LG Uplus is expanding shopping, outings and dining benefits under its \'Uplus Two Plus\' membership programme for Chuseok, it said on Sept. 7. The September package includes 53 partner offers and adds three new partners. Discounts and coupons will be available for grocery shopping and family leisure during the holiday period. The company will also invite 5,000 long-term customers to Hwadam Forest in Gwangju, Gyeonggi province, on Oct. 19.

South Korea\'s financial authorities raised their target for household loan growth this year and NH Nonghyup Bank resumed variable-rate mortgage lending, drawing attention to whether mortgage hurdles will fall across the sector. COFIX rose for a fourth month, increasing borrowers\' interest burdens. Financial support for mid-to-low credit borrowers and small businesses is spreading, while the government and regulators advance plans tied to regional finance hubs and debate over a won stablecoin shifts toward payment, distribution and custody infrastructure.