Economy
Business·Industry
"Leading with Fine Chemicals, Moving from Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients to Advanced Materials"... Is the Transformation of Pamicell and Kukjeon Justified? [Dragon vs. Tiger: K-Bio]
Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are expanding their reach into markets for advanced industrial materials—such as artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, and electronic materials—by leveragi…
Business·Industry
'Armed with 240 billion won in funding,' Olix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. accelerates development of a new short-interference RNA drug for conditions other than liver disease
A chill is settling over the KOSDAQ biotech market. Even companies that were once highlighted as leading new drug developers have faced stock price corrections. In the stock market, there are concerns…
Business·Industry
Five State-Owned Power Companies to Merge into One
The government is pushing forward with a plan to merge five state-run power generation companies (Namdong, Nambu, Dongseo, Seobu, and Jungbu Power Generation) into a single entity.While previous discu…
Business·Industry
Behind the Spread of 'Silent Protests' at Samsung Electronics Headquarters Over the '600 Million vs. 60 Million' Bonus Gap
Employees in Samsung Electronics’ Device Experience (DX) division, which handles finished products, have launched a collective action in protest of the extreme disparity in performance-based bonuses c…
Bonds·FX Policy
[Market In] SamsungSecurities to Issue Up to 600 Billion Won in Corporate Bonds, Leveraging Its Strong Credit Rating
SamsungSecurities (AA+) is set to issue up to 600 billion won in public corporate bonds. Following the success of its bookbuilding in January, the company is returning to the corporate bond market, le…
Bonds·FX Policy
[Market In] CHONGKUNDANG HOLDINGS CORP., Riding the Wave of the Wegovy Effect, Taps the Corporate Bond Market… Seeks to Raise Up to 100 Billion Won
CHONGKUNDANG HOLDINGS CORP. (A+), the holding company of the CHONGKUNDANG Group, is set to issue up to 100 billion won in public corporate bonds. The group’s scale is expanding and profitability is im…
Financing
[Market Insight] A-rated companies on edge… Even a single-notch downgrade would effectively mean delisting
#Following a series of restructuring filings by JR Global REIT and affiliates of the Joongang Group, investor sentiment toward non-investment-grade bonds has frozen solid, putting companies on the ver…
Bonds·FX Policy
[Market In] Korea Ratings Raises Han Shin Engineering & Construction’s Credit Rating Outlook to ‘Positive’
The credit rating outlook for general construction firm #Hanshin Engineering & Construction (BBB) has been revised to “positive,” increasing the likelihood of a credit rating upgrade. On the 18th, Kor…
Business·Industry
"High School Graduates Welcome": SK Hanik's Unconventional Hiring... Samsung Has Been Doing This for 30 Years
As SK Hynix has completely abolished academic background restrictions in its new graduate hiring process, a competency-based hiring culture is spreading throughout the business community. In particula…
Business·Industry
Is a Giant State-Owned Power Company on the Horizon? Merger of Five Power Companies Takes Shape
Option 1 for the integration of five state-run power generation companies, from Samil Accounting Firm’s “Study on the New Roles of Strategic Public Enterprises in the Energy Transition.” (Chart: Samil…