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Games & Commerce
Asung Daiso runs 2026 New Year payment event
Asung Daiso said on Jan. 6 it will hold a New Year on- and offline payment event for customers using simple payment services at Daiso Mall and Daiso stores. At Daiso Mall, customers paying 30,000 won or more via a Toss Pay account from Jan. 5 to Feb. 4 will receive a 2 percent instant discount of up to 2,000 won. First-time Toss Pay users can earn an extra 3,000 points. In stores, first payments of 1,000 won or more via KakaoPay Money from Jan. 7 to Feb. 6 will earn instant KakaoPay points up to 1,000 points.
Telecommunications & Media
LG Uplus to support families of fallen firefighters with '119 Memorial Run' T-shirt sales
LG Uplus said on Tuesday it will support families of firefighters who died in the line of duty with proceeds from sales of '119 Memorial Run' commemorative T-shirts. The shirts were first unveiled at a memorial marathon event held on Nov. 2, 2025. Customers can buy them through LG Uplus' U+Kok mobile commerce service for 33,000 won. Sales are limited to 300 shirts, and all proceeds will be delivered to the Firefighter Family Hope Sharing Foundation.
Games & Commerce
Hecto Innovation's RROUND launches lowest-price guessing challenge
Hecto Innovation's IT-based information services business operates RROUND, a participatory commerce platform, and has launched a “lowest-price guessing challenge.” Users submit bids from 100 won to under 100,000 won for a weekly product, and the lowest unique bid wins the right to buy at that price. Participation requires earning attempts by completing missions on RROUND, with no limit on entries. Recent challenges sold items including Nintendo Switch 2 and iPhone 17 Pro at low prices.
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AI & Enterprise
Dell unveils XPS 14 and 16 at CES 2026, boosts AI and battery performance
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Finance
New year KOSPI rally; stronger dividends, RIA and ISA tax breaks to bring forward KOSPI 5,000 era
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Games & Commerce
Kakao to step up TalkBiz, AI and blockchain push in 2026
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Telecommunications & Media
Telecoms big 3 seek rebound by restoring trust in new year amid hacking fallout
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Finance
Credit union federation to pick new chief on Jan. 7 amid sweeping crisis
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Crypto
Upbit market share concentration eases as marketing rivalry intensifies
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Finance
Stablecoin payments stir in South Korea as finance sector pushes AI-led transformation
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AI & Enterprise
Amazon expands Alexa+ to the web, competing with ChatGPT and Gemini
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AI & Enterprise
Google Gemini comes to TV with voice-led content discovery
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Crypto
Starknet mainnet hit by another outage, team probes cause
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Crypto
Grayscale makes first U.S. ETF staking income distribution
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Crypto
Japan finance minister says 2026 will be the year of digital assets as integration with traditional finance accelerates
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Crypto
Chinese financial associations reclassify RWA as risky business model
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Crypto
1 million XRP burn: 21 years becomes 2 years after recalculation, scarcity debate reignites
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Crypto
Will the crypto market shift to altcoin strength in 2026?