Search results for Dec. 31
Finance
Shinhan Bank to provide free financial security insurance to basic pension recipients
Shinhan Bank will offer basic pension recipients a free financial security insurance benefit as it steps up protection for older financial consumers amid increasingly varied fraud schemes such as voice phishing and messenger phishing. Applications are available on Shinhan SOL Bank through Dec. 31, with coverage lasting one year after enrollment. The policy covers costs incurred in recovering mistaken transfers and compensation for telecom-based financial fraud. Limits are 3 million won and 10 million won.
Games & Commerce
Nexth CEO Jang Hyun-kuk buys 5.41 mln shares from Linked
Nexth CEO Jang Hyun-kuk (장현국) exercised a 14.7 billion won call option to buy 5,410,590 common shares held by Linked, the company said on Thursday. The transfer price is 2,710 won per share, based on a 2,500 won exercise price plus 15 percent annual interest under a shareholder agreement signed on Dec. 13, 2024. Payment is due in cash via an over-the-counter transaction on Dec. 31, 2026.
Games & Commerce
Blomics launches Fortress3 Blue on PC and mobile with cross-platform support
Blomics has launched the new shooting game \"Fortress3 Blue,\" developed by CCR, on PC as well as Google Play and Apple’s App Store, and has begun full service, it said on May 28. The title is a 30th anniversary work based on the Fortress IP and supports both real-time and turn-based modes. It supports cross-platform play between PC and mobile and adds three new characters at launch.
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Crypto
Trump\'s crypto empire: Policy, business and investment interests entangled
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Telecommunications & Media
KT launches Tving lifestyle subscription pack, offers discount promotion
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Industry
Samsung Electro-Mechanics signs 1.5 trillion won silicon capacitor supply deal
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AI & Enterprise
Telecoms\' Q1 results diverge after hacking incidents; SKT and KT profitability slows
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Crypto
Ethereum $6,300 call revives as analysts spot 2025-like 250 percent surge pattern
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AI & Enterprise
KT launches Korea\'s first YouTube Premium Lite bundled plan
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Crypto
Uniswap Foundation holds $85.8 million in assets, can operate until early 2027
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Finance
Shinhan Bank runs 11pay account-linking event with 11st
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Finance
FX stabilisation bills pass parliament; tax exemption up to 100 percent for return to Korean stock market by May
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AI & Enterprise
MSIT announces new 2026 projects to tap global scholars\' research capabilities
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Crypto
XRP sees 1.3 billion token outflow over six months, but 11 percent rebound possible
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Industry
SK Hynix signs 12 trillion won EUV equipment deal with ASML
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Finance
Brokerages roll out RIA accounts to lure overseas stock investors back to Korea
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AI & Enterprise
Women account for 31.9 percent of new hires in science and technology, up 3.8 points in five years
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Games & Commerce
Netmarble steps up push for 3 trillion won revenue on new game launches and fee tailwind