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  Big firms' greenhouse gas emissions rise 5.9 pct over 3 years

  SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The greenhouse gas emissions of South Korean large companies have increased by nearly 6 percent in recent years, going against the country's carbon neutrality goal, a corporate tracker said Wednesday.The volume of greenh
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  (LEAD) SK hynix logs operating loss in Q4 on slumping demand

  (ATTN: RECASTS throughout with details; ADDS photo; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc. said Wednesday it swung to a deficit in the fourth quarter due to the global chip market's slowdown amid weak demand and oversupply.The w
• SK hynix 2022 net profit down 74.6 pct to 2.43 tln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc. on Wednesday reported its 2022 net profit of 2.43 trillion won (US$2 billion), down 74.6 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the year was 7 trillion won, down 43.5 percent on-year, the company said
• SK hynix swings to red in Q4

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  SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc. on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 3.52 trillion won (US$2.9 billion), swinging from a profit of 3.31 trillion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an oper
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  SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 1.Korean-language dailies-- Spike in heating bills was a foreseen future (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Small businesses shocked by soaring heating bills (Kookmin D
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  (Yonhap Interview) S. Korea not facing risk of financial crisis: IMF official

  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is not likely to suffer a crisis as in late 1990s due to its strong fundamentals, a high-ranking official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday, with its economy set to gather
• Hyosung TNC 2022 net profit down 98.1 pct to 18.8 bln won

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  SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Hyosung TNC Corp. on Tuesday reported its 2022 net income of 18.8 billion won (US$15.2 million), down 98.1 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 123.6 billion won in operating pr
• Hyosung TNC shifts to red in Q4

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  SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Hyosung TNC Corp. on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 7.4 billion won (US$6 million), shifting from a profit of 217.6 billion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an opera
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  (LEAD) LG H&H swings to the red in Q4 of 2022

  (ATTN: RECASTS throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean cosmetics giant LG Household & Health Care Ltd. swung to the red in the fourth quarter last year, the company said Tuesday, as customers reduced spending amid a global econ
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  2 monetary policymakers wanted time to gauge impact of tightening: minutes

  SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Two top central bank policymakers expressed worries over the impact of previous rate hikes on the overall economy and wanted to stay put at this year's first rate-setting meeting early this month, minutes of the gatheri
• Hyosung 2022 net income down 95.4 pct to 24.8 bln won

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  SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Hyosung Corp. on Tuesday reported its 2022 net profit of 24.8 billion won (US$20.1 million), down 95.4 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the year was 64.9 billion won, down 89.8 percent from the previous year
• Hyosung swings to loss in Q4

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  SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Hyosung Corp. on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 25.7 billion won (US$20.9 million), shifting from a profit of 88.7 billion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operat
• LS Electric 2022 net profit up 7 pct to 91.3 bln won

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  SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- LS Electric Co. on Tuesday reported its 2022 net profit of 91.3 billion won (US$74.1 million), up 7 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the year rose 20.9 percent on
• LS Electric Q4 net profit down 27.2 pct to 16.6 bln won

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  SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- LS Electric Co. on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 16.6 billion won (US$13.5 million), down 27.2 percent from a year earlier.Operating profit for the October-December period was 26.1 billion won, down 41 p
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  Daewoong Pharmaceuticals inks licensing agreement with CS Pharmaceuticals

  SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., a leading South Korean drugmaker, said Tuesday that it has signed a deal to grant CS Pharmaceuticals (CSP), a British biotech company, exclusive development and commercialization rights to its n
• (LEAD) LG Chem's 2022 profit sinks 40 pct on weak petrochemical demand

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  (ATTN: ADDS more details throughout, byline; COMBINES earlier story slugged 'LG Chem-Q4 earnings')By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's leading chemicals producer, saw its profit shrink 40.4 percent in 2
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  (4th LD) Samsung not to cut investment despite significant profit drop on sagging demand

  (ATTN: ADDS share price at bottom)SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. reaffirmed Tuesday it has no plan to cut investment for this year despite disappointing earning results in the fourth quarter on a slump in demand.While unfavorable
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  POSCO International to expand domestic LNG terminals to boost energy biz

  SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- POSCO International Corp. said Tuesday it will spend 930 billion won (US$756 million) to build two more liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in South Korea as it seeks to bolster its energy business. POSCO International br
• LG Chem 2022 net profit down 44.5 pct to 2.19 tln won

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  SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday reported its 2022 net profit of 2.19 trillion won (US$1.8 billion), down 44.5 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the year fell 40.4 percent
• LG Chem swings to red in Q4

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  SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 5.9 billion won (US$4.8 million), shifting from a profit of 336.8 billion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for