Mixed martial arts (MMA) will be among the sports competing for gold medals at the Asian Games. Matches will feature soccer balls exchanged on curved table tennis tables, and players will use rackets to hit balls against glass walls. Additionally, a new virtual reality (VR) taekwondo competition will award gold medals without physical contact between opponents.The 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will take place from September 19 to October 4 in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City, Japan. The Olympic

토스뱅크가 시각장애 고객의 금융 정보 접근성을 높이기 위해 전자점자 서비스를 여신·수신·카드 등 전 영역으로 확대했다. 토스뱅크는 지난 4월 인터넷전문은행 최초로 통장사본(계좌개설확인서)에 전자점자 서비스를 도입한 데 이어 적용 문서를 금융 전 영역으로 넓혔다고 20일 밝혔다. 전자점자 서비스는 금융 문서를 전자점자 형식으로 변환해 제공하는 서비스다. 토스뱅크 앱에서 증명서를 이메일로 발급받을 때 '이메일로 받기'를 선택하면 일반 PDF와 함께 전자점자 변환 문서를 받을 수 있다. 시각장애

보건복지부가 반도체 특수로 늘어난 초과 세수를 건강보험 국고지원 및 국민연금 크레디트 확대에 적극 활용하겠다는 구상을 밝혔다. 지난 19일 국회 보건복지위원회 전체회의에서 정은경 보건복지부 장관이 세수 증대분을 사회보험 재정 건전화에 충당하도록 관계 부처와 협의하겠다는 뜻을 보였다. 최근 반도체 산업의 뚜렷한 활황세와 대기업 실적 개선에 힘입어 올해 상반기 국세수입이 당초 예상을 크게 뛰어넘으며 막대한 초과 세수 청신호가 켜졌다. 기획재정부 및 세수 추계 자료 등에 따르면 올해 상반기에만 약 30조원 넘는 국

The excitement for Christopher Nolan's new film 'Odyssey' is palpable. In particular, the IMAX theater at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall, known as 'Yongamx,' has become a battleground for ticket seekers. When ticket sales opened, the waiting list on the CGV app soared to over 9,000, and the 1 a.m. screening sold out. This is a welcome sight for an industry that has struggled with declining audience numbers.However, this surge in interest has been accompanied by rampant ticket scalping. On resale platfo

The messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) technology, proven effective through COVID-19 vaccines, is now opening new avenues in cancer treatment.A personalized cancer treatment developed jointly by Moderna and Merck (MSD), called Intismeran Autojin (V940), has shown significant improvements in recurrence-free survival and distant metastasis-free survival in a Phase 3 clinical trial involving high-risk melanoma patients. This marks the first time an mRNA-based cancer treatment has yielded positive re

SK Hynix and its labor union have reached a tentative agreement on this year's wage and collective bargaining negotiations. The key issue of performance bonuses has been settled, with 40% of the excess profit sharing (PS) to be paid in cash and the remaining 60% in company stock. Wages will increase by 6.3%.According to industry sources, the SK Hynix union held an emergency temporary delegate meeting on the afternoon of August 20 to explain the '2026 Tentative Agreement' to its members. The agre

Hugel's clinical cosmetic brand WELLAGE has officially launched at Sephora, a global beauty retail chain, in partnership with Olive Young. This move aims to expand its global skincare business and accelerate its entry into the North American market.Starting August 20, Hugel will showcase five representative products from the WELLAGE 'Real Hyaluronic' line, including a one-day kit, ampoules, toner, cream, and masks, at the Olive Young K-Beauty Edit display in Sephora stores across the United Stat

Woori Bank announced on August 20 that it has completed a package deal for trading and settlement of government bonds through international financial institutions and the International Central Securities Depository (ICSD), along with related foreign exchange (FX) transactions.The ICSD is an international securities settlement network used by global investors for trading overseas securities, with Euroclear and Clearstream being prominent examples. Foreign investors can trade Korean government bon

The Carbon Neutrality Support Center under the Ansan Environmental Foundation is expanding carbon neutrality activities that citizens can practice in their daily lives, focusing on homes and commercial spaces. According to the foundation on August 20, the center has been selected for the '2026 Gyeonggi Province Regional Carbon Neutrality Leading Project,' aimed at supporting energy conservation and carbon neutrality practices in non-industrial sectors. The core of this initiative is the 'Non-Ind