YONHAP reports Samsung Electronics is set to carry out a share repurchase of nearly KRW 90 trillion (~$59 billion). Under a labor-management agreement, a special performance bonus will be paid in company stock (treasury shares), and Samsung needs to repurchase shares to cover a shortfall beyond current treasury holdings. The company is expected to announce implementation details shortly.

MSCI：在延長外匯交易時段內，韓國在岸市場的流動性總體仍然不足，難以支撐與發達市場標準相當的緊密執行。

CHINA'S LI met South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min‑seok in Dalian on the sidelines of the Summer Davos Forum. Both sides pledged to accelerate Phase II talks on a bilateral free trade agreement to broaden and upgrade bilateral trade. China called for deeper industry and value‑chain integration, aiming to consolidate traditional industrial cooperation and expand ties in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, new energy and biopharma. The two governments said they would deepen supply‑chain cooperation, strengthen high‑level and multilevel dialogue, promote investment and speed people‑to‑people exchanges in tourism, education and youth; Seoul welcomed Chinese firms investing in Korea.