S.Korea’s Krafton, maker of hit game ‘PUBG’, tumbles on debut
Shares in Krafton Inc (259960.KS), the Tencent Holdings-backed (0700.HK) South Korean company behind blockbuster video game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG), fell as much as 20% on their trading debut on Tuesday.
Renault to explore hybrid vehicles with Geely
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Renault (RENA.PA) and Geely said on Monday they would jointly develop petrol-electric hybrid vehicles for China and South Korean markets, as the French automaker revives plans for the world’s biggest car market after exiting a Chinese venture last year.
S.Korea July inflation accelerates; staying at nine-year peak
SEOUL, Aug 3 (Reuters) – South Korea’s consumer inflation accelerated in July, staying at a nine-year peak marked in May, as hot weather conditions lifted prices of fresh food, while oil products and housing rental and other services costs continued rising. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 2.6% year-on-year, Statistics Korea data showed […]
MORNING BID A new sunny day, with the same old clouds
It’s a new week, a new month and time for a fresh start – but the problems niggling at markets this morning are still the same.
S.Korea to toughen rules to collect cryptocurrencies from tax dodgers
South Korea will look to tighten a crackdown on tax evasion by cryptocurrency investors and high-income earners as it seeks fresh revenue to cover rising welfare costs, its finance ministry said on Monday.
Asia shares bounce as mood shifts, sentiment fickle
Asian shares were enjoying a relief rally on Monday as record highs on Wall Street and policy easing in China helped calm some of the recent jitters on global growth, though plenty of potential pitfalls lay ahead this week.
China manufacturing slows as supply shortages roil Asia industry
Growth in China’s June factory activity dipped to a four-month low on higher raw material costs, a shortage of semiconductors and a COVID-19 outbreak in the major export province of Guangdong, amid wider supply chain disruptions in Asia.
Asian shares pressured by fears over Delta virus variant, U.S. data in focus
Asian shares edged lower on Tuesday on concerns new coronavirus outbreaks in the region could undercut an economic recovery even as robust momentum in the United States prompts the Federal Reserve to contemplate a quicker exit from accommodative policy.
Asian shares start on cautious note amid rise in COVID-19 cases
Asian shares got the week off to a cautious start on Monday as a spike in coronavirus cases across Asia over the weekend hurt investor sentiment while oil hovered around 2-1/2 year highs.
Stocks recover from 4-week lows as focus switches back to post-pandemic growth
Global shares extended their recovery on Tuesday from four week lows, as investors focused on prospects for post-pandemic economic growth, rather than fret more over the hawkish stance taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve at a policy meeting last week.
