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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Aug. 6)

Iran and its allies are vowing bloody vengeance against Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas’ top leader Ismail Haniyeh. Concerns are growing over the possibility of an all-out war between Israel and Iran, the two archrivals in the Middle…

(LEAD) NHN Q2 operating profit up over 36 pct on higher sales

NHN Corp., a South Korean information technology and game company, said Tuesday its second-quarter operating profit increased 36.3 percent from a year earlier, driven by higher sales.

The operating profit for the April-June period reached 28.5 billi…

Kakao Pay turns to black in Q2

Kakao Pay Corp. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 626 million won (US$455,372), swinging from a loss of 6.2 billion won a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it continued to post an operating loss of 7.3 bil…