While the government has been emphasizing price stability in recent times, foreign and multinational companies are exacerbating domestic price increases.According to the retail industry on Oct. 28, it has been pointed out that despite the government’s recent call for restraint in price increases, so
According to industry sources and foreign reports on Oct. 29, global automaker Ford Motor is set to reduce its initial US$12 billion investment plan for electric vehicle projects after recording approximately US$1.3 billion in losses in its electric vehicle division during the third quarter of this
Founded in 1977, Hanwha Aerospace has become a leading company in the aerospace industry in South Korea. Today, its products serve not only aerospace but also the defense and marine sectors. With an unwavering focus on customer-centric quality management, technological innovation, and product compet
In the third quarter (July-September) of this year, the Korean economy continued to grow thanks to a recovery in exports and consumption in the private sector. However, uncertainties surrounding outlooks on growth for the fourth quarter have increased with consumer and business sentiment deteriorati
The KOSPI index has fluctuated amid consecutive adverse developments, returning to its January levels. Compared to the annual high of 2,667.07 on Aug. 1, it has declined by 13.7 percent.On Oct. 26, the KOSPI index closed at 2,299.08, marking a 2.17 percent decline, while the KOSDAQ index concluded a
The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has forwarded its indictment recommendation to the prosecution, targeting Kakao and Kakao Entertainment Corporation in connection with their alleged involvement in the stock manipulation case of SM Entertainment.Following his summons for questioning, Kim Beom-
Park Yong-in, who oversees Samsung Electronics’ system semiconductor design operations as President of the System LSI Division, expressed confidence in the success of the company’s latest mobile application processor, the Exynos 2400.On Oct. 26, following his keynote address at Semiconductor Expo 20
Google, which accounts for the highest share of domestic network traffic in South Korea, has been highlighted for not paying any network usage fees in the country.On Oct. 26, Kim Byung-wook, a member of the National Assembly’s Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee from the People P
With HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) having won a contract to build 17 carriers for the second phase of Qatar Energy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier project which is said to be worth up to US$12 trillion, much attention is being paid to how big orders Hanwha Ocean and Samsung Heavy Industrie
SK hynix has already sold out all of its HBM3E, a memory chip for artificial intelligence (AI), that it plans to produce beginning from 2024.“We have sold off all the production volume of not only HBM3 but HBM3E in 2023,” an SK hynix official said in a conference call to announce its third-quarter e
Daewoo E&C announced on Oct. 25 that it is promoting its entry into the Eastern European nuclear power plant market in earnest.Demand for nuclear power generation has been growing again in Europe recently due to energy price uncertainties, increasing orders of nuclear power plants and related fields
In March 2021, Seo Jung-jin, the honorary chairman of Celltrion, declared his retirement, stating, “If there are any deficiencies in management, I will be prepared to play a firefighter’s role.” However, just two years later, in March of this year, he made a surprising announcement of his return to
Hanwha Ocean has turned a profit. This marks the first time it has emerged from a deficit in 12 quarters since the fourth quarter of 2020.On Oct. 25, Hanwha Ocean announced that it recorded 1.92 trillion won (US$1.42 billion) in revenue, 74.1 billion won in operating profit, and 231.6 billion won in
A U.S. appeals court has rejected a claim by U.S. steelmaker Nucor that cheap electric power in Korea is a subsidy provided by the Korean government to POSCO.According to industry sources on Oct. 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled in favor of POSCO in its appeal of a
Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Chairman Lee Bok-hyun has announced that the agency will actively consider punishing Kakao Corp. for alleged Kakao Corp. stock price manipulation by its founder Kim Bum-soo and employees. If Kakao Corp. is fined for violating the Capital Markets Act, it may lose i
SK hynix has achieved a significantly higher stock price growth this year after successfully pioneering the development of high-performance semiconductors in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector, thereby overshadowing its competitor, Samsung Electronics, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 23.According to
Financial authorities, including the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), have uncovered allegations of stock manipulation related to a Chinese company, hereinafter referred to as Company A, which is listed on the KOSDAQ in South Korea. These allegations s
Former Kakao Chairman Kim Beom-soo appeared before the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) in connection with allegations of market manipulation involving SM Entertainment stock prices.The FSS’ Capital Market Special Judicial Police have notified former Chairman Kim to attend the FSS as a suspect by
LS Cable & System announced a plan to build a submarine cable production plant in the United States in a press conference held at LS Cable & System’s Donghae factory on Oct. 19.“We have confirmed the construction of a plant in the United States and are considering building a plant in Europe,” Kim Hy
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at yk.choi@nhqv.com -- Ed.We downgrade our rating on the petrochemical industry to Neutral. Significant demand improvement is unlikely in 2024, and both oversupply and burdensome oil price levels are likely to persist. In our