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Kakao Pay Reworks Store Fees as KBO Wild Card Goes to Game Three
Monday’s South Korea edition: Fair Trade Commission pressure pushes Kakao Pay to simplify offline merchant fees, KISA blocks a record smishing wave mimicking Hana Bank, and LG forces a deciding KBO wild-card game at Jamsil.
SportsPark Seung-yeop Pinch-Hit Single Forces KBO Wild Card Game Three Between LG and Doosan
LG Twins forced a deciding wild-card game with an 11-inning walk-off single at Jamsil, keeping Doosan Bears from closing the series on the road after a two-run lead.
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BusinessKakao Pay Restructures Merchant Fee Table for Offline Chains After FTC Inquiry
SecurityKISA Blocks 41,000 Smishing Domains Mimicking Hana Bank Holiday Notices
PoliticsDemocratic Party Whip Lines Up Filibuster on Broadcast Act Package Before Plenary
OpinionOpinion: Pension Fund Real-Estate Haircuts Need a Public Assumption Table
StocksMeritz Financial Slips 6 Percent After Life Insurance Reserve Charge Surprises Analysts
AIRebellions Ships ATOM Inference Accelerator Samples to Two Domestic Cloud Regions
HealthKDCA Traces Measles Exposure to Gangnam Dermatology Clinic That Saw 1,200 Patients
EntertainmentAfreecaTV Signs Exclusive Esports Broadcast Deal for 2027 LCK Spring Split
SciencePOSTECH Lab Demonstrates Room-Temperature Sodium-Ion Cathode Cycling Past 500 Cycles
TechnologyKrafton Tests AI NPC Dialogue Layer in PUBG Training Mode Before Global Rollout
Credit CardsLotte Card Bundles Duty-Free Locker Credits With Jeju Air Ticket Purchases
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