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Seoul's Housing Market Enters a Cooling Phase, Yet Rental Strains and Skyrocketing One-Room Rents Deepen Urban Housing Anxiety

SEOUL — While Seoul’s apartment sales market is showing initial signs of taking a breather after a prolonged rally, the city's rental sector is moving in the opposite direction, intens
Japan’s Three Megabanks to Skip Third Batch of U.S. Semiconductor Investments Amid Dollar Funding Squeeze

TOKYO — In a notable shift in cross-border financing, Japan’s three major financial institutions have decided to step back from participating in the upcoming wave of U.S.-bound investments

Companies Stating Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plans Borrowed Money Cheaper

As global greenhouse gas emissions show little sign of slowing down, the United Nations has warned that the global average temperature could rise by 2.8°C compared to pre-industrial levels. The 1.

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Enjoy Culture and Reap Consumption Benefits! Anticipation Builds for Consumption Promotion Events: Held on October 23 in Boram-dong, 24 in Dodam-dong, and 31 in the downtown street of Jochiwon Commercial districts in Sejong Spe ...; Desk 2026.10.22

OCBC Becomes First Singaporean Bank to Introduce Malaysian Ringgit to Multi-Currency Accounts: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), Singapore's second-largest bank, has introduced a service allowing local personal savi ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.10.22

GIC and Temasek Deny Allegations of Pressuring Indonesia Stock Market Downgrade... Background Amid MSCI Classification Crisis: Singapore’s prominent sovereign wealth funds, GIC and Temasek, have strongly denied allegations that they pressured index pr ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.10.22

Digital Wallet "Peanut" Lands in Paraguay, Opening a New Horizon for Borderless Crypto Payments: A new payment method leveraging digital assets has emerged in Paraguay's financial market. Peanut, a non-custodial digital wallet ...; Graciela Maria Reporter 2026.10.22

"Saylor Said They'd Buy Bitcoin"… Strategy Spent 9x More on Preferred Shares: While Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, hinted at expanding its crypto purchases with confidence in ...; Pedro Espinola Special Correspondent 2026.10.21

Low-Volume Coins Face Crisis in Maintaining Listings... 41 Delisted or Designated for Caution in a Single Day: As the prolonged slump in the cryptocurrency market continues, an increasing number of coins are failing to clear the threshold fo ...; Kim Sungmoon Reporter 2026.10.21

"Plunging 30% on Debut"… IPOs Also Hit by Chilly Stock Market: With the KOSPI dropping 215.27 points (3.73%) to close at 5,552.74 on the 20th, the KOSPI and other indices are displayed on the e ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2026.10.21

Tech Slump Spells Nightmare for Korean "Seohak Ants" Fleeing to U.S. Markets Amid Domestic Rout: As the domestic stock market experiences turbulence, individual investors—affectionately known as "Seohak Ants"—have f ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2026.10.21

Bank Stocks Hold Firm Amid KOSPI Slump... "Defensive Appeal Strong, but Continued Rally Unlikely": As the KOSPI experienced sharp volatility and a steep downturn, banking stocks relatively trimmed their losses, acting as defensiv ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.10.21

Diverging IPO Demand Forecasts… Median Institutional Lock-up Plummets from 43% to 5%: The results of IPO (Initial Public Offering) demand forecasts are showing sharp divergence across companies. Entering the second h ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2026.10.21

Government Fails to Collect Over 38 Trillion Won in Revenue Last Year, Surging by 12 Trillion Won in Just One Year: The amount of non-tax revenue—including fines, penalties, and various charges—that the government failed to collect or ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.10.21

Seoul Property Taxpayers Exceed 100,000 for the First Time with Over 5M Won; Gangnam and Seocho Account for 83.9%: The number of high-bracket taxpayers in Seoul who were assessed more than 5 million won ($3,600 approx.) in property taxes for apa ...; Kim Young Min Reporter 2026.10.21

Vietnam Set to Retroactively Apply VAT Refunds for On-site Import-Export Transactions: The long-standing delayed Value-Added Tax (VAT) refund issue—one of the primary challenges faced by South Korean companies o ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.10.21

"100,000 Won Congratulatory Money Isn't Even Enough for a Meal?"... The Hidden Numbers Behind 120,000 Won Wedding Meal Prices: Minimum guarantee: 218 for course meals, 194 for buffets… Total meal costs vary depending on contracted headcountWedding ha ...; Min Gyu Mi Reporter 2026.10.21

Not Due to the U.S. After All… ‘Domestic Factors’ Drive Surge in South Korean Government Bond Yields: While South Korea’s 10-year Treasury bond yields have surged significantly over the past year alongside major advanced econo ...; Kim Sungmoon Reporter 2026.10.20

Health Insurance Premiums: 3.94 Million Households to Pay More, 2.32 Million to Receive Refunds: The health insurance authorities are pushing to automate the annual income adjustments for health insurance premiums, shifting awa ...; Desk 2026.10.20

DS Securities: "European Defense Stocks Shift Trend, Raising Potential for Korean Defense Sector Gains": DS Investment & Securities diagnosed on the 19th that the stock prices of major European defense companies have entered a tren ...; Desk 2026.10.19

Kiwoom Securities: "Growth of Foldable Smartphones to Stand Out... Domestic Beneficiaries": Kiwoom Securities projected on the 19th that the growth of foldable devices in the finished IT products market will stand out, pre ...; Yim Kwangsoo Correspondent 2026.10.19

November Apartment Supply Drops to 11,000 Households Nationwide, with Only 488 Units in Seoul: According to proptech company Zigbang on the 19th, apartment supply slated for move-in across the country in November is tallied a ...; Kim Young Min Reporter 2026.10.19

Sovereign Wealth Fund Managing 339 Trillion Won Relies on Chinese Core AI… Criticized for "Lax Security Awareness": It has been revealed that the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), a sovereign wealth fund managing 339 trillion won in assets, rel ...; Desk 2026.10.19

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