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HL Mando Q2 net profit down 76.8 pct to 11.9 bln won

HL Mando Co. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 11.9 billion won (US$8.6 million), down 76.8 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 89.6 billion won in operating profit for the quarter, c…

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on July 26)

Two ecommerce majors affiliated with Singapore-based Qoo10 are shaken by chain withdrawals by service providers and users due to their deferred payments from liquidity-related issues. Travel agents and retailers are pulling out or cancelling their go…

(LEAD) Actor Yoo Ah-in sued for allegedly raping man in 30s

A man in his 30s has filed a complaint against actor Yoo Ah-in, claiming the actor raped him while he was asleep, police said Friday.

The Seoul Yongsan Police Station has booked Yoo for investigation on charges of imitative rape after the complaint …

Poongsan Q2 net profit up 147.6 pct to 111.3 bln won

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) — Poongsan Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter net profit of 111.3 billion won (US$80.3 million), up 147.6 percent from a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period was 161.3 billion won, up 199.4 perce…