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Nexon targets US$5.1 bln in annual revenue by 2027 through global expansion

South Korean gaming giant Nexon Co. said Tuesday it aims to raise annual sales to 750 billion yen (US$5.1 billion) by 2027 by diversifying its blockbuster titles across various platforms in the global market. During a capital markets briefing held in Tokyo, Nexon CEO Lee Jung-hun outlined its growth plan centered on developing more games based on its existing intellectual

KOSPI 200 Closing Price List-5

KOLON IND 34,800 UP 200 HanmiPharm 310,000 UP 1,000 SD Biosensor 10,160 DN 40 Meritz Financial 93,500 UP 1,000 BNK Financial Group 10,130 UP 200 DGB Financial Group 8,430 UP 40 emart 64,800 UP 1,900 DENTIUM 77,800 DN 200 ?HANKOOK TIRE and TEC HNOLOGY419 00 DN400 KOLMAR KOREA 69,800 UP 2,100 PIAM 26,000 DN 500 HANJINKAL 69,900 UP 1,300 CHONGKUNDANG

NewJeans members express distress over label’s CEO change

Six days after the dismissal of Min Hee-jin as CEO of their label, ADOR, members of the K-pop girl group NewJeans broke their silence on the issue, expressing concerns and emotional distress. “Since the CEO was dismissed, it’s been difficult in many ways and we have a lot of concerns. For a while, I was in a state of mental

Younha turns her gaze from space to Earth in 7th studio album

After soaring to new heights in her career with her 2022 hit “Event Horizon,” singer-songwriter Younha is now setting her sights on Earth with her seventh full-length album, “Growth Theory.” During a group media interview Monday, Younha shared the inspiration behind her latest work, which delves into the Earth’s oceans and its diverse living creatures. The journey to “Growth Theory”

Telegram apologizes for handling of deepfake porn content in S. Korea

South Korea’s media regulator said Tuesday encrypted messaging app Telegram has complied with its request to remove certain deepfake pornographic content on its platform and apologized for its response to digital sex crimes. Numerous chat rooms suspected of creating and distributing deepfake porn content with doctored photos of Korean women have been discovered on Telegram recently, leading to a preliminary

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COSMOCHEM 21,350 DN 100 POSCO Holdings 359,000 DN 1,000 DB INSURANCE 121,100 UP 3,200 SLCORP 31,900 DN 900 Yuhan 144,900 UP 4,900 SamsungElec 72,500 DN 1,900 NHIS 13,960 UP 170 SamaAlum 50,300 UP 700 LS 111,700 UP 4,600 HD HYUNDAI HEAVY IND USTRIES188 50 0 UP3000 GC Corp 159,200 DN 7,300 GS E and C 20,250 DN 150 SAMSUNG SDI

(2nd LD) Gov’t designates Oct. 1 Armed Forces Day as temporary holiday

The government on Tuesday designated Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1 as a temporary holiday this year to boost troop morale and domestic consumption. A motion to designate the holiday was passed during a Cabinet meeting and will be sent to President Yoon Suk Yeol for approval. The designation, which came at the request of the ruling People Power Party,

S. Korea, IEA to expand cooperation on carbon neutrality

The industry ministry said Tuesday that South Korea has agreed with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to expand cooperation in achieving carbon neutrality to address climate change. The agreement was reached during the visit of Fatih Birol, the chief of the IEA, who visited South Korea to participate in the World Climate Industry Expo, which will run from Wednesday to