Japan’s multifamily assets shine amid market volatility: Savills IM

Multifamily assets have been a key investment target due to their resilience amid economic volatility. Japan, with the largest real estate market in...

S.Korea to ease internship visa rules for foreign talent  

South Korea will introduce an internship visa program for foreigners studying at overseas universities to ease a shortage of talent in the fields of...

Specialty finance emerging on resiliency, diversification: M&G Investments

As global investors are seeking ways to protect their investment returns in an inflationary, rising rate environment, some asset managers are eyeing...

Kakao Games posts record-high operating profit in Q2

Kakao Games Corp., the game publishing unit of South Korean web service giant Kakao Corp., said on Wednesday it achieved record-high operating profi...

SK Nexilis to unveil ultra-high strength EV battery copper foil

SK Nexilis Co., a unit of South Korean chemical materials maker SKC Ltd., has developed technology to mass produce ultra-high strength copper foil, ...

MBK in talks to buy Korea's top online education firm MegastudyEdu

MBK Partners, one of Asia's largest private equity firms, is in exclusive talks to acquire Korea’s top online education company MegastudyEdu C...

Korea's petroleum product exports hit record-high $28 bn in H1

South Korea’s top four oil refiners exported a combined $27.96 billion worth of petroleum products during the first half of 2022. This marked ...

Kia posts record-high double-digit profit margin in second quarter

Kia Corp., South Korea’s largest automaker, said on Friday it posted its first-ever double-digit operating profit margin in the second quarter...

Won may head to 1,400 against the dollar for 1st time since 2008-09 crisis

The South Korean won is expected to weaken to 1,400 against the dollar, a level not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis as the country&rs...

Yen’s plunge raising blood pressures in Asia 

Episodes of extreme yen weakness don’t tend to go well for Asia. In the late 1990s, early 2010s and today, a sliding yen often proves to be even...

Korea’s Cosmax to shut Ohio plant to cut losses; shares up

Cosmax Inc., a major South Korean original design manufacturer (ODM) for L'Oréal and other global cosmetics giants, plans to shut its loss-ma...

Samsung develops world’s fastest graphics DRAM chip

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a sample of the industry’s fastest graphics DRAM, designed to significantly advance the graphics ...

Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 travels faster, farther than Tesla Model Y, Mercedes EQS

BUSAN – Hyundai Motor Co. has launched the IONIQ 6, its first fully electric sedan, which it claims runs faster and boasts a longer range than...

Korean exporters fret over looming labor strife at Long Beach, Hamburg

South Korea’s major companies are anxious about looming labor strife at the Port of Long Beach, California and strikes at German ports –...

Korea Zinc buys US e-waste recycling firm for $332 mn

Korea Zinc, the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, agreed to buy a majority stake in a US-based electronic waste recycling company for $33...

Celltrion, Samsung Biologics eye record-high annual sales

South Korea’s two major biopharmaceutical companies, Celltrion Inc. and Samsung Biologics Co., are respectively expecting more than 2 trillion...

Korean retirement funds, mutual aids struggle with profitability

Some major retirement funds in South Korea are raising interest rates on their members’ savings accounts in line with global central banks&rsq...

Korean companies' net issuance of bonds in H1 hits six-year low

South Korea’s net issuance of corporate bonds during the first half of 2022 was its lowest in six years, according to Korea Financial Investme...

Investors may see tough credit cycle in direct lending: TCW Private Credit

As economic uncertainties grow amid rate hikes and inflation, South Korean institutional investors are eyeing direct lending for safer investment an...

Korea inflation at 24-year high, adds to big step views

South Korea’s inflation accelerated to a 24-year high last month, reinforcing expectations that the central bank may raise interest rates by 5...

Korean firms with high ESG scores show great P/E ratios

South Korean corporates’ price-earnings ratios are affected by their environmental, social and governance (ESG) management, experts said at an...

Top S.Korean firms face carbon neutrality dilemma

South Korea’s top 30 companies emitted their largest-ever amount of carbon dioxide last year, contrary to their goal of reducing greenhouse ga...

Korea’s Socar gets pushback for high valuation ahead of IPO

South Korea’s mobility unicorn Socar Inc. faces controversy over its valuation after the car-sharing startup set the price guidance for its in...

Military fund to raise payouts with interest rate increases

South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has decided to raise the interest rates of the members’ savings products by 25 to 4...

Samsung to fuel rivalry with Sony in mobile image sensor market

Samsung Electronics Co. is set to narrow the gap with bigger competitor Sony in the global image sensor market. The South Korean tech giant introduc...

[ASK 2022]  Tailored strategies outperform in European credit market: Arrow Global

 As a leading European private credit asset manager, Arrow Global operates its own servicing platforms that most accurately fit E...

Hyundai to end hatchback coupe Veloster as Kona, Avante N favored

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. will discontinue the production of its hatchback coupe Veloster to focus on the more popular hig...

Samsung Bioepis’ SB12 shows same clinical effects as Alexion’s Soliris

Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, said its SB12, a proposed biosimilar to Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s rare bl...

KAI, Lockheed to join forces for US megaproject

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea’s aerospace manufacturer, has agreed to join forces with Lockheed Martin Corp. to enter the...

It's time to bet on high-yield bond funds: Barings

High-yield bonds generally create greater yields than other funds, but low-quality bonds are vulnerable to economic downturns and the firms’ c...