The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma - N Korea, JTEKT's Lowball Acquisition, and Korean IPOs
Welcome back to those returning from Golden Week. Smartkarma's coverage for the week focused on politics in the Korean peninsula and a slew of IPOs...
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SK Telecom's Focus on Profitability Is Bearing Fruit
SK Telecom's (017670 KS) 1Q17 results were slightly disappointing at the revenue line with the mobile revenue decline accelerating marginally....
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Coupang's 2016 Results Are Disappointing - It Is Now in a Double Bind
Coupang, Korea's largest social commerce business and Asia's most prominent unicorn company posted sales of ₩1.9tril, up 73% YoY, with ₩565.2bil in...
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Narrow-Moat Loen's 2017 Earnings Will Benefit from Significant Price Hike, but Shares Fairly Valued
Loen, the operator of the largest music streaming platform, MelOn, in South Korea, has been benefiting from the music industry shift to digital...
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Regulatory Risks Resurface to Lower Telecom Rates in Korea
For the past two decades, there has been a recurring regulatory risk of the Korean government's efforts to reduce telecom tariff rates. This risk...
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