Q1 earnings
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Personal debt
A generation indebted: Young Koreans struggle under record loans in Q1
Young South Koreans are drowning in debt.Korean youths in their 20s and 30s are reeling under growing personal debt as they aggressively take out pe...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
LG Chem to issue up to $1bn ESG bonds; Moody’s raises outlook to positive
South Korea’s largest chemical producer LG Chem Ltd. plans to issue up to $1 billion in dollar-denominated green bonds to raise funds for its ...
Jun 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
NPS gains timberland, Europe tech exposure in Q1
The National Pension Service has gained exposure to timberland and the European mid-market tech sector in the first quarter of this year, adding two...
Jun 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Antidepressants
The harder the life, the better for Korea's Whanin Pharm
"When life gets too hard, this is the pharmaceutical company stock you must buy," advises the title of Hanwha Securities' recent research note on Wh...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics enjoys OLED TV boom with record Q1 shipments
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is enjoying the growing popularity of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs, posting a record shipment in ...
May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korean medical cosmetics firms make big rebound in Q1
South Korean medical cosmetics companies that underwent a tough year in 2020 are posting rejuvenated earning results thanks to s rise in demand in E...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean firms emerge triumphant from pandemic with record Q1 profits
South Korean companies have posted their best-ever quarterly sales and operating profits, emerging from a year-long slump caused by the global COVID...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Dongkuk Steel’s Q1 operating profit hits 5-year high as economy recovers
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker, on Monday reported its largest quarterly operating profit in nearly five years...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korean foundry firm DB HiTek sets new Q1 sales record
South Korea’s foundry company DB HiTek Co. has reported the highest quarterly revenue since its establishment in 1997. The company’s reg...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Cargo crisis delivers record earnings for HMM, Korean Air
The ongoing shipping cargo crisis has brought record-high earnings results in the first quarter to South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co...
May 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Blackpink label YG delivers Q1 earnings surprise; 90% above market consensus
YG Entertainment Inc. has delivered earnings surprise in the first quarter of this year, thanks to its K-pop girl group Blackpink's powerful fandom ...
May 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Innovation eyes strong battery orders after returning to Q1 profit
SK Innovation Co., a major South Korean oil refiner and battery maker, has returned to an operating profit in the first quarter, boosted by gains in...
May 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Doosan Group pushes painful restructuring, bears fruit in Q1
Established in 1896 as a small fabric store in downtown Seoul, Doosan Corp. is the oldest surviving company in South Korea. Throughout the 20th cent...
May 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kumho Petrochem posts strong Q1, chairman resigns to end family feud
Kumho Petrochemical Co. has again stunned the market by reporting its highest-ever quarterly revenue and profit figures in the first quarter of this...
May 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyosung units post record Q1 earnings, justifying high valuation
The major subsidiaries of South Korea’s textile and chemicals conglomerate Hyosung Group have delivered positive earnings surprises for the fi...
May 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung reports highest Q1 revenue, expects chip rebound in Q2
Samsung Electronics Co. has recorded the highest first-quarter revenue figures in the company’s history, thanks to strong performances in its ...
Apr 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Chem delivers Q1 earnings surprise on cash-cow petrochem business
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Wednesday that its quarterly revenue and operating profit rose to all-time highs in the January-March perio...
Apr 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Amorepacific posts 191.1% growth in Q1 profit, recovers in China
South Korea’s cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group reported a sharp turnaround in revenue and operating profit for the first quarter of 2021.The...
Apr 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix mulls foundry expansion, advances capex to ease chip shortage
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday that it is looking into various options to grow its foundry busi...
Apr 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung SDI Q1 sales at all-time high, says VW’s battery move long shot
Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, saw its first-quarter revenue profit jump on solid demand with its ...
Apr 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung SDI Q1 sales at all-time high, says VW’s battery move long shot
Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, saw its first-quarter revenue profit jump on solid demand with its ...
Apr 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO revises up sales target after Q1 profit rises to 10-year high
South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO said on Monday it’s raising this year’s sales target by 17.5% after posting its highest q...
Apr 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor Q1 net profit triples; chip shortage dims Q2 outlook
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Thursday its first-quarter net profit nearly tripled to the highest level in four years,...
Apr 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung, LG Elec deliver above-consensus Q1 earnings
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., the world's two largest TV makers, surprised the market on Wednesday with forecast-beating quarterl...
Apr 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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League table
Morgan Stanley tops Korea's Q1 M&A league table
Morgan Stanley reclaimed its top position in South Korea's M&A advisor league table in the first quarter of this year for the first time in two ...
Mar 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Daedong rebrands with name change, posts record earnings
South Korea’s top farm machinery maker Daedong Corporation has changed its name from Daedong Industrial Co. to strengthen its brand identity a...
Mar 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
BTS label logs all-time high earnings in Q4 2020
Big Hit Entertainment Co., the label behind global sensation BTS, reported all-time high earnings for last year's fourth quarter despite the drop in...
Feb 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean fried chicken brand reports all-time high earnings in 2020
South Korea's No. 1 fried chicken brand Kyochon F&B reported all-time high earnings last year, with its franchise restaurant outlets pulling in ...
Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kakao hits all-time earnings high; tops $3.5 bn in revenue
South Korea-based mobile platform giant Kakao Corp. has posted an all-time earnings high for last year, thanks to robust growth of its core operatio...
Feb 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kakao hits all-time high on earnings; tops $3.5 bn in revenue
South Korea-based mobile platform giant Kakao Corp. has reported an all-time high on last year's earnings, thanks to its core operations posting rob...
Feb 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)