[THE INVESTOR] Coway, Korea’s top water purifier rental service firm, is facing setbacks in its search for a new owner as its stock price continues to fall amid concerns about its products containing toxic chemicals. The share price closed at 90,100 won (US$78) on July 20, which compares to 107,500 won on July 1 before nickel was detected in some of its products. Fueling public anger, the company was found to have hid the fact over the past year without informing customers. The company apologize

[THE INVESTOR] Nexon GT, an affiliate of game developer Nexon, saw its stock price plunge to a record low in 16 weeks amid the snow-balling investigation into founder Kim Jung-ju’s alleged involvement in insider trading.The company’s stock price dropped 31.3 percent from 13,200 won (US$11.60) on April 7 to 10,050 won on July 20 -- the lowest since Feb. 15 when the share price plummeted to 9,920 won.Kim Jung-ju, Nexon founder and the chairman of the game firm’s holding firm NXC. The Investor Kim,