Jihyoung Son(孫知亨)

Reporter at @TheKoreaHerald. Bylines in [email protected]

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

The “#Gangnam real estate never dies” phenomenon is truer than ever these days. Renters in posh #Seoul neighborhoods struggle to stay afoot as housing boom pushes rent cost to the extreme, but the lure of social status in Korea still remains powerful.
https://t.co/KNvOqFrZWa

[Robert Dunham @RDunhamDP]

South Korea's Prosecutor General seeks more death sentences for drug offenses against minors. https://t.co/0j5kfskHGl @TheKoreaHerald @consnow @ADPANetwork @HRInews @UNHumanRights @DeathPenaltyWW #deathpenalty

[The Korea Society @koreasociety]

Under South Korea's Chips Act, "chipmakers are set to expand financial support for special programs at selected universities that accept 12th graders before and after they take the college entrance exam."

@TheKoreaHerald @consnow
https://t.co/fz81dUhU79

[The Korea Society @koreasociety]

South Korea's Samsung Electronics, "to collaborate with US-based software solutions firm Amdocs to deliver fourth- and fifth-generation private wireless network solutions to boost the connectivity of firms in the United States."

@TheKoreaHerald @consnow
https://t.co/92GoRw1GvQ

[Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) @forourclimate]

Korean public financial institutions have dangerously downplayed #GHG emissions from #LNG power generation, said @forourclimate director Sejong Youn at the KR-DE webinar on financing clean #energytransition.

Via @KoreaHerald @consnow
https://t.co/iTV4WMtGFM

[The Korea Society @koreasociety]

"The aging population, coupled with a declining fertility rate...could leave Korea exposed to higher risks as rising government spending could become a less effective means of boosting nationwide productivity."

@consnow @TheKoreaHerald
https://t.co/pl2RAbNGOn

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

How did an aspiring computer programmer rose to the leader of main opposition bloc at the youngest age in #SouthKorea's history of politics? @TheKoreaHerald recently featured @junseokandylee in the 1st episode of its new #digital newsroom project #konnect https://t.co/fmAlFdzgAB

[The Korea Herald 코리아헤럴드 @TheKoreaHerald]

Local builder Jungheung picked as preferred bidder for Daewoo E&C deal
#DaeweooEC #jungheung #construction
https://t.co/k16HdIRYLQ

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

Experts say divestment is practically the only way to sever a vicious cycle where coal industry attracts capital at low financing costs to stay afloat, whereas appetite for coal investing remains strong considering low price of coal-fired electricity.
https://t.co/5uxjNTAJdB

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

#SouthKorea's institutional investors and financiers are facing calls for a more aggressive #climateaction than their pledge to stop further investment and financing in #coal-related businesses.
https://t.co/5uxjNTAJdB

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

Korean capital into #UnitedStates commercial #realestate was seen on the rise in 2020, in contrast with US' shrinking total inbound investment. This highlighted #liquidity-rich Korean property investors' need to ramp up presence in the target market
https://t.co/KbM7UCwPuh

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

#SouthKorea's real asset investing houses are moving to launch shops in the #UnitedStates this year to search for more off-market opportunities and co-investment deals, as bidding war at home intensified and syndication risks were on the rise
https://t.co/KbM7UCwPuh

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

The move will also help Korean investors alleviate #coronavirus pandemic-related concerns about on-site due diligence and address tenant risks of its portfolio assets in their outbound real asset investment
https://t.co/KbM7UCwPuh

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

Public aversion to #shortselling and unfavorable #taxation system have forced hedge funds here to turn to illiquid and less marketable assets. In some ways, that was what Korean authorities had intended, which ended up being a financial disaster
https://t.co/dfArXnTNp3

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

Besides unscrupulous #hedgefund managers' moral hazard, experts point out that South Korean financial market was an infertile land to execute popular hedging strategies (like long-short pair trading) although the authorities opened doors.
https://t.co/dfArXnTNp3

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

#Coronavirus fears in the #financial market are quashing bond #investors’ appetite for investment-grade bonds issued by #SouthKorea's companies, dragging on their plans to raise capital.
https://t.co/9sRSiRlxgX

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

Economists watching Korea began to quash hopes of economies in Asia staging a swift V-shaped recovery. In light of the uncertainties, they called on #SouthKorea to act out in a more aggressive fashion both in terms of monetary and fiscal policy.
https://t.co/gQsYeQy7ht

[Laura Bicker @BBCLBicker]

South Korea is a democracy. The country did not place any area or city in lockdown. There were no restrictions on movement. People were simply asked to stay at home for a while. Schools and Universities were closed. And lots and lots of testing.

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

“Foreign investors felt restrained from shareholder activism (in #SouthKorea), because the law has not clearly defined the scope of shareholder activism until now”
https://t.co/wwzaZTr0v5

[Jihyoung Son(孫知亨) @consnow]

#MnA #dealmakers in #SouthKorea are having second thoughts about costly bets, due to aversion to face-to-face meetings and uncertainties in foreign currency risk hedging for potential #crossborder buyers in #Seoul.
https://t.co/waHzsEWVM2