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Shares are mixed in Asia after U.S. stock indexes held at a near standstill ahead of some potentially market-moving reports

₹341.75 apiece on Wednesday following the company's announcement of signing a significant multi-million-dollar deal with Korean Air, the largest airline in Korea. The deal entails providing technological support for Korean Air's new engine maintenance complex.

South Korea’s elections take place today and the outcome of who comes out tops will play a crucial role in influencing the regulatory environment for the crypto industry.

South Korean regulators want to block traders from dumping stolen coins on the country’s crypto exchanges.

South Korean election results could hinge on the voting intentions of the country’s 6 million crypto traders, reports claimed April 9.

Sensex fell 58.80 points, or 0.08%, to close at 74,683.70, while the Nifty 50 index settled 23.55 points, or 0.1%, lower at 22,642.75. “We expect the uptrend to continue amid healthy Q4 business updates and strong macro data. With the start of the result season, stock-specific action is likely to continue in the market.

Parasyte: The Grey" to Netflix has generated significant buzz, signaling another promising success for Korean drama enthusiasts on the popular streaming platform. Viewers on Netflix are curious to know whether there will be «Parasyte: The Grey» season 2 or not. «Parasyte: The Grey» stands as a riveting South Korean horror series, offering viewers a live-action rendition of Hitoshi Iwaaki's acclaimed Japanese manga, Parasyte. Renowned filmmaker Yeon Sang-Ho, known for his directorial prowess in Train to Busan and as the creator of Hellbound, helms this captivating series as its director.

South Korean youth debt is on the rise, with crypto investments leading many desperate young people to bankruptcy courts, new data shows.

Sensex surged 494.28 points, or 0.67%, to end at 74,742.50, while the Nifty 50 settled 152.60 points, or 0.68%, higher at 22,666.30. Also Read: Buy or sell: Vaishali Parekh recommends three stocks to buy today — April 9 “After a stellar FY24, Indian equity markets continue to march higher into new territory. Hopes of a favourable outcome from the ensuing general elections and the subsequent policy thrust are keeping sentiments upbeat.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited a new semiconductor plant for which his government has pledged more than $7 billion of support to secure a steady supply of chips

China’s weak consumer activity got a temporary boost from the Qingming holiday ended Saturday, during which more travelers hit the road, adding to signs of green shoots in the world’s second-largest economy. Official data released over the weekend show that Chinese tourists made 119 million domestic trips during the three-day holiday, up 11.5% from the same period in 2019 before the pandemic.

South Korean tax officials in the city of Pohang are set to seize crypto from 5,208 residents who failed to pay local taxes.

Samsung retailers in the rest of Maharashtra region have called for a protest in Pune against the South Korean smartphone major over uncleared dues to the tune of Rs 50 crore pending for over a year. State retailer association has raised concerns over inaction within Samsung’s teams after making commitments of clearing the pending dues which arose due to a change in guard in distributorship in the region. Samsung ended a long-standing distributor relationship with SSK, which is part of the Syska group in March 2023 in Maharashtra, appointing two new distributors — Bengaluru-based ABM Group and Kolkata-based Karuna Marketing, ET reported last year in June.

Read here: Week Ahead: Inflation data, Q4 results, crude oil prices, global cues among key market triggers this week On Friday, the domestic equity indices ended flat after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its monetary policy in line with expectations. The central bank kept the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5% and maintained its policy stance as ‘withdrawal of accommodation’. The Sensex rose 20.59 points, or 0.03%, to close at 74,248.22, while the Nifty 50 settled flat at 22,513.70.

Political campaigns in South Korea are leveraging the country’s prominent crypto market to attract voters ahead of the parliamentary election. 

At a time when the global euphoria about AI has propelled a three-fold surge in Nvidia Corp. and a 50% jump in a key US index for semiconductor manufacturers in less than a year, investors are pointing toward emerging markets for better value and a bigger pool of options.

Top News of the Day: On 6 April, a series of events are set to take place right from politics to business. The Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Saturday withdrew their proposed march to the Changthang border with China on April 7. Maharashtra Congress rebel Ashok Chavan, along with BJP national president JP Nadda and three other leaders, took oath as the Rajya Sabha MP on Saturday.

ALSO READ: US tech giants turn to Mexico to make AI gear, spurning China The Microsoft Threat Intelligence insights in the latest East Asia report were published by the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) on Friday. The report said it is expected that "Chinese cyber and influence actors, and to some extent North Korean cyber actors," will work toward targeting elections in "India, South Korea, and the United States". How China, North Korea might influence elections in India, US, South Korea? 1. China's influence operation (IO) seeks perspectives on US political topics: China had allegedly begun using generative AI to create sleek and engaging visual content.

Voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats in India will take place between April 19 and June 4, spread across seven phases. South Koreans will go to the polls in a general election on April 10 while the

A legal ruling regarding the fate of crypto mogul Do Kwon’s extradition from Montenegro was returned to a lower court on April 5.

Lok Sabha polls, Chinese cyber and influence operatives, along with North Korean cyber agents may divert their efforts with these electoral processes, ToI reported quoting a Microsoft analysis. Starting from April 19 to June 1, India will cast their vote to choose 543 members of the Lower House of the Parliament.. The general election polls will be held in seven phases: April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1, with Bihar, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh conducting voting across all seven stages. The results will be announced on June 4, 2024. «China will, at a minimum, create and amplify AI-generated content that benefits their positions in these high-profile elections. While the impact of such content in swaying audiences remains low, China’s increasing experimentation in augmenting memes, videos, and audio will continue—and may prove effective down the line,» the Microsoft analysis claimed.