... a cash dividend of KRW 750 per share ... The additional 6.11 million shares scheduled for cancellation correspond to approximately KRW 1.4633 trillion based on the closing price as of February 11.
South Korea is among the beneficiaries of the growing demand for semiconductors as AI continues to take shape globally. The country has set new records, with exports surging by more than 40% in early February ... Exports to the U.S ... ....
South Korea on Tuesday told Coupang to urgently close security loopholes after a government probe linked a major data breach to failures in the company’s user authentication systems ...Probe identifies authentication failures ... Get seen where it counts.
Dunamu, operator of the cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has filed an objection to a 35.2 billion won ($25.1 million USD) penalty imposed by South Korea’s financial authorities ... Dunamu receives record fine, faces business suspension ... ....
The financial regulators embraced this decision after identifying several key events highlighting threats to market integrity and consumer safety ... Another key objective is the imposition of fines for IT system failures across the financial industry.
On a consolidated basis, operating losses narrowed by KRW 45.0 billion on improved profitability at subsidiary SK Bioscience On a separate (parent-company) basis, revenue of KRW 1.4404 trillion and operating profit of KRW 95.7 billion.
South Korean financial authorities have opened an emergency inquiry into crypto exchange Bithumb, following a system malfunction that distributed 2,000 bitcoins to users during a promotional event ... Get seen where it counts ... ....
On February 6, Lookonchain, among many crypto commentary accounts, shared that Bithumb had accidentally transferred 2,000BTC ($134 million) each to users, instead of 2000KRW ($1.34) in a reward payout.
Korean exchanges saw shares drop for another session as worries about artificial intelligence tools spread through trading floors ... An index tracking developing Asian stock markets slipped half a percentage point by midday trading ... “With U.S ... ....
Bitcoin briefly declined by over 20% on Bithumb after an internal reward distribution error credited hundreds of users with 2,000BTC, worth $1.33 million, instead of a small token of 2,000 KRW, equivalent to approximately $1.50.
KT&G's 2025 Q4 consolidated revenue was KRW 1.7137 trillion and operating profit was KRW 248.8 billion, a YoY growth of 10.1% and 17.1% respectively ... Meanwhile, share prices reached a new intraday record of KRW 164,000 on the 4rd.
Five newly launched products are expected to drive full-year sales in 2026, with the company setting a sales guidance of KRW 5.3Tn ...Despite their late debut, the five products collectively generated KRW 360 billion in sales within the year.
ZKsync token surged by 970% on Upbit exchange, sparking concerns over possible price manipulation. The volatility has triggered an investigation by South Korean financial regulators, who believe the spike was a result of suspicious trading activity.