Daily Brief South Korea: Hotel Shilla, Shinsung Tongsang, Samsung Electronics and more

In today’s briefing:

No Visa For Group Tour Visitors from China to South Korea Likely Starting 3Q 2025
Shinsung Tongsang (005390 KS): The Family Reloads At ₩4,100/Share
Is Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) Quietly Starting to Take Off?

No Visa For Group Tour Visitors from China to South Korea Likely Starting 3Q 2025

In the next several weeks, the South Korean government is likely to provide details of a no visa policy for group tour visitors from China to South Korea.
We provide a list of top 15 Korean companies that could benefit from potential no visa policy for group tour visitors from China to South Korea.
These 15 companies’ share prices are up on average 49.2% YTD, sharply outperforming KOSPI and KOSDAQ that are up 21.2% and 15.9%, respectively YTD.

Back June last year, Yeom Tae-soon and family sought to take apparel manufacturer Shinsung Tongsang (005390 KS) private at ₩2,300, but fell short of the 95% delisting threshold.
The family have returned to the well with a more respectable ₩4,100/share Offer, a 35.8% premium to undisturbed, and optically, a fair price. The family and related parties hold 83.87%.
Should the family fall short of the 95% threshold, again, they may seek delisting through a comprehensive stock exchange.

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) has been range-bound since October 2024, its chart pattern echoing a flat EKG with brief spikes… we suggested to BUY on May 20th, now up +7%….
Still, maybe something is changing, the stock is about to reach a reversal point, it will pullback soon, but it may be a brief, buy-the-dip opportunity, possibly before a rally.
Our price and time models currently indicate there is considerable resistance to rally higher: this week may be the last one up before the pullback.

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