[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The global ranking of Upbit, Korea's largest virtual asset exchange, plummeted from 4th to 26th in just two months, accelerating the downturn in the Korean virtual asset market. According to CoinGecko, a virtual asset information provider, as of 8:00 PM on January 31st, Upbit's 24-hour trading volume was $1.86094 billion (approximately 2.7 trillion won). Bithumb ranked 46th, Korbit 80th, and Coinone and GOPAX fell out of the top 100. According to coingecko, cryptodnes, coinmarketcap, and coinlaw, as the South Korean virtual asset market is hit by a severe col
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The world's largest asset management company, BlackRock, acquired a 5.01% stake (5,914,169 shares) in KT&G, causing the company's stock price to hit an all-time high. BlackRock Fund Advisors, which purchased an additional 68,646 shares on January 27, is required to report to financial authorities within five business days if it exceeds 5% under Korean securities law, and KT&G disclosed that it was for "simple investment purposes." Stock price hits record high, BlackRock becomes one of the top five shareholders Immediately following the announcement, K
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Lotte Duty Free and Hyundai Duty Free were selected as new operators for Incheon International Airport Duty Free Shops DF1 and DF2, after Shilla Duty Free and Shinsegae Duty Free returned their business licenses. Incheon International Airport Corporation announced on the 30th that it had selected multiple candidates for the Terminal 1 and 2 duty-free shops DF1 and DF2 based on the evaluation of business proposals submitted by Lotte Duty Free and Hyundai Duty Free and the results of the bid price opening, and notified the Korea Customs Service. Incheon Airport
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Paris Baguette ranked 29th overall and 1st in the bakery cafe category in the '2026 Franchise 500' announced by the American business media outlet 'Entrepreneur'. Paris Baguette has climbed its rankings each year, from 61st in 2024 to 42nd in 2025 and 29th this year, entering the top 30. Paris Baguette is the only domestic brand to make it to the top 30 of the Franchise 500 this year. It is recognized for demonstrating both growth potential and business stability in the US, a fiercely contested global franchise market. The Franchise 500 is an evaluation index
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Hugel, a global total medical aesthetics company, has solidified its position as a leading player in K-aesthetics in the US, the world's largest botulinum toxin market. Starting this year, just two years after its launch, the company plans to adopt a hybrid sales model combining direct sales and partnerships to successfully establish its US business and build upon this foundation to become a leading global medical aesthetics company. Hugel participated in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) track presentation at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on the
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Celltrion announced on the 14th that it participated in the '2026 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference (hereinafter referred to as JPM)' and revealed its growth strategy and business vision to global investors, thereby strengthening its position as a global new drug development company. On the 13th (local time), Celltrion garnered significant attention from global investors by unveiling its product pipeline roadmap, including new drugs and next-generation biosimilars, and highlighting the competitiveness of its U.S. production facilities at the Main Track, the mai
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Toss Securities' Mobile Trading System (MTS) was paralyzed for approximately 17 minutes on the evening of the 14th, shortly after the opening of the regular US stock market, due to an error in stock and balance inquiry, blocking investors from trading. This outage, which occurred just as the Nasdaq index began to decline, comes just 12 days after a 30-minute order processing and execution halt on the 2nd, the first trading day of the new year, due to an overseas broker connection issue. Error details and investor damages From 11:37 PM on the 14th, for approxi
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Consumer rights groups have selected Samsung Electronics' Bespoke AI Family Hub Refrigerator as both the overall 'Worst in Show' and the worst in the repairability category at CES 2026. In the annual opposition awards presented by a coalition including iFixit, Consumer Reports, and the Digital Right to Repair Coalition, Samsung's Bespoke AI Family Hub refrigerator was criticized for adding voice-controlled door operation, a large touchscreen, constant internet connectivity, and ads while idle, turning an appliance that should primarily be keeping food cold in
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The valuation of the top 20 minor stock rich people, including the owners of domestic listed companies, surged by more than 300% in 2025, exceeding 109.3 billion won. According to a comprehensive survey of 60 minor shareholders from the families of owners of 2,300 listed companies conducted by Leaders Index and Sisa Journal, the total stock held by minors reached KRW 113.5 billion (as of December 15, 2025). While the KOSPI rose 75.42% over the same period, the value of these minors' shares rose 300.73%, significantly exceeding the market average. Top 20 Ranki
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] hy (formerly Korea Yakult) has voluntarily recalled its probiotic product 'Helicobacter Project Will Dangbalun' due to the detection of E. coli in it. The products with an expiration date of January 21, 2026, and lot numbers of BCAb, BCBb, BCCa, BDAb, BDBb, and BDCa are affected, and the decision was made to halt production and recall them on the 7th, two days after E. coli was confirmed in an internal inspection. Hy stated, "Since door-to-door sales account for 90% of the products, we were able to quickly track them, and we have completed collection of over
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