmaceuticals has licensed development and commercialization rights to two siRNA sequences to China's Hansoh Pharma, with same-target follow-ons possible
- SK Securities Extends Rally as SK Hynix Hands It a 40 Trillion Won Buyback Mandate
SK Securities shares surged for a second straight day on August 21 after being named broker for SK Hynix's 40 trillion won share buyback program.
- Asleep Recruits Handok as Second Pharma Partner to Distribute ChronoTrack Sleep Device
Korean sleep-AI firm Asleep signed a domestic distribution deal with Handok for ChronoTrack, its contactless sleep-rhythm recorder, after a similar pact with Ch
- Hanwha Aerospace Rises After US Army Taps It for Next-Generation Howitzer Prototype
Hanwha Aerospace shares climbed August 19 after news the firm secured a US Army prototype contract for a next-generation self-propelled howitzer.
- Kiwoom Lists Venture-Capital ETN as KOSDAQ Clears Three More IPO Hopefuls
Kiwoom Securities listed a venture-capital ETN on the KOSPI on Aug. 20 while the Korea Exchange cleared three KOSDAQ listing reviews and Nearthlab moved to list
- Seoul Mayor and Land Minister Deadlock Over Housing Inside Yongsan Park
Kim Yoon-deok and Oh Se-hoon met August 20 over building homes in Yongsan Park but stayed split on the park itself, agreeing only to explore nearby sites.
- Seoul Pairs Its August Economic Assessment With a 2026 Tax Code Overhaul
Korea's finance ministry released its August economic trends report and unveiled the 2026 tax reform plan, setting the fiscal agenda for the autumn session.
- Shareholder-Return Hopes Pull Samsung and SK Hynix Out of a Two-Day Tailspin
SK Hynix jumped 7-8% and Samsung 5% early on Aug. 20 as shareholder-return hopes reversed a plunge driven by foreign and institutional selling.
- SK Hynix Workers to Take 60% of Profit-Sharing Bonus in Stock Under Tentative Pay Deal
SK Hynix and its union tentatively agreed to a 6.3% wage increase and to pay 60% of the profit-sharing bonus in company stock, with 40% in cash.
- Korea Extends Margin Rules for Non-Cleared OTC Derivatives by Another Year
Korea's Financial Supervisory Service renewed its margin-exchange guideline for non-cleared OTC derivatives, keeping the 3 trillion won threshold in place.
