Search results for government support policies
People & Appointments
Ku Hyuk-chae pledges support for young researchers to pursue tech startup dreams
Ku Hyuk-chae (구혁채), first vice minister at South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT, visited Seoul Bio Hub on Tuesday to review on-site support for young entrepreneurs at the Seoul Hongneung research and development special zone. The visit was part of the ministry\'s Project Empathy 118 programme. Ku toured a tenant startup and held talks with young founders from the GRaND-K Startup School, discussing government support policies and improvements across the startup ecosystem.
AI & Enterprise
Korean retail investors pull savings and insurance to pile into Samsung and SK hynix
Overseas media are focusing on a South Korean market trend in which retail investors are pulling money from deposits and savings-type insurance to buy large semiconductor stocks. BeInCrypto reported that funds are moving from safe assets into equities, concentrating on SK hynix and Samsung Electronics as expectations for AI semiconductor demand rise. It cited falling savings bank and term deposit balances, rising credit buying by older investors, and increased insurance cancellations, while warning of risks from leverage and volatility.
Finance
Toss Bank monthly visits top 650,000 as users surge on stronger finance content
Toss Bank said on Monday its website logged 650,000 monthly visits and about 450,000 monthly active users. It said more than 80 percent of traffic comes via search, indicating users actively seek information when needed. The site has 11 categories including daily life, consumption, loans, accounts, investment and real estate. Top content over the past three months focused on interest-rate changes, loan terms and government support policies.
