KOREA: BEFORE THE OPEN, 19Jun2013

2014 Brazil coming your way; Another sweltering day, another power alert; SK E&C can smell the money; Inflation nation, health care and construction wages; Zuck in South Korea; 3% growth ?; Here’s what you need to know pre-open.

Zuck making his rounds in S Korea

Facebook wunderkid CEO Mark Zuckerberg held meetings with Samsung in Seoul. They discussed possible partnerships between the two companies. Will Zuck be able to fob off the horrible Facebook Home on another handset maker?

KOREA: WEEK IN REVIEW, 15Jun2013

Take a look at the Seoul skyline is that a developing market?; More support for JPM’s Samsung report; Ssangyong E&C saved in the last hour; The wealth effect was strong in 2012; No help from the BOK; North and South talks were not meant to be; Here’s what you missed this week.

KOREA: BEFORE THE OPEN, 14Jun2013

Ssangyong and Lazarus are BFF; Talk talk talk; Pay up STX Offshore; No spots on the team for you STX Pan Ocean; Korea Investment & Securities learns about market risk; What does your favorite CEO get paid?; Here’s what you need to know pre-open.

Guess Kim Jong Un didn’t feel comfortable on Facbook with the NSA watching

North Korea has voluntarily deleted their Facebook account.

KOREA: BEFORE THE OPEN, 07Jun2013

North Korea wants to chat; Another day, another power shortage; FSS and teamwork; W50,000 notes and Gold; Kim has slush funds in British Virgin Islands; Check out North Korea’s facebook page; Here’s what you need to know pre open.

North Korea has a facebook page!

 

You ok with this Zuck? 4,315 likes impressive didn’t know that many people had the internet in Pyongyang.

TAIWAN: CLOSING WRAP, 16May2013

TWSE almost at 8,400; AT&T may of dropped HTC First; Boycott the Philippines; Will Taiwan property echo HK’s recent rise? Here’s what you missed today.

AT&T jettisons HTC First?

From Want China Times:

The HTC First, known as the first smartphone pre-installed with the Facebook Home app, has suffered “shockingly bad” sales in AT&T stores, and unsold inventory will be returned to HTC, tech news blog BGR reported Monday.

TAIWAN: CLOSING WRAP, 10May2013