SEOUL, BGF Retail Co. on Wednesday reported its 2023 net income of 195.8 billion won (US$147.5 million), up 1.2 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 253.2 billion won in operating
SEOUL, KCC Corp. on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 17.3 billion won (US$13 million), down 78.3 percent from a year earlier.
Operating profit for the October-December period was 55.3 billion won, down 4 percent from a year
SEOUL, Lotte Chemical Corp. on Wednesday reported its 2023 net loss of 301 billion won (US$226.7 million), turning from a profit of 27.8 billion won a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it continued to
SEOUL, South Korea has experienced a continued slowdown in private consumption and investment due to high interest rates, though rising exports mitigated an economic downturn, a state-run think tank said Wednesday.
“High interest rates persistently …
SEOUL, A notorious home rental scammer convicted of defrauding 191 tenants of 14.8 billion won (US$11.2 million) after signing “jeonse” contracts was given the maximum prison sentence for fraud by a court Wednesday.
The Incheon District Court in Inc…
SEOUL, South Korean shares traded higher late Wednesday morning, buoyed by large cap gains.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 40.98 points, or 1.59 percent, to 2,617.18 as of 11:20 a.m.
The index had opened slightly
INCHEON, A regional court ruled against the immigration office’s decision not to review a refugee status application from a Tunisian asylum seeker who claimed he received death threats in his country after having unwanted sex with a homosexual boss,
SEOUL, DL Holdings Co. on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 37.5 billion won (US$28.2 million), down 37.6 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 77.9 billion won in operating
SEOUL, South Korea’s agricultural ministry said Wednesday it plans to reduce the size of local rice paddies by 26,000 hectares this year to keep an optimal supply of rice while maintaining prices.
The decision was based on the government’s
SEOUL, KTandG Corp. on Wednesday reported its 2023 net income of 926.6 billion won (US$697.8 million), down 7.8 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the year fell 7.9 percent