KOSPI fell 4.58% on a chip selloff, yet the structure differs sharply from the 8.77% crash of 2024. Plus Korea’s first-ever two-day baseball heat shutdown, and why Kakao’s record +36% profit still leaves the AI question open.
Koreans aged 55-79 in work topped 10 million for the first time. Why they leave jobs at 53 yet hope to work until 73.6, what 29 sidecar halts in six months say about the KOSPI's 3.76% surge, and the price math behind 1.44 million Galaxy Z8 presales — all in numbers.
North Korea's foreign minister made her first official visit to Russia in 9 months, and a Gallup Korea poll found 61% want prosecutors to keep supplementary investigation powers. Plus Samsung's first AI glasses due July 22 — three issues unpacked with data the original reports left out.
Korea's regulator triples the cash deposit for single-stock leveraged products to 30M won, the government moves to bar under-14s from social media, and K-pop album exports hit a record $257.48M — three stories decoded with background and comparisons.
