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Ohou overhauls membership, shifts benefits to start of purchases

Ohou is scrapping its purchase-performance-based tier system and moving the timing of membership benefits to the start of purchases. The company will introduce a new membership program in September and stop granting new status under its existing VIP tier scheme, it said on Wednesday. The termination takes effect from Aug. 30. The change aims to broaden the range and scope of customers who receive benefits such as points and shipping coupons.

Fintech

Single-stock leverage ETF margin tripled to raise trading barrier after wild swings

The South Korean government will triple the basic margin requirement for single-stock leveraged ETFs tied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix and raise the minimum trading unit to curb excessive leverage trading. The margin will rise to 30 million won from 10 million won, effective Aug. 5. Officials said the measures aim to reduce frequent short-term trades and shift the market toward investors able to bear product risks, while monitoring impacts after implementation.

AI & Enterprise

South Korea science ministry, Cisco to train 200 young cybersecurity talents

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said it will run a five-week cybersecurity talent development program with global network and security company Cisco through July 31. The Virtual Internship Program (VIP) 2026 targets top trainees from the ministry\'s information security workforce initiative. The number of participants increased to 200 from about 30 last year. The program includes 75 hours of training, expert mentoring and a Capture the Flag competition.