Hyosung swings to loss in 2023

SEOUL, Hyosung Corp. on Monday reported a 2023 net loss of 438 million won (US$327,918), swinging from a profit of 24.8 billion won a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the year rose 45.4 percent on-year …

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Lotte Energy Materials shifts to red in Q4

SEOUL, Lotte Energy Materials Corp. on Monday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 5.8 billion won (US$4.3 million), shifting from a profit of 600 million won a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the O…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 29)

The terrorist attack on People Power Party (PPP) Rep. Bae Hyun-jin in Gangnam District, Seoul, on Thursday was shocking. On affirming her identity, the 15-year-old middle school student abruptly started to hit the lawmaker’s head up to 17 times with …

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 29)

Rep. Bae Hyun-jin of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) was discharged from the hospital on Saturday after she was attacked in the head by a teenager on Thursday. It is fortunate that the damage was not life-threatening and she remained conscious be…

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KOSPI 200 Closing Price List-5c

Ottogi 395,500 UP 3,000

HITEJINRO 21,850 DN 100

CJ LOGISTICS 136,900 UP 900

DOOSAN 86,500 UP 5,100

DL 54,700 UP 2,300

HANKOOK and COMPANY 15,810 UP 380

KIA CORP. 99,900 UP 5,500

SK hynix 135,000 DN 1,000

YoulchonChem 30,000 UP 3,250

LG Energ…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Jan. 29)

Just 23 days after main opposition Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck by a man who approached him asking for an autograph, Rep. Bae Hyun-jin of the ruling People Power Party was struck on the head multiple times by…

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