Korea Daily News (July 15, 2024)

Masco (MAS): According to MK Signal, a buy signal has been detected, with positive evaluation as of July 12th.
LIG Nex1: Stock price continues to rise, recording 241,000 KRW, up 1.23% from the previous closing price of 206,000 KRW.
Busan Electric Vehicle Purchase Support: The city of Busan offers an additional discount of up to 1 million KRW for electric vehicle purchases, aiming to improve air quality and achieve carbon neutrality.
NVIDIA: Investor James Anderson mentions the possibility of reaching a market cap of $50 trillion within the next 10 years, with the current market cap around $3 trillion.

Residency Resignation Deadline: As of the 15th, most residents have not expressed their resignation, and major training hospitals are on standby.
School Violence Verdict: Daejeon District Court ruled that parents are responsible for the supervisory duty if an elementary school student commits school violence.
Seoul Real Estate Market: June transaction volume exceeds 6,000 cases, with an increase in transactions expected to be reported within a month.
Gyeonggi-do Green Bus Transition: Plans to replace all city buses with eco-friendly vehicles by 2033, expecting to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 436,000 tons and generate 7.1 billion KRW in emission rights sales.

Seol Min-seok: After acknowledging plagiarism in his master’s thesis and halting broadcasting activities, he returns to the MBC variety show ‘Cross the Line’ after about 3 years and 6 months.
Domino’s Pizza: ‘KT Sweet Benefit’ promotion for KT customers, offering a 50% discount from the 15th to the 31st.
7-Eleven: Begins pre-sale of decaffeinated coffee, matching the healthy pleasure trend, with sales of decaffeinated coffee products increasing by 70% year-on-year in June.
Kyobo Life Cup Dream Tree Sports Festival: Celebrating its 40th year, 4,000 elementary school athletes participate, with competitions taking place nationwide for a month, starting with track and field.

Renault Korea: Special support campaign for vehicles damaged by heavy rain and typhoons until the end of August, available at approximately 400 service networks nationwide.
Dassault Systèmes: Partners with French AI unicorn Mistral AI, integrating high-performance generative AI into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
UNID BTPlus: The leading company in the domestic medium-density fiberboard (MDF) market, invests 6 billion KRW in Ox Materials, and enters the electric vehicle heat dissipation material business.
Able C&C Missha: Achieved significant sales success during China’s ‘618 Shopping Festival,’ strengthening its position as a global beauty company.
Moreh: An AI infrastructure solution company collaborates with Seoul National University’s Department of Computer Science to run an internship program that offers academic credits, actively seeking top talent.
Bespin Global: Establishes a Data AI division, reorganizing its structure around AI business, and providing cloud management services.
Kakao Talk Employee ID: Kakao launches a digital card service for employees called ‘Talk Employee ID,’ which can be issued and stored in KakaoTalk Wallet.

Kwon Young-jin, People Power Party Member: Proposed a special law to prevent charter fraud, signed by all 108 members of the People Power Party, focusing on eliminating blind spots by purchasing affected homes and distributing auction proceeds.
Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party Candidate: Running for re-election as party leader, emphasizing the need to review comprehensive real estate taxes and consider postponing financial investment income taxes, while pro-Lee faction is preparing for tax reform and easing inheritance tax.
Won Hee-ryong, People Power Party Leadership Candidate: Criticizes Han Dong-hoon’s political career and debate style, highlighting his own political experience.

German Antarctic Research Station: Icebreaker research vessel RV Araon begins a three-month Arctic voyage, navigating the Bering Sea, East Siberian Sea, and Chukchi Sea to conduct climate change research.
Romania’s Wiz Khalifa: Indicted for illegal drug possession after performing at a beach festival, according to Romanian prosecutors.
Kuwait: Discovers a large oil field with 3.2 billion barrels, equivalent to 33 times the area of Yeouido, securing the country’s oil production for three years.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump: Participates in a convention to rally Republican supporters, reigniting competition with his biggest rival from the last primary, Nikki Haley.

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