Economy
- TV Advertising Digital Transformation: Motive Intelligence, the Korea Digital Advertising Association, LG Uplus, SK Broadband, LG Electronics, and New ID are collaborating to identify and promote exemplary cases of digital transformation.
- Sale of Shares by Major Corporate Owners in Korea: Over the past 18 months, major corporate owners in Korea have sold more than 5 trillion won worth of shares.
- Seoul Apartment Sales and Rental Prices Increase: With a significant reduction in housing supply expected next year, there is an urgent need for government measures to address the issue.
- Daishin Securities Lowers Orion’s Target Price: Due to poor domestic and international sales growth, Daishin Securities has lowered Orion’s target price from 1.4 million won to 1.3 million won.
Society
- Increase in Vacation Dropouts: Rising prices are causing more people to forgo vacations.
Finance
- Domestic Bank Loan Delinquency Rates: The delinquency rate for self-employed loans is 0.69%, and household credit loan delinquency is at its highest in nine years.
- Increase in Loan Demand Before DSR Strengthening: The rise in Seoul housing prices has influenced this trend.
Industry and Technology
- Gwangju AI and SW Specialist Training Agreement: An agreement has been made to support education for nurturing digital talent.
- Export Expansion Strategy Meeting: The goal is to increase semiconductor exports to $135 billion, with an additional 5 trillion won in trade insurance.
- EU Electric Vehicle Tariff Vote: There are challenges in deciding whether to apply tariffs of up to 47.6% on Chinese electric vehicles.
- Russian Ural Industrial Area: The prolonged Ukraine war has led to the revival of manufacturing plants, with workers’ wages tripling.
Weather
- Nationwide Weather on the 17th: The entire country is expected to be mostly cloudy, with very strong winds and thunderstorms concentrated in central regions.
Games
Forza Horizon 5: An open-world racing game that has surpassed 40 million cumulative players. Despite being released three years ago, the number of players continues to grow.
Zenless Zone Zero: A new action game from HoYoverse. Players who have played the game for two weeks are now evaluating its strengths and weaknesses.
Lord Nine: A game by Smilegate, maintaining the second position in sales on the Korean Google Play store. It is notable for the high spending by regular users.
Lethal Company: A cooperative horror game that received praise for its v55 update. 95% of user reviews are positive.
Outerplane: A turn-based RPG by Smilegate, featuring the new summer-limited character “Poolside Trickster Regina.”
World of Warships: A naval battle game by Wargaming, with new French destroyers recently added.
Homerun Clash 2: A new mobile baseball game by HAEGIN, boasting improved graphics and gameplay compared to its predecessor.
Honkai Star Rail: A game by HoYoverse, with version 2.5 update introducing a new character, “Biso.”
Dark and Darker Mobile: A new game by Krafton, with a large-scale global test scheduled for August.
Millennium Tour: A subculture RPG by Gravity, featuring flashy skill combinations and high-quality graphics.
Anipang Matchlike: A new mobile game by Wemade Play, with pre-registration now open. The game combines puzzle and RPG elements.
Genshin Impact: A game by HoYoverse facing criticism for new character designs that ignore historical and cultural backgrounds.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: Blizzard is conducting an open beta on all platforms for the first time in the franchise’s history.
Cookie Run: Kingdom: A mobile RPG by Devsisters, collaborating with the SPA brand Spao for a special edition release.
Goddess of Victory: Nikke: A new limited summer character, “Rosanna: Chic Ocean,” has been released by Level Infinite.