Category: General

DL Holdings swings to loss in 2023

SEOUL, DL Holdings Co. on Wednesday reported its 2023 net loss of 126.9 billion won (US$95.6 million), swinging from a profit of 101.8 billion won a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for

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LG 2023 net income down 33.2 pct to 1.41 tln won

SEOUL, LG Corp. on Wednesday reported its 2023 net profit of 1.41 trillion won (US$1.1 billion), down 33.2 percent from a year earlier.

Operating profit for the year was 1.58 trillion won, down 18.2 percent from the previous year,

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Feb. 7)

South Korea’s financial regulators remain jittery about growing risks linked to real estate project financing loans. No wonder, then, that financial officials have been actively issuing more warnings with more details.

One notable change is that the…

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S. Korea to reduce rice paddies to control supply

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

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