Securities
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"Operating Profit Soars in Q2 Even Excluding Samsung and Hanwha"… Stocks Expected to Benefit from the "Surprise Effect"
Forecasts indicate that operating profits for KOSPI-listed companies in the second quarter of this year will more than triple compared to the same period last year. While the concentration of two-thir…
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“LNG Ship Boom to Last at Least Another 5 Years… Orders and Ship Prices to Rise Together in the Second Half”
Forecasts indicate that the boom in orders for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers will continue until at least 2032. Analysts estimate that an average of 90 to 110 vessels will be ordered annually, …
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National Pension Service Real Estate Division Head Placed on Standby… Personnel Shuffle Spreads Amid 'Centerfield Fallout' [Market In]
The National Pension Service’s Fund Management Headquarters has placed the head of its Real Estate Investment Division on administrative leave. While the National Pension Service did not disclose the …
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Youngpoong Fined 20.4 Billion Won for 'Accounting Violations'…KoreaZinc Hit with 8.4 Billion Won Penalty
The Financial Services Commission announced on the 15th that it held its 13th meeting and resolved to impose administrative fines of 20,474.1 million won and 8,428.1 million won, respectively, on Youn…
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Seoul’s Hotel Market Evolves on the Back of ‘K-Culture’… The Ultra-Luxury War Begins
As the K-culture craze centered on K-pop and K-dramas continues, the Seoul hotel market is entering a new phase of growth. As the world’s top luxury hotel brands are successively seeking to enter the …
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[Market In] MBK Facing “Suspension of Duties”… Aiming for an “Orderly Exit” Amid Homeplus Bankruptcy?
Attention is also focused on the moves of major shareholder MBK Partners amid the situation surrounding Homeplus, which is on the brink of bankruptcy. This comes as MBK—which has been warned of a seve…
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VITZROCELL Co., Ltd. Stock Price Halved in Two Months… Morgan Stanley Recommends 'Buy on Dips'
Global investment bank Morgan Stanley has become a major shareholder in VITZROCELL Co., Ltd.(082920). The firm moved to buy shares at a low price by acquiring a stake even as the stock price underwent…
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NH INVESTMENT & SECURITIES to Foster the Agri-Food Startup Investment Ecosystem… Hosts ‘AFPRO 2026’
NH INVESTMENT & SECURITIES(005940)is stepping up efforts to foster a growth ecosystem for agtech startups by supporting innovative companies in the agriculture and food sector in securing investment a…
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XIIlab Co., Ltd Takes First Place on the Leaderboard for the Text-Based Person Search Track at the 'AI City Challenge 2026'
C-Lab ( XIIlab Co., Ltd(189330)), a company specializing in AI video analysis and digital twins, took first place on the public leaderboard in the text-based person search category of the global compu…
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Gencurix Inc. Publishes Multicenter Study on JinSwell BCT in International Academic Journal
A study has found that the risk of recurrence—the primary concern for patients after breast cancer surgery—can be accurately predicted using genetic information alone.
(Photo courtesy of Gencurix I…