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• SK Chemicals Q4 net income down 48.6 pct to 78 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- SK Chemicals Co. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 78 billion won (US$61.9 million), down 48.6 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the October-Dec
• BGF Retail 2022 net income up 34.7 pct to 198.8 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- BGF Retail Co. on Thursday reported its 2022 net profit of 198.8 billion won (US$157.7 million), up 34.7 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 259.3 billion won in operating profi
• BGF Retail Q4 net profit up 29.5 pct to 46.1 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- BGF Retail Co. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 46.1 billion won (US$36.6 million), up 29.5 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the October-Decem
• HL Mando 2022 net profit down 34.1 pct to 117.7 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- HL Mando Co. on Thursday reported its 2022 net income of 117.7 billion won (US$93.4 million), down 34.1 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the year rose 6.7 percent
• HL Mando swings to red in Q4

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- HL Mando Co. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 89.6 billion won (US$71.1 million), swinging from a profit of 20 billion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for t
• Lotte Chemical 2022 net income down 97.1 pct to 41.1 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Chemical Corp. on Thursday reported its 2022 net income of 41.1 billion won (US$32.6 million), down 97.1 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operating loss of 758.4 bil
• Lotte Chemical swings to loss in Q4

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Chemical Corp. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 80.6 billion won (US$64 million), turning from a profit of 62 billion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an oper
• Hana Financial Group 2022 net profit up 3.2 pct to 3.69 tln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hana Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported its 2022 net income of 3.69 trillion won (US$2.9 billion), up 3.2 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 4.79 trillion won in operati
• Hana Financial Group Q4 net income down 6.8 pct to 796.2 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hana Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 796.2 billion won (US$631.7 million), down 6.8 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 1.07 trillion
• Kangwon Land shifts to profits in 2022

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Kangwon Land Inc. on Thursday reported its 2022 net income of 115.6 billion won (US$91.7 million), turning from a loss of 10.6 billion won a year earlier.Operating income for the year was 217.6 billion, compared with a loss
• Kangwon Land shifts to black in Q4

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Kangwon Land Inc. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 9.2 billion won (US$7.3 million), swinging from a loss of 11 billion won a year earlier.Operating income for the October-December period was 18.4 billio
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  (LEAD) Further gas rate hikes inevitable due to high energy prices, uncollected payments: industry chief

  (ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 5, 7-10; RECASTS headline for specificity)SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's recent hikes in gas rates were inevitable due to high global prices, and the government will continue to raise the rates in line w
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  Construction workers' union lodges defamation complaint against land minister Won

  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- A major labor union of construction workers filed a defamation complaint against Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Won Hee-ryong on Thursday for his remarks depicting construction unions as "gangsters"
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  (LEAD) SK Biopharmaceuticals shifts to red in 2022 due to decreased overseas sales

  (ATTN: ADDS details throughout)SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., a biopharmaceutical affiliate of SK Group, said Thursday it swung to a net loss last year due to decreased overseas sales of its epilepsy medication.The company said
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  (LEAD) Regulator issues correction order on 4 German carmakers for emission system collusion

  (ATTN: UPDATES with additional info in last 3 paras)By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator said Thursday it has decided to issue a correction order on four German carmakers operating here for colluding to ad
• KT 2022 net profit down 4.9 pct to 1.38 tln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- KT Corp. on Thursday reported its 2022 net income of 1.38 trillion won (US$1.1 billion), down 4.9 percent from a year earlier.Operating profit for the year was 1.69 trillion won, up 1.1 percent on-year, the company said in a
• KT Q4 net income down 42.8 pct to 242.7 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- KT Corp. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 242.7 billion won (US$192.1 million), down 42.8 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the October-Decembe
• Hybe to raise 62.8 bln won via stock sale

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hybe Co. on Thursday announced that it will sell stock to raise 62.8 billion won(US$49.7 million). The proceeds from the stock offering will be used primarily to finance its operations.According to a regulatory filing, the c
• Hanon Systems 2022 net income down 88.7 pct to 35.1 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hanon Systems on Thursday reported its 2022 net profit of 35.1 billion won (US$27.8 million), down 88.7 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 256.6 billion won in operating profit
• Hanon Systems shifts to red in Q4

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  SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hanon Systems on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 20.8 billion won (US$16.5 million), shifting from a profit of 98.4 billion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 104.3 bil