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Aug. 17, 2026
Nvidia CEO's daughter to visit LG factory for robotics talks

Madison Huang, the eldest daughter of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and the chipmaker’s senior director of product marketing for omniverse and robotics, will visit LG Electronics’ humanoid robot data factory in Seoul on Tuesday for talks on robotics cooperation, industry sources said Monday. Madison Huang is expected to meet senior LG Electronics officials behind closed doors at the company’s research and development campus in Yangjae, southern Seoul, to discuss potential collaboration in humanoid rob
Aug. 17, 2026
Kakao Bank to cancel its treasury shares amid pay dispute

Kakao Bank plans to cancel about half of its treasury shares and reserve the rest for employee compensation, a move that could serve both its shareholder-return goals and efforts to defuse an ongoing pay dispute. The internet-only lender said it planned to seek approval for its treasury share retention and disposal plan at its 2027 annual shareholders' meeting, with the 270,000 shares to be canceled within the legally required period. As of end-June, Kakao Bank held 532,334 treasury shares. The
Aug. 17, 2026
Korea Eximbank lends Glencore $1b to secure copper

The Export-Import Bank of Korea said Monday it would provide $1 billion in financing to Swiss commodities giant Glencore in return for a stable supply of copper to Korean companies. Glencore operates mines and smelters that produce copper, zinc and nickel worldwide. Its trading network handles more than 60 commodities through long-term relationships with thousands of customers and suppliers. The financing will support Glencore’s general corporate operations, while the company will supply copper
Aug. 17, 2026
SK rally reshapes Chey’s W944b divorce calculus

SK Group Chair Chey Tae-won’s latest divorce appeal has reopened two questions: How much further could his 944 billion won ($668 million) property division award fall, and how much of his SK Inc. stake he may need to tap to pay it? Chey appealed Friday against the Seoul High Court’s July 24 ruling in his divorce case with Roh Soh-yeong, director of Art Center Nabi, sending the dispute back to the Supreme Court. On remand, the high court ordered Chey to pay 944 billion won in cash, down 436.8 bil
Aug. 17, 2026
Samsung ‘Ghost shares’ ruling raises cost of brokerage control failures

A Supreme Court ruling against Samsung Securities over its 2018 “ghost shares” scandal has raised the stakes for Korea’s brokerages, showing that internal control failures can trigger civil liability to investors as well as regulatory penalties and trading losses. The top court on Wednesday ordered Samsung Securities to pay about 1.86 billion won ($1.31 million) in damages to the National Pension Service, upholding the compensation awarded by a lower court. The NPS had initially sought 29.9 bill
Aug. 17, 2026
Toss H1 revenue jumps as in-app services gain traction

Viva Republica, the operator of South Korean fintech giant Toss, reported an over 50 percent increase in revenue in the first half of the year, driven by growth across its in-app services. Consolidated revenue stood at 1.89 trillion won ($1.34 billion), up 53.2 percent from a year earlier. Consolidated operating profit rose 59.2 percent to 246.1 billion won, while net profit jumped 120.2 percent to 232.8 billion won. Revenue growth outpaced the increase in expenses, driving both top-line growth
Aug. 17, 2026
Kospi reclaims 7,000 mark in trading

The South Korean benchmark Kospi rose above the 7,000-point mark during trading Friday for the first time in 15 sessions, buoyed by gains in US technology stocks. In early trading, the index reached an intraday high of 7,010.86, climbing above the 7,000 threshold for the first time since July 24. It later pared some of its gains, closing its daytime trading just below the mark at 6,977.94, up 2.42 percent from the previous session. The Kospi's gains came as US technology stocks broadly advanced
Aug. 17, 2026
Korea Investment to widen footprint with KDB deal

With the acquisition of KDB Life, Korea Investment Holdings is set to broaden its business portfolio beyond its brokerage-led operations, marking a major step in its push to strengthen its presence across the financial sector. Policy lender Korea Development Bank selected Korea Investment Holdings as the preferred bidder for KDB Life, the finance group announced through a regulatory filing Thursday. The deal involves 116.32 million common shares in KDB Life, representing a 99.75 percent stake. T
Aug. 15, 2026
From rally to rerating: Can Korea make its premium last?

The Kospi has proved it can rally. The harder test is whether Korean companies can keep commanding higher valuations after the momentum fades. That challenge lies at the heart of attempts to turn the decades-old “Korea discount” into a “Korea premium.” This year’s market surge brought that goal closer, fueled by governance reform, stronger shareholder returns and a historic semiconductor earnings boom. But the summer correction exposed the rally’s narrow foundations. Samsung Electronics and SK h
Aug. 14, 2026
Experts see gains ahead, despite recent Kospi correction

The Kospi has lost momentum after a blistering first-half rally, fueling fears that the semiconductor cycle is nearing its peak and casting doubt over the market’s next move. The benchmark has fallen in recent months, and weakening conviction in chip heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK hynix keeps it from recapturing its earlier highs. Does this retreat mark a pause before another advance or will it be the beginning of a prolonged stall? For its 73rd anniversary special edition, The Korea He

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