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Game Associations Call for Tax Credits on Game Production and Esports Tournaments Five industry bodies—the Korea Game Developers Association, the Korea Games Industry Association, the Korea Mobile Game Association, the Korea AI Game Association, and the Korea eSports Association—issued a joint statement today making the appeal. SBS Aug 14, 2026 4:04 PM

'TIME US Dividend Dow Jones Active ETF' to Be Delisted Due to Low Correlation Despite Excess Returns Active ETFs are subject to delisting if their correlation coefficient with the benchmark index falls below 0.7 for three consecutive months or more. SBS Aug 14, 2026 3:52 PM

Government Provides Total of 77.8 Billion Won in Unemployment Benefits and Loans to Homeplus Workers From March 4 of last year, the date the court commenced rehabilitation procedures for Homeplus, to the 12th of this month, a total of 24,648 cases of unemployment benefits and government-paid substitute wages amounting to 35.9 billion won have been provided to workers. SBS Aug 14, 2026 2:20 PM

Government Tightens Grip on Illegal Spam: Blocking Invalid Numbers and Overseas Messages The meeting was attended by some 50 officials, including representatives from the Personal Information Protection Commission, the Korean National Police Agency, the Korea Internet & Security Agency , the three major mobile carriers (SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus), Samsung Electronics, and Kakao. SBS Aug 14, 2026 2:17 PM

Average Daily FX Trading Volume Up 10% Since Round-the-Clock Market Opening The average daily spot foreign exchange trading volume has increased by more than 10% since the round-the-clock foreign exchange market opened on July 6. SBS Aug 14, 2026 2:02 PM

ICT Exports Hit Record $53.36 Billion in July on AI Boom The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy jointly released the ICT export and import trends for July 2026 on August 14. SBS Aug 14, 2026 11:13 AM

From 'Money Pit' to Versatile 'Giant Battery' This is due to the growth of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. SBS Aug 14, 2026 11:08 AM

Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Uk-heon Urges All-Out Efforts to Provide Seamless Funding for Genuine Homebuyers Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Uk-heon called on the financial sector today to "make every effort to ensure seamless funding for genuine homebuyers." Chairperson Lee convened financial institutions and related organizations for an "Expanded Household Debt Inspection Meeting" at the Korea Federation of Banks in Jung-gu, Seoul, this morning. SBS Aug 14, 2026 10:58 AM

Household Loans by Financial Sector Up W6.2 Trillion in July, Growth Slows Amid Cooling Stock-Backed Borrowing Amid a cooling in stock-backed borrowing following stock market adjustments, the growth in both mortgage loans and other types of loans narrowed simultaneously. SBS Aug 14, 2026 10:57 AM

Pet Medical Expenses Double in Two Years... Government to Conduct Fact-Finding Survey As pet medical expenses have nearly doubled over the past two years, the government is set to conduct a fact-finding survey on treatment costs by disease. SBS Aug 14, 2026 10:41 AM