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20:40Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 47 people
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20:34Tycoon Musk launches Starlink in Indonesia
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20:21CJ Logistics to build cold chain logistics center in central US
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20:13Choi Kyoung-ju becomes oldest winner on S. Korean golf tour on 54th birthday
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18:22Seoul halts plan for cross-border shopping limits
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17:11[AtoZ into Korean mind] World of the in-laws, where gender stereotypes persist
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16:48Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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16:41Explore different Annlees, 'Make a Wish' at Buk-Seoul Museum of Art
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16:39Pupils to gather in Seoul, Tokyo to celebrate Janos Starker's 100th birthday in July
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Economy
Why Korea's so tough on short selling
Since November, South Korea has intensified its crackdown on illegal short selling by institutional investors, uncovering widespread practices among global banks. In an interim results announcement earlier this month, the Financial Supervisory Service revealed that all nine banks investigated had engaged in illegal short selling totaling approximately 211.12 billion won ($155.8 million) in Korean stocks. With ongoing investigations into the remaining foreign five banks, this figure is expected t