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LG Electronics' Choi Seok-ho and JM JECO's Choi Yoon-hwa named August Korea Engineer Award winners
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA) named LG Electronics senior researcher Choi Seok-ho (최석호) and JM JECO CEO Choi Yoon-hwa (최윤화) as August 2026 winners of the Korea Engineer Award. Choi Seok-ho was recognised for applying biomimetic fluid-control design to fans used in air conditioners and air purifiers, improving airflow and energy efficiency. Choi Yoon-hwa was recognised for developing and commercialising copper-conductor-based power semiconductor packaging technology.
People
Neople to hire at Jeju headquarters to boost Dungeon Fighter live service
Neople said on Sunday it will conduct a focused hiring drive at its Jeju headquarters to improve the service competitiveness of Dungeon Fighter. The recruitment targets the Dungeon Fighter project and will hire a double-digit number of staff across 12 positions, including game planning, programming, game business and technical support. Applications are open through Aug. 23 via the Nexon Company recruitment site. Successful candidates will work at the Jeju headquarters in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju City.
Finance
KB Financial analyses competitiveness of 10 local commercial districts nationwide, releases report
KB Financial Group analysed the competitiveness and growth structure of 10 major local commercial districts nationwide using about 25 data points including financial assets, sales and rents. The group examined sustainability, profitability and surrounding demand beyond simple sales or foot traffic to gauge regional growth potential. KB Financial said on Aug. 10 it published the 2026 KB Local Commercial District Revitalisation Insights report based on the KB Kookmin index jointly developed with KB Kookmin Bank, KB Kookmin Card and Korea Data Bank.
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Industry
Unitree survives new U.S. China tech curbs, can still sell six existing robot models
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Crypto
XRP/BTC five-day slide ends, but trend reversal still unclear
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Crypto
XRPL daily payment volume down 90 percent; too early to call network contraction
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Crypto
Zcash breaks nine-year downtrend versus bitcoin, putting 'old rule' to the test
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People
Fadu to hire for three roles including firmware and test engineering
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Crypto
XRP spot ETFs return to net inflows; $3.45 million into Bitwise and Franklin Templeton
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Crypto
XRP whales add 1.23 billion tokens despite 43 percent drop in 2026
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Crypto
U.S. Clarity bill vote delayed to September as bitcoin payments spread, Trump remark
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Games & Commerce
Naver to co-produce senior-tailored AI textbook with National Institute for Lifelong Education
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AI & Enterprise
MegazoneCloud holds youth AI leadership forum for employees' children
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Crypto
White House says U.S. Clarity bill at risk of stalling on Sept. 15 without seven Democratic votes
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Crypto
Ethereum, Solana mull supply cuts but demand seen as key price driver
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Crypto
US government bitcoin holdings still unclear a year after strategic reserve launch
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Crypto
Ripple CLO rebuts WSJ editorial calling crypto backers 'Crypto Bros'
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Fintech
Korea Investment Securities introduces real-time valuation for pension assets