Hankook and Company Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 108.5 billion won (US$78.8 million), up 198.6 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 124.8 billion won in operating profit fo…

South Korean stocks started lower Thursday amid lingering fears about a U.S. recession.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 28.7 points, or 1.12 percent, to 2,539.71 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

Overnight, the Dow Jo…

Korea Electric Power Corp. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 114.4 billion won (US$83.1 million), swinging from a loss of 1.9 trillion won a year earlier on the back of lower fuel costs and electricity bill hikes.

Operating profi…

Bond sales in South Korea dropped from a month earlier in July amid a decline in new government and corporate bond issues, data showed Thursday.

The value of bonds sold last month came to 71.8 trillion won (US$52.1 billion), down 3.1 trillion won fr…

Netmarble Corp., a major South Korean game developer, on Thursday reported it shifted to net profit in the second quarter from a loss a year earlier thanks to the stellar performance of its webtoon-based new game title, Solo Leveling: ARISE.

The com…

The head of the financial regulator urged asset management firms Thursday to more actively protect the rights of investors by inducing changes in the companies they invest in and encouraging them to enhance their value.

Lee Bok-hyun, chief of the Fi…

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10-year TB 2.997 3.001 -0.4

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SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 24.6 billion won (US$17.8 million), turning from a loss of 23.3 billion won a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period was 26 billion, compared with a lo…