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• BGF Retail Q3 net income up 40.6 pct to 69.3 bln won

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  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- BGF Retail Co. on Thursday reported its third-quarter net income of 69.3 billion won (US$48.7 million), up 40.6 percent from a year earlier.Operating profit for the July-September period was 91.5 billion won, up 31.7 percent
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  S. Korea-Israel FTA to take effect next month

  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The free trade pact between South Korea and Israel will take effect next month, Seoul's trade ministry said Thursday.The two nations signed a free trade agreement (FTA) in May last year after they struck the deal in 2019
• Lotte Chilsung Beverage Q3 net profit down 49.5 pct to 46.7 bln won

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  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. on Thursday reported its third-quarter net income of 46.7 billion won (US$32.9 million), down 49.5 percent from a year earlier.Operating profit for the July-September period was 75 billion won, do
• KCC remains in red in Q3

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  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- KCC Corp. on Thursday reported its third-quarter net loss of 265.3 billion won (US$186.9 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 96.4 billion won in oper
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  (2nd LD) Hybe posts highest Q3 revenue ever

  (2nd LD) Hybe-Q3 earnings(2nd LD) Hybe posts highest Q3 revenue ever(ATTN: UPDATES with Hybe's conference call in last four paras)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the entertainment company behind K
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  No. of multicultural marriages hits fresh low amid pandemic

  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The number of marriages between South Korean nationals and foreign spouses set a new record low last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Thursday.A total of 13,926 transnational couples tied the kn
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  (LEAD) Hybe posts highest Q3 revenue ever

  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the entertainment company behind K-pop superstars BTS, on Thursday reported a revenue of 445.5 billion won (US$314 million) for the third quarter of the year, up 30.6 percent from a year ago.It marks the highest-ever t
• SD Biosensor Q3 net income up 67.1 pct to 421.7 bln won

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  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- SD Biosensor Inc. on Thursday reported its third-quarter net profit of 421.7 billion won (US$296.6 million), up 67.1 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the July-Sept
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  Samsung Electronics appoints ex-trade minister as one of its 2 new outside directors

  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday appointed a former trade minister as one of its two new outside directors at its extraordinary general meeting.Samsung said its shareholders approved the appointment of Yoo Myung-hee -- a
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  (LEAD) Finance ministry monitoring impact of Fed rate hike, N. Korea's provocations

  (ATTN: ADDS BOK's separate meeting in paras 7-9)By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance ministry said Thursday it is closely monitoring the potential impact of the U.S. Federal Reserve's overnight rate hike and N
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  (LEAD) S. Korea, India kick off negotiations on upgrading trade pact

  (ATTN: UPDATES with start of talks; CHANGES photo and headline)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and India launched a new round of negotiations Thursday to upgrade their bilateral trade pact after a three-year hiatus, Seoul's trade ministry s
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  S. Korea in preparation for legal disputes with U.S. over IRA

  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been preparing for legal disputes with the United States over the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for its discriminatory features against non-North American carmakers, sources said Thursday.The IRA, signed into
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  (LEAD) SK Innovation logs steep Q3 net decline amid falling oil prices

  (ATTN: RECASTS throughout with details; ADDS photo; CHANGES headline) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- SK Innovation Co. said Thursday its third-quarter net profit sank 65.5 percent from a year earlier on narrowing refinery margins amid a
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  Imported car sales rise 17 pct in Oct. amid chip shortage

  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea jumped 35 percent last month from a year earlier despite the extended chip shortage, an industry association said Thursday.The number of newly registered foreign vehicles stood at 25
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  Finance ministry monitoring impact of Fed rate hike, N. Korea's provocations

  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance ministry said Thursday it is closely monitoring the potential impact of the U.S. Federal Reserve's overnight rate hike and North Korean provocations on the country's econom
• Hybe Q3 net profit up 90.9 pct to 94.9 bln won

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  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Hybe Co. on Thursday reported its third-quarter net profit of 94.9 billion won (US$66.6 million), up 90.9 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the July-September period was 60.6 billion won, down 7.6 percent from
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  (LEAD) Kakao Q3 net profit down 84.2 pct to 137.2 bln won on base effect

  (ATTN: RECASTS throughout with details; CHANGES headline; ADDS image)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Corp. on Thursday reported a third-quarter net income of 137.2 billion won (US$96.8 million), down 84.2 percent from a year earlier due to a base eff
• SK Innovation Q3 net income down 65.5 pct to 175.2 bln won

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  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- SK Innovation Co. on Thursday reported its third-quarter net income of 175.2 billion won (US$122.7 million), down 65.5 percent from a year earlier.Operating profit for the July-September period was 704 billion won, up 5.3 pe
• Kakao Q3 net profit down 84.2 pct to 137.2 bln won

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  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Corp. on Thursday reported its third-quarter net income of 137.2 billion won (US$96.8 million), down 84.2 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 150.3 billion won in operatin
• Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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  SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Nov. 3.Korean-language dailies-- North Korea fires ballistic missile over Northern Limit Line (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- North Korea launches first firing of ballist