South Korea’s business sentiment improved for May amid a steady recovery in exports, which offsets a slowdown in private spending, a central bank poll showed

LG H andH Co. on Thursday reported its first-quarter net income of 113.1 billion won (US$82.3 million), up 17.4 percent from a year earlier.

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The Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down an inheritance rule that mandates certain portions of an inheritance be given to siblings of the dead.

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NH Investment and Securities Co. on Thursday reported its first-quarter net profit of 225.5 billion won (US$163.9 million), up 22.4 percent from a year earlier.

KB Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported its first-quarter net income of 1.06 trillion won (US$773 million), down 29.6 percent from a year earlier.

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Kakao Mobility Corp., the operator of South Korea’s leading taxi-hailing service Kakao T, said Thursday it will introduce a new membership category with cheaper commissions