Chip supercycle view revives with DRAM, NAND prices at multi-year highs

The contract prices of memory chip prices are hovering around multi-year high levels, fanning the view that the global semiconductor market is enter...

Current asset prices not irrational: Howard Marks

Many asset prices have skyrocketed to their highest-ever levels as interest rates remain historically low, but that does not mean their current valu...

Krafton sets IPO price at top end despite soft institutional demand

South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. set the initial public offering (IPO) price at the top end of the proposed band even as the largest domesti...

HK inno.N’s IPO price set at top end with record demand for Kosdaq listing

HK inno.N Corp. (inno.N), a pharmaceuticals unit of South Korea's Kolmar Korea, set the initial public offering price at the top end of the proposed...

Surging battery material costs put roadblock to EV growth

Prices of core raw materials such as lithium and cobalt for electric vehicle (EV) batteries jumped to threaten the global auto industry’s key ...

Hyundai Samho’s IPO faces hurdle on steel prices, baffling IMM PE

Back in the early 2010s, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. was a strong shipbuilder earning 800 billion won ($696 million) a year on sales of 4.8 t...

Korean housing prices soar to $5 tn in Moon admin with record growth

South Korean house prices have risen more during the President Moon Jae-in administration than any other as the current government has focused more ...

Korean LCCs continue to face worst market conditions in 2021

Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) are projected to post another period of financial loss in the second quarter of 2021.According to analyst est...

Korea Shipbuilding delivers dismal Q2 loss on higher steel plate prices

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), a leading South Korean shipbuilder, on Wednesday posted a dismal quarterly operating loss ...

Kakao Pay must refile IPO registration statement to FSS

South Korea’s financial regulator Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on July 16 requested correction of Kakao Pay’s IPO registration st...

Affinity, GS Retail likely to acquire Korean delivery platform Yogiyo

A consortium led by global investment firm Affinity Equity Partners is the most likely candidate to acquire South Korea’s second-largest food ...

Korean shipbuilders baffled by steelmakers’ offer to hike prices by 64%

South Korea’s major steelmakers are demanding a sharp price hike for steel plates used in ships, adding to difficulties faced by domestic ship...

NPS bets big on property development as asset prices soar

The National Pension Service (NPS) has been increasing its appetite for office buildings in the development stage as part of an effort to snatch up ...

LegoChem’s biotech platform drives 28% share price spike over last month

The rise of the platform economy is a global phenomenon. The spread of the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the use of contactless technology an...

Jungheung cuts Daewoo E&C acquisition price by $180 mn

KDB Investment, in an announcement on July 5, has confirmed Jungheung Construction Co. as the preferred bidder for the acquisition of Daewoo Enginee...

Krafton lowers IPO share price amid debate over high valuation

South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. has decided to lower its initial public offering share price amid criticism over its high valuation followe...

Samsung Heavy Industries charters drillship to Italy’s Saipem

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has signed a contract to lease a newbuild drillship to Italian oilfield services company Saipem S.p...

Krafton hiccup: Financial regulator concerned over high IPO share price

South Korean game developer Krafton Inc.'s road to an initial public offering is getting rocky with the country's financial regulator expressing con...

US anti-dumping duties add to Korean tire makers' woes

The US trade body’s approval of anti-dumping tariffs on tire imports from South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand is adding to the woes of Korea&rsqu...

BOK ratchets up warning over asset price bubble, private debt

The recent asset price rises in South Korea, in particular in the equities and real estate markets, have been too rapid, even considering an expecte...

Coupang fire may cut ROI of warehouse assets

Last week’s devastating fire at a Coupang distribution center, which reportedly burned down more than 16 million items for delivery, is expect...

Shinsegae inches closer to eBay Korea purchase; deal remains elusive

Shinsegae Group has inched closer to a deal to acquire eBay Korea that would see the South Korean retail giant emerge as an e-ecommerce behemoth wit...

Korean firms split into new units for fair valuation amid uncertainty

The blurring of industry boundaries and increasing new opportunities in the pandemic era are driving major Korean companies to split businesses into...

Korea's travel agency stocks overvalued, analysts say

The stock prices of South Korea’s two leading travel agencies, HanaTour Service Inc. and Modetour Network Inc., have skyrocketed in 2021 with ...

Chanel, Hermes, LV raise prices in Korea, but sales remain strong

Luxury brands are hiking up prices in South Korea. Designers such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Chanel have increased their prices in Korea this year...

Heavy cost pressure set to drive up car prices

South Korea’s automakers are facing a drastic increase in manufacturing costs. Raw material prices are soaring and the global chip shortage re...

Korea’s major tire makers to raise prices as rubber supply tightens

South Korea’s three leading tire makers are set to raise prices of commercial and passenger vehicle tires on growing demand from automakers an...

Korea’s OCI to return to highest profit in decade on rising polysilicon prices

OCI Co., a South Korean chemical and green energy company, has been in the red for years, weighed by weak prices of its mainstay product polysilicon...

KT stock value likely to double by 2022, analysts say

South Korea’s telecom and content giant KT Corp. is receiving renewed interest this year among stock market investors and financial analysts, ...

Downtown Seoul office building prices rise to record high

Office building prices in downtown Seoul set a fresh record high this month, with the highest price of one pyeong, or 3.3 square meters, surpassing ...