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Markets reopen after Chuseok as Mexico MOUs hit filings and regulators tighten holiday fraud defenses
Monday’s South Korea edition: Kospi cash returns with institutional buying, summit follow-through from Hyundai and Hanwha, AI and card-security rule changes, Assembly chip-subsidy timing, and Asian Games football at Incheon.
StocksInstitutions Lead Net Buying as Kospi Reopens Near 7,080 Pre-Holiday Close
Institutional investors led net buying on the Kospi’s first session after Chuseok as the benchmark hovered near its 7,080.92 pre-holiday close, with chipmakers drawing foreign inflows ahead of Micron Technology’s earnings and U.S. inflation data.
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BusinessHyundai Motor Files Monterrey EV Parts Hub Plan After Korea-Mexico Summit MOUs
PoliticsRuling Party Schedules Extra Assembly Session on Chip Subsidy Bill Before October Budget Vote
SecurityBundang Police Identify Four Suspects in Restaurant Vandalism as Chinese Nationals Leave Country
SportsKorea Women's Football Faces Uzbekistan in Asian Games Semifinal at Incheon Stadium
AIMSIT Opens Korea-Mexico AI Standards Desk After Sheinbaum-Lee Digital Cooperation Pact
Credit CardsShinhan Card Tightens Overseas QR Alerts After Holiday Voice-Phishing Complaints Jump
OpinionEditorial: Parliament Deserves a Full Record of Lee's Zelenskyy POW Handover Remarks
EntertainmentCJ ENM Pushes Five-Minute Holiday Dramas Onto TVING for Commuter Binge Windows
HealthEmergency Rooms Report Chuseok Traffic Injuries Outpacing Heat Illness This Holiday Weekend
ScienceKAIST Battery Lab Publishes Thermal Runaway Thresholds After Domestic EV Fire Retests
TechnologyHanwha Aerospace Cites KF-21 Mexico Maintenance Talks in Post-Summit Regulatory Filing
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CJ ENM Pushes Five-Minute Holiday Dramas Onto TVING for Commuter Binge Windows
CJ ENM stacked five-minute holiday dramas on TVING for post-Chuseok commutes, testing whether bite-size episodes can retain subscribers after theatrical blockbusters dominated the break.
Emergency Rooms Report Chuseok Traffic Injuries Outpacing Heat Illness This Holiday Weekend
Emergency departments in Seoul and Busan said Chuseok traffic injuries outnumbered heat-related cases this holiday weekend as return highway peaks collided with late-summer temperatures.
KAIST Battery Lab Publishes Thermal Runaway Thresholds After Domestic EV Fire Retests
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Hanwha Aerospace Cites KF-21 Mexico Maintenance Talks in Post-Summit Regulatory Filing
Hanwha Aerospace Co. disclosed exploratory maintenance talks for Korea’s KF-21 fighter with Mexican officials in a post-summit regulatory filing, linking Lee’s defense MOUs to export logistics without announcing a sale.