by Afshin Molavi | Oct 25, 2020 | Articles, Emerging Market Multinationals, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, FiveG (5G), NewPost, South Korea, Telecoms
By Afshin Molavi “Change everything, except your wife and children.” Those words by Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, uttered in 1993 at a low point in the company’s history, have become enshrined in the lore of the South Korean conglomerate that has...
by Afshin Molavi | Apr 16, 2020 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, East Asia Politics, NewPost, South Korea
Did South Korea just have the first Covid-19 government referendum election? On Wednesday, South Korea’s liberal ruling party won a landslide victory in a general election, winning the kind of majority not seen in more than three decades. Early analysis points...
by Afshin Molavi | Apr 16, 2020 | East Asia Politics, Emerging Markets, NewPost, South Korea
A snapshot of South Korean and regional press coverage of the re-election of President Moon Jae-In – April 16 South Korean Press Genera Election – “The ruling bloc achieved a sweeping victory in the general election, Wednesday, winning nearly...
by Afshin Molavi | Apr 1, 2020 | Aviation, NewPost, Original Articles, South Korea
Global airlines continue to stare down the abyss as the novel coronavirus pandemic has crushed bottom lines amid a historic slowdown in air travel. Airlines across the world are clamoring for government support. Korean Airlines is trying a different tactic, opting to...
by Afshin Molavi | Mar 23, 2020 | Coronavirus/Covid-19, Emerging Markets, Hong Kong, Japan Economy, NewPost, Original Articles, Singapore, South Korea
Revised Downward. We’ll be hearing those two words a lot over the next month as ratings agencies scramble to update their forecasts for countries and companies reeling from the historic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest “revised downward”...
by Afshin Molavi | Aug 1, 2019 | China Economy, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Japan Economy, NewPost, Original Articles, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Top Ten Lists
The good folks at EuroMonitor International continue to produce some of the finest research on Asia’s economic transformation. Their latest report, downloadable on their site, looks at the Asian Retail Landscape. These are the Top Ten companies within retailing...
