[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Coupang's compensation plan, released a month after a massive personal information leak affecting 33.7 million customers, includes a 50,000 won purchase voucher per person. However, this is not a cash reward, but rather a coupon for each service. This measure is seen as a commercial tactic that forces users to use the company's platform while ignoring the victims' real suffering, and controversy has erupted over whether it is once again mocking Korean consumers. The majority opinion is that Coupang's stance of banning the word "compensation" even within its i
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The highest condom sales time of year is Christmas. According to a survey conducted by major convenience stores in Korea, such as 7-Eleven, CU, and GS25, major market research firms (Kaggle, Powerdrill AI, Custom Market Insights), and media research firm (fortunebusinessinsights), condom sales on Christmas Day surged more than 2.5 times compared to usual, reaching an all-time high. According to 7-Eleven's 2013 sales data, condom sales on Christmas Day (December 25th) were 262.0 and on Christmas Eve (December 24th) were 196.3, compared to the daily average. Th
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Global investment bank (IB) Nomura Securities has released unprecedented target stock prices and performance outlooks for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Samsung Electronics' 2026 operating profit forecast is set at 133.4 trillion won, and its target stock price has been raised from 150,000 won to 160,000 won. This is based on the belief that the steeper-than-expected rise in memory semiconductor prices suggests significant room for earnings improvement through next year. As of the 24th of this month, Samsung Electronics' closing price was 111,100 won, repr
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The Korean won fell 3.3% against the US dollar in the fourth quarter of 2025, ranking fifth among 42 currencies worldwide. According to Bank of Korea data on the 26th, the Korean won was trading at 1,446.76 won as of December 25th. On December 24th, the won surged 33.8 won in a single day, its largest increase in three years, following strong verbal intervention from financial authorities. This marks the first time the won has recovered above 1,480 won since the 2009 global financial crisis, following two consecutive days of hovering around 1,480 won on Decem
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] U.S. President Donald Trump presented South Korean President Lee Jae-myung with the last of only five "White House Gold Keys," symbolically emphasizing the special alliance between the two countries. The gift was presented directly to South Korean Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha at a credentials ceremony held at the White House on December 16, and was in return for the replica of the Cheonmachong Tomb gold crown and the Grand Mugunghwa Medal presented to President Trump by President Lee Jae-myung during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (AP
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Kiwoom Securities will temporarily suspend operations of its "US Stock Talk Talk" channel, the most subscribed Telegram channel among domestic securities firms, starting December 26th. This decision comes shortly after the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) recently announced stricter regulations on securities firms' overseas stock marketing, and the industry believes it is directly due to pressure from authorities. As of December 22nd, the Telegram channel boasted 36,989 subscribers and served as a key information channel for individual investors (known as
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] When President Lee Jae-myung was pointed out during a Fair Trade Commission business report on December 19 that domestic sanitary pad prices were 39% more expensive on average than overseas, he immediately ordered the Fair Trade Commission to investigate. According to Statistics Korea, the consumer price index for sanitary pads rose from 100 in 2020 to 120.91 in 2024, representing a roughly 20% increase over the past five years. As of the third quarter of this year, it was 118.48, showing a slight decline. This figure significantly exceeds the overall inflati
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Samsung Electronics (005930) has launched an internal investigation after it was discovered that it received bribes from a Taiwanese distributor to secure memory chip allocations. Industry publication DigiTimes reported on December 17th, "Samsung Taiwanese employees are suspected of receiving kickbacks from the distributor," and "the company has taken personnel action in its marketing and sales departments." Samsung explained that this was "part of routine operating procedures," but did not disclose further details. According to Reuters and DropReference, thi
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] As the prosecution is seeking a four-year prison sentence and a fine of 500 million won for Samhyo Group Chairman Jeong Do-won in connection with the Yangju quarry collapse, the first accident under the Act on the Punishment of Serious Disasters, the business, labor, and legal communities are all on edge ahead of the sentencing in February 2026. Since the enactment of the Serious Disaster Punishment Act, suspended sentences have become the mainstream in many cases, and whether the court will hand down the first prison sentence to a "general management officer
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Mirae Asset Venture Investment (100790) is emerging as a new 'star stock' in the stock market, soaring 78% in just three trading days amid expectations of the listing of the American space development company SpaceX. According to the Korea Exchange, Mirae Asset Venture Investment's stock price closed at 17,080 won on December 19, up 19.92% from the previous trading day. Following the previous day's daily limit (29.93%), the stock continued its upward trend, reaching new all-time highs for two consecutive days. At one point in the morning, the price soared to
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