Lee Myung-Hee Gives Big Stakes of Emart and Shinsegae to Her Son & Daughter
Chung Yong-Jin (biggest shareholder of Emart) and Chung Yoo-Kyung (biggest shareholder of Shinsegae) will be having a happy Chuseok (Korean...
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A Surprising Low Increase of Minimum Wages in Korea in 2021
It was announced after the market close yesterday that the minimum wage for 2021 has been determined at 8,720 won, up 1.5% YoY, which would be the...
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Will Alibaba Acquire Ebay Korea?
In early March, it was reported that Ebay Korea is up for sale. Ebay Inc (EBAY US) owns a 100% stake in Ebay Korea, which owns the Gmarket and...
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Holdcos: Charts Amongst The Carnage. Part 1. Japan & Korea
This week's two-part Holdco overview is chock-full of charts, covering the performance of all 566 stubs in my stub monitor, across all countries,...
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Recent Data of Coupang, SoBank VF AI Initiative & Emart Crisis
I have to admit that I was wrong about Coupang. I used to believe that SoBank-backed Coupang was playing a very dangerous money game. But it is now...
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