SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s exports of ice cream reached an all-time high in the first half of this year, data showed Tuesday, amid a global heat wave and the growing popularity of Korean culture.Overseas shipments of South Korean-made ice…
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s financial regulators on Tuesday decided to map out a scheme to provide help in advance to those financial firms whose balance sheets are soured amid rising uncertainties at home and abroad.The Financial Services…
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” a South Korean TV series about a rookie lawyer with autism spectrum disorder, has become the latest global K-drama sensation, dominating local cable show ratings and topping Netflix’s viewership …
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — South Korean financial holding firm NH Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday its first-half earnings reached an all-time high thanks to increased interest income.Net income came to 1.35 trillion won (US$1.03 billion) in the Janua…
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — Hanmi Science Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 14.7 billion won (US$11.2 million), up 36.3 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 16.5 billion won in operati…
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea’s No. 2 steelmaker, said Tuesday its second-quarter net profit spiked 60.7 percent from a year earlier on solid demand and price hikes.Net income stood at 567 billion won (US$433 million) on a c…
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 57.5 billion won (US$44 million), down 63.1 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the A…
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — Oci Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net income of 147.6 billion won (US$112.8 million), up 1.6 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June period ros…