Category: General

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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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 7)

Samsung Electronics and other Samsung affiliates are widely anticipated to resume full-scale business activities, prompted by the recent court acquittal of Samsung Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong of all charges related to accounting fraud and other a…

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Hyundai Department Store remains in red in Q4

SEOUL, Hyundai Department Store Co. on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 198.8 billion won (US$149.8 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.

Operating income for the October-December period was 96 billion won, up 39….

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