Korea Investment & Securities said on March 10 that its CEO Kim Seong-hwan joined a relay campaign aimed at preventing illegal gambling among teenagers. The campaign, launched by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, seeks to raise awareness of the risks of illegal cyber gambling targeting youths and broaden public attention. Participants post a photo with a warning message on social media and nominate others to join.

South Korea has approved the petrochemical industry’s first business restructuring project and will move to provide support worth 2.1 trillion won, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said. The plan integrates Lotte Chemical’s Daesan operations with HD Hyundai Chemical, with shareholders to inject 1.2 trillion won into a new entity. It includes shutting down 1.1 million tonnes of NCC capacity and some overlapping downstream facilities over a 3-year restructuring period.