3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (490+ words) STOCKRetail investors pour W200b into Korea Investment's ACE KRX gold ETF since start of year Published: Aug. 25, 2026 - 10:29:46 Korea Investment Trust Management said Tuesday that cumulative retail investor net purchases into its ACE KRX Gold Spot ETF have exceeded 200 billion won ($145 million)…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (606+ words) STOCKKosdaq-listed firms' net profit jumps 287% in H1 as debt rises Published: Aug. 19, 2026 - 12:00:00 Kosdaq-listed companies posted sharp gains in sales, operating profit and net profit in the first half of this year compared with the same period last year. Net profit surged…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (328+ words) WORLDUS-Canada tariff war rattles cosmetics industry — and K-beauty may benefit Published: Aug. 26, 2026 - 07:27:39 According to Bloomberg, the United States began imposing 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods, including cosmetics, on Saturday (local time), while Canada announced it would retaliate with 50 percent tariffs…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (352+ words) CONSUMERHomeplus farm produce sales halved amid restructuring, with growers bearing the cost Published: Aug. 24, 2026 - 08:41:03 Homeplus, currently undergoing corporate rehabilitation, has cut purchases of domestic farm, fishery and livestock products by more than half this year due to a shortage of…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (354+ words) FINANCEHana Bank to provide W200b in financing for young entrepreneurs Published: Aug. 24, 2026 - 08:15:06 Hana Bank announced Sunday that it has signed a guarantee financing MOU with the Korea Technology Finance Corporation and the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund to support the growth of…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1584+ words) LIFE·CULTUREThe first Korean to become a dessert brand in Japan's sweet-obsessed market Published: Aug. 23, 2026 - 22:30:00 We see the world through food. Welcome to Midam — delicious stories. The day humans first mastered fire, the first chef was born. For more than…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (653+ words) REAL ESTATE'They told us to buy tenanted homes' — non-resident single homeowners face tax shock next year Published: Aug. 21, 2026 - 10:18:41 "The government encouraged us to buy tenanted homes, so I bought my first home this past May. They said that if a…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (896+ words) STOCK'Market cap of W49.9b means delisting, 50 billion means survival?' — The legal battle over Korea's new market cap rule by Kim Ji-yun,Moon Yi-rim Published: Aug. 21, 2026 - 09:10:13 The first round of legal proceedings has begun over the market capitalization-based delisting standard that Korea…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (228+ words) WORLDWall Street falls across the board as Treasury yields rebound, Walmart disappoints Published: Aug. 21, 2026 - 06:26:26 All three major US stock indexes fell Thursday as rising Treasury yields and a disappointing earnings report from retail giant Walmart weighed on markets. The Dow…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (510+ words) IT·SCIENCEGIST lab startups test their tech in US market Published: Aug. 21, 2026 - 10:57:33 A technology startup program that puts lab-developed innovations to the test in domestic and overseas markets is now in full swing. The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology…...