Saturday's rally in the capital drew around 14,000 people, according to police estimates, far fewer than the 60,000 that attended the rally on Nov. 14.
The nine executives bought $43.1 million worth of shares before the completion of the all-stock deal between Cheil Industries Inc. and Samsung C&T Corp.
The German automaker also registered a 25 percent decline in sales in the U.S. for November after it pulled out its diesel cars from the market there.
From January, trading will be suspended for 15 minutes if markets rise or fall 5 percent, and halted for the day if the fluctuation reaches 7 percent.
If the budget is approved, it would be the first time the country's defense spending breaches the 5 trillion yen mark.
It was seen as unusual for a member of the ruling family living outside of North Korea to bring publicity to themselves.
North Korea conducted a submarine-launched ballistic missile test on Saturday but failed, according to reports.
Analysts have said that the cost of fines, lawsuits and vehicle refits caused by Volkswagen's rigging of diesel emissions tests worldwide could top $42 billion.
South Korea has spent decades screening refugees from a hostile neighbor, underlining the challenges other countries face in dealing with a far larger influx of Syrian refugees.
North Korea appeared to conduct a submarine-launched ballistic missile test on Saturday but it ended in failure with no indication that the missile successfully ejected from the vessel and took off, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has approved the purchase of 44 billion pesos ($932.74 million) worth of military equipment to help boost maritime security capability as tensions simmer in the South China Sea, a senior defense official said on Saturday.
The South Korean company will invest almost $9 billion in a new facility as speculation continues that Apple's smartphone displays will be switched from LCD to OLED.
South Korea is now the only country other than the U.S. to impose a fine against Volkswagen after finding its vehicles cheated on emissions tests.
Tensions between the two escalated after two South Korean soldiers were injured in August in a land mine explosion in a demilitarized zone.
Choe Ryong Hae was reportedly banished and sent to a rural farm for reeducation, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Tuesday.
North Korea’s state-run media have lambasted supposed allegations by South Korea’s intelligence committee that Pyongyang has ties with the so-called Islamic State group.
A removable storage slot would allow customers to add up to hundreds of gigabytes of virtual space to the next Samsung smartphone.
Global stocks are rising as investor uncertainty about a December Federal Reserve rate increase recedes.
North Korea fired scores of artillery shells at South Korea's Yeonpyeong island on Nov. 23, 2010, killing four people including two civilians in one of the heaviest attacks on its neighbour since the Korean War ended in 1953.
The Community declaration was signed by leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur, this year's host of the group's annual summit.
European Central Bank Governor Mario Draghi's comments buffeted investor sentiment in Europe while Asian markets locked in marginal gains during the week.
North Korea had initially called for pre-set conditions before the talks could be held, but South Korea refused and demanded the meeting be carried without any strings attached.