The author is an analyst of Shinhan Investment Corp. He can be reached at mj1224@shinhan.com. -- Ed. Shares sharply corrected on removal of new game expectationsCom2uS shares plunged following the release of Summoners War: Lost Centuria on April 29. With the removal of new game expectations, increas
Coupang, an e-commerce platform in Korea, is the most frequently used shopping application among Korean Android smartphone users, according to a survey by WiseApp, an app and retail analysis company.In WiseApp’s survey of Korean Android phone users’ usage of shopping apps in April, Coupang came in f
KT announced on June 22 that it launched AIR i, a foldable electric bicycle with a built-in theft prevention device, in partnership with Recon Hi-tech.AIR i is equipped with IoT technology and linked with KT’s Smart Mobility Platform. KT’s Smart Mobility Platform connects the IoT internet module emb
As the e-commerce market keeps growing explosively, competition among domestic large retailers has been intensifying to stay ahead of the game.Investment banking industry reported on May 5 that 11 Street, Korea’s top open market which is run by SK Planet, is at the final stage of negotiations with H
Lotte Group, a retail giant in Korea, has announced a big push to transition its business from offline to online.The group has presented a new vision to integrate its eight online shopping malls run by differnt affiliates into an omnichannel to provide customers with a seamless shopping experience w
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said about Korea, “There’s a lesson here for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.”In a Feb. 13 article titled “Korea’s Lesson for Japan” posted on its website, the WSJ reported that “Amid the recent emerging-market turmoil, a stable exception has been South Korea. The Ba
Anti-aging is emerging as a new keyword in the beauty industry. It can be defined as middle-aged consumers’ preference for functional beauty care products that help them look younger than their age. According to the Samsung Economic Research Institute, the ratio of those in their 50s to the entire p
IN early October, LG Group announced that it will combine its three telecommunications subsidiaries, LG Telecom, LG Dacom and LG Powercomm, into one unified company under the name of LG Telecom by the close of the year. The LG Group expects the unified player to be more competitive, and therefore, b