Economy
Business·Industry
HLB, 'Ahead of Approval for New Liver Cancer Drug,' May Substitute Written Submission for CMC Inspection… Industry Skepticism
With the decision on whether #HLB’s new liver cancer drug, Riboceranib, will receive U.S. approval just over a month away, the possibility of a Regulatory Review Information (RLI) report has been rais…
- 2026-06-17 08:01:02
- KIM SAE-MI
M&A·IB
BBB-Rated Companies Left Without Even Policy Support… Facing Delisting If They Can’t Stand on Their Own
Fear in the credit market has reached a fever pitch following the domino-effect court receivership filings by #JR Global REIT and the Joongang Group at the start of the year. While the entire sub-inve…
- 2026-06-17 06:45:04
- Hur Jieun
Financing
Corporate Bond Market Hit by JR and JoongAng Group… Concerns Over 'Liquidity Crunch'
Investor sentiment in the non-investment-grade bond market is rapidly freezing up following back-to-back restructuring filings by JR Global REIT and the Joongang Group. Immediately after the JR crisis…
- 2026-06-17 06:35:05
- LEE GEON-EOM
Financing
Corporate Bond Market Turns Chilly… Even 'A-' Ratings Are No Longer a Safe Bet
The credit shock that has rocked the subprime bond market is now squeezing the corporate bond market as a whole. Analysts say that the successive bankruptcy filings by JR Global REIT and the Joongang …
- 2026-06-17 05:32:04
- LEE GEON-EOM
Business·Industry
China’s CXMT Launches Counterattack After Securing ‘6 Trillion’… Samsung and SK on High Alert Amid ‘Legacy DRAM’ Flood
China’s rise in the memory chip sector is accelerating. This comes as Changxin Memory (CXMT) is pushing ahead with a massive initial public offering (IPO) to raise approximately 6.7 trillion won. Many…
- 2026-06-17 05:09:02
- SOYEON KIM
Financing
[Market In] JoongAng Ilbo, Downgraded to 'B' Rating, Faces EOD on 1370억 Public Offering Bonds
Events of Default (EOD) have occurred in four tranches of corporate bonds previously issued by JoongAng Ilbo.
A view of the JoongAng Ilbo headquarters in Sangam. (Photo: JoongAng Ilbo)
On the 16…
- 2026-06-16 22:09:02
- LEE GEON-EOM
Business·Industry
Samsung Audit & Supervisory Board: "Semiconductor Investments in Honam and Chungcheong Regions Must Not Be Driven by Political Considerations"
Lee Chan-hee, Chairman of Samsung’s Compliance Oversight Committee, stated regarding the recent proposals for semiconductor investments in the Honam and Chungcheong regions, “We will monitor the situa…
- 2026-06-16 14:26:23
- JAEMIN SONG
Business·Industry
Samsung Electronics to Operate AI Washing Machine Experience Zone at Eastern European Rock Festival
Samsung Electronics has launched a campaign to target the European market by showcasing a unique experiential marketing campaign featuring AI home appliances at a major music festival in Eastern Europ…
- 2026-06-16 10:38:50
- JAEMIN SONG
Business·Industry
LG Electronics Launches ‘Compact Tower’ Cordless Vacuum Cleaner… Boosting Space Efficiency
LG Electronics announced on the 16th that it will launch two new models of its "Compact Tower" cordless vacuum cleaners, which feature a more compact docking station. The cordless vacuum cleaner lineu…
- 2026-06-16 10:00:04
- SOYEON KIM
Business·Industry
We Need ChatGPT and Gemini… But Are They AI Assistants or AI Spies?
As Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix move to adopt external generative artificial intelligence (AI), security concerns are emerging as a new topic of discussion. While the semiconductor industry, which…
- 2026-06-16 06:40:03
- JAEMIN SONG
PHARM EDAILY
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