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KT Q2 net down 33% on increased 5G investment
Aug 7, 2019
KT Corp. said Wednesday its net profit sank 33.4 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier as it ramped up spending on its 5G network and marketing. The South Korean telecom provider posted 139.7 billion won ($115 million) in net profit in the April-June period, compared with 209.9 billion won a year ago. Its operating profit dipped 37.9 percent on-year to 191.1 billion won, while sales rose 6.4 percent to 4.5 trillion won in the three-month period, the firm said in a financial statement
Domestic carriers jittery over Korea-UAE aviation talks
Aug 7, 2019
UAE likely to demand twofold increase in route allocation
Asiana Airlines makes emergency landing to save 8-year-old passenger
Aug 6, 2019
An Asiana Airlines flight bound from New York to Seoul last month made an emergency landing when an 8-year-old passenger suddenly fell ill, according to the air carrier on Tuesday. The decision allowed for the fast transportation and treatment of the girl, who has since recovered.According to Asiana, the passenger, identified by her surname, Choi, was on flight OZ221 from New York to Incheon Airport for a visit to South Korea with her family. About an hour and 30 minutes into the trip, Choi sudd
Japanese cities ask S. Korean LCCs to retain flight routes
Aug 6, 2019
Several Japanese local governments have asked South Korean low-cost carriers to retain flight routes to Japan amid a rising boycott of travel to the neighboring country, industry sources said Tuesday.High-level delegations from Japanese cities and prefectures, including Takamatsu City, recently visited such South Korean budget carriers as Air Seoul, Jeju Air and Eastar Jet to make such requests.Those Japanese local governments also proposed a variety of cooperative projects in a bid to win the h
Moon’s policy aide to meet top corporate brass over Japanese concerns
Aug 5, 2019
Seoul says Tokyo’s moves are aimed at triggering economic uncertainties to raise public concerns
S. Korea to invest in 100 key strategic items for stable supply
Aug 5, 2019
South Korea said Monday it will invest 7.8 trillion won ($6.47 billion) in 100 key strategic items to create a stable supply by 2024, in the latest move to cope with Japan's economic retaliation. "We will upgrade the competitiveness of the materials, parts and equipment industries," Hong Nam-ki, minister of economy and finance, said in a meeting with officials in Seoul.Last week, Japan decided to remove South Korea from a list of countries subject to preferential trade status in appare
Forever Living aims to appeal to Korean customers with high-quality aloe vera products
Aug 4, 2019
Arizona-based aloe vera manufacturer Forever Living aims to appeal to Korean customers with high-quality products and marketing of its aloe vera-based health and diet supplements.Forever Living -- the largest aloe vera retailer in the world with 4 trillion won ($3 billion) in annual sales -- entered Korea in 1988.The company has a presence in dozens of countries, with its aloe vera products ranging from cosmetics to health and diet supplements. It also runs Forever Nutraceutical, a researc
How will import process change with Japan’s whitelist exclusion of Korea?
Aug 4, 2019
South Korean manufacturers of cutting-edge electronic components are likely to face increasing costs and burden of securing hi-tech materials and parts from Japan following the decision to remove the country from its whitelist of entrusted trade partners. Korean companies that purchase any of the 1,115 items designated as strategic materials from Japan will now be required to submit extra documents including export approval, the final users’ covenants and reasons for imports. As many
Japan’s auto parts makers fined W92b over price fixing, reported to prosecutors
Aug 4, 2019
On same day, FTC imposes fine on CJ Olive Networks over violation of retail store law
Beauty store chain fined over unfair biz practice
Aug 4, 2019
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Sunday that it has fined CJ Olive Networks Co. 1 billion won ($837,000) for violating the fair transactions law.The operator of Olive Young, a leading health and beauty store chain, is accused of returning goods worth about 4.1 billion won to its suppliers without justifiable reasons between January 2014 and July 2017, according to the Fair Trade Commission. The law stipulates that a large franchise and retail business operator should not return goods witho
S. Korean minister demands Japan withdraw trade curbs at 16-nation trade talks
Aug 4, 2019
South Korea's trade minister said Saturday that she demanded Japan "immediately withdraw" trade curbs against Seoul at a meeting aimed at forging a 16-nation free trade deal. Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee told reporters that she raised the matter at the two-day meeting in Beijing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a proposed 16-nation free trade bloc."I called on Japan to immediately withdraw the export curbs," Yoo told reporters.Yoo also emphasized tha
S. Korean conglomerates' H1 profits down 40%
Aug 4, 2019
South Korea's top business groups saw their operating profits dip a whopping 40 percent in the January-June period from a year earlier, market data showed Sunday, due mainly to weak performances of major tech brands such as Samsung and SK.The combined operating profit of 55 of the top 100 listed firms that announced their first-half operating profits came to 42.8 trillion won ($35.6 billion), falling sharply from 71.1 trillion won posted a year earlier, according to the data compiled by industry
S. Korea to exclude Japan from trade whitelist in retaliation
Aug 2, 2019
159 items to be hit by Japan’s trade curbs, government vows to fully support affected firms
SK Telecom’s operating profit slips 7% in Q2
Aug 2, 2019
SK Telecom said Friday its operating profit fell due to increased spending for 5G service marketing and infrastructure buildup.Its operating profit came to 322.8 billion won ($270.7 million) in the April-June period, a 6.9-percent fall from a year ago, the nation's leading mobile carrier said in a regulatory briefing. SKT said its sales gained 6.8 percent on-year to 4.4 trillion won, led by solid profit growth from its media business.The firm's net income tumbled 71.7 percent to 259.1 billi
S. Korea’s imports of 857 items to come under Japan’s tighter permit system
Aug 2, 2019
Following Japan’s decision on Friday to delist South Korea from its whitelist of trusted trade partners, domestic companies importing 857 items including hi-tech materials will come under tighter rules for export approval. The items categorized as “nonsensitive” in the list of Japan’s strategic materials include precision machine tools and fine chemical products, such as functional films and adhesives, as well as carbon fiber which is used to produce aircrafts and au
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