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June Yoon

Asia Lex Editor

June Yoon is Lex Asia Editor, focusing on Asia’s tech giants, the world chip industry and electric vehicles.
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  • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
    Inside BusinessArm Ltd
    High IPO valuation for Arm would be a warning to investors

    A wide range of $30bn to $70bn has been estimated for the value of the UK chipmaker being listed by SoftBank

    Arm logo is seen during the Arm press conference in Taipei, Taiwan
  • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
    LexInvestment Banking
    The Lex Newsletter: Beijing’s dreams of a global investment bank get a wake-up call Premium content

    International expansion has been hit but outlook for deals and stock performance within China is more encouraging

    A cyclist passes a branch of Citic Securities in Shanghai, China
  • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
    Asia-Pacific companies
    Asia’s growth companies buck a slowing trend

    New tech and strong domestic demand boost emerging market start-ups

    illustration of a growth chart using flowers to represent points on the graph
  • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
    Batteries
    Tesla is disrupting the car battery industry

    Electric vehicle maker is ramping up production in the US and challenging the dominant battery makers in Asia

    Tesla megapack batteries at the Elkhorn battery energy storage system in Moss Landing, California, US
  • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
    Lex
    The Lex Newsletter: UBS overlap will hit Credit Suisse staff hard in Asia Premium content

    New owner of struggling Swiss bank is expected to cut jobs more heavily in the region than elsewhere

    A security guard at Credit Suisse’s Asian investment conference in Hong Kong on Tuesday
  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
    LexChinese business & finance
    The Lex Newsletter: China turns to foreign investors to revive property sector Premium content

    Losses mean local lenders have been reluctant to pitch in, but Beijing has mistimed its plea

    An apartment complex in Beijing
  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
    Inside BusinessHydrogen vehicles
    The big bet on hydrogen vehicles

    Toyota and Hyundai believe in the alternative fuel but there must be a push to produce it in greener ways

  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    LexSouth Korea
    The Lex Newsletter: South Korean banks just got interesting Premium content

    Timing is right for shareholders to extract better terms from local lenders

    Tourists in front of a branch of Woori Bank in Seoul
  • Friday, 23 December, 2022
    The Top LineUS-China trade dispute
    A fake baby bump shows the limits of US chip sanctions on China

    Smuggling boom suggests ban will complicate but not halt the flow of technology, while raising prices for all

  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
    Inside BusinessChinese business & finance
    Companies will find it hard to diversify away from China Covid shock

    So much of global supply chains and manufacturing ecosystem is tied to the ‘world’s factory’

    Security forces clash with workers at a protest outside Foxconn’s factory in Zhengzhou, China on November 23 2022
  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
    The Big Read
    Lex in-depth: the cost of America’s ban on Chinese chips

    The new US technology rules will hurt China’s chipmakers. But they will also add to inflationary pressures on many products

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    LexAsia-Pacific companies
    The Lex Newsletter: China will soothe zero-Covid misery with Korean media Premium content

    Relaxation of curbs on film and gaming companies coupled with lockdown restrictions herald revival for pandemic trade

    A scene from the 2018 South Korean film ‘Hotel by the River’
  • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
    LexChinese business & finance
    The Lex Newsletter: the great resignation of China’s billionaires Premium content

    Property sector is latest industry in Beijing’s crosshairs, with top bosses stepping down and defaults rising

    Wu Yajun
  • Friday, 23 September, 2022
    News in-depthRetail & Consumer industry
    The male beauty rebellion in China

    Foreign groups are losing ground against nimble local upstarts in the $10bn market

  • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
    LexElectric vehicles
    The Lex Newsletter: China’s electric vehicle stocks hit the curb Premium content

    Sales are strong yet shares are suffering, reflecting delisting concerns and rising costs

    A Nio electric car at a plant in Hungary
  • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
    LexBatteries
    The Lex Newsletter: EV batteries are too much of a good zing Premium content

    Soaring demand comes with ever-increasing costs that weigh on manufacturers’ profits

    A visitor walks past LG Energy’s booth at the InterBattery 2021 exhibition in Seoul
  • Friday, 26 August, 2022
    The Top LineNetflix Inc
    Netflix makes a smart bet on the Korean drama trade

    TV hits such as ‘Squid Game’ illustrate benefits the streaming giant can reap from investing in regional content

    A scene from ‘Hellbound’
  • Tuesday, 23 August, 2022
    Inside BusinessHyundai Motor Co
    Hyundai is catching up with Tesla in the global EV race

    The weak Korean currency is helping the carmaker absorb rising battery and component costs

    A hyundai Ioniq 5 against a backdrop of South Korean won
  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    LexMedia
    The Lex Newsletter: Ari and Justin may no longer Beliebe the Hybe Premium content

    South Korean management company’s shares hit by boy band BTS’s decision to take a break

    Justin Bieber
  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Inside BusinessVirtual and Augmented Reality
    Virtual clubbing points to future profits from the metaverse

    Digital nightlife provides clues to products and services that will help drive the transition

    Teen girl using a virtual reality world headset and wearing neon face paint
  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Chinese business & finance
    China’s ‘homecomers’ herald flow of deals

    Listings for groups expelled from the US are keeping lawyers busy

    An employee of China Mobile Communications Group installs a 5G base station equipment on a building in Zunyi, Guizhou Province of China
  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    LexSupply chains
    The Lex Newsletter: China’s lockdowns mean fewer cars for the world Premium content

    Disruption in manufacturing hubs has reduced output and caused logistics woes for carmakers

    Chinese-made Model 3 vehicles at Tesla’s plant in Shanghai
  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    The Big Read
    Lex in depth: why the luxury market needs to hedge against China

    A shift in spending habits in Asia and a crackdown on wealth by Beijing threaten a profit squeeze for high-end brands

    A mask wearing customer looks at a luxury handbag
  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    Inside BusinessElectric vehicles
    For carmakers like Toyota, hybrids are a hard habit to give up Premium content

    The company’s strategy looks risky given that most major economies are set to phase out the vehicles by the 2030s

    A Toyota Prius in California on March 23 2022
  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    LexSony Corp
    The Lex Newsletter: Epic’s Unreal Engine powers Sony’s realistic hopes Premium content

    Graphics software could slash costs for Japanese group across its music, movie and gaming businesses

    An attendee wears a Sony PlayStation virtual reality headset during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco in 2018
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