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• SK Chemicals 2021 net profit up 5.3 pct to 268.7 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- SK Chemicals Co. on Thursday reported its 2021 net income of 268.7 billion won (US$224.6 million), up 5.3 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the year rose 257.4 per
• (Yonhap Interview) Eastar financially capable of expanding fleet to 18 by 2023: CEO

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  By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Eastar Jet Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier whose rehabilitation plan obtained a court's approval late last year, carries no debt and is financially capable of expanding its fleet to 18 aircraft by
• Krafton 2021 net profit down 6.5 pct to 519.9 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Krafton Inc. on Thursday reported its 2021 net income of 519.9 billion won (US$434.5 million), down 6.5 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the year fell 17.4 percen
• Krafton Q4 net profit down 85 pct to 6.2 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Krafton Inc. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 6.2 billion won (US$5.2 million), down 85 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the October-December
• BGF Retail 2021 net profit up 20.3 pct to 147.6 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- BGF Retail Co. on Thursday reported its 2021 net profit of 147.6 billion won (US$123.4 million), up 20.3 percent from a year earlier.Operating profit for the year was 199.4 billion won, up 22.9 percent on-year, the company
• BGF Retail Q4 net income up 35.9 pct to 35.6 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- BGF Retail Co. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 35.6 billion won (US$29.8 million), up 35.9 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the October-December period was 49.6 billion won, up 39.7 per
• Hana Financial Group 2021 net income up 33.4 pct to 3.58 tln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Hana Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported its 2021 net profit of 3.58 trillion won (US$3 billion), up 33.4 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the year was 4.63 trillion won, up 20.7 percent on-year, the c
• Hana Financial Group Q4 net income up 56.8 pct to 854.6 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Hana Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 854.6 billion won (US$714.2 million), up 56.8 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 1.12 trillion
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  (LEAD) Tobacco maker KT&G's net falls 15.5 pct in 2021

  (ATTN) RECASTS headline, lead; COMBINES with Q4 earnings story; ADDs more throughout, photo)SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- KT&G Corp., South Korea's dominant tobacco firm, said Thursday its earnings sank more than 15 percent in 2021 on weaker exports
• Kumho Petro Chemical reports 1.97 tln won Q4 net profit.

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Kumho Petro Chemical Co. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 1.97 trillion won (US$1.7 billion).The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operating profit of 2.4 trillion won for the Octobe
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  (LEAD) Banks' household loans down for 2nd month in Jan. amid rate hikes, tighter rules

  (ATTN: ADDS FSC, FSS data on household loans in paras 5-6)SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Loans extended by banks to households declined for the second straight month in January due to a hike in lending rates and tightened rules, central bank data showed
• E-Mart 2021 net profit up 339 pct. to 1.59 tln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- E-Mart Inc. on Thursday reported its 2021 net profit of 1.59 trillion won (US$1.3 billion), up 339 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the year rose 33.1 percent on-
• E-Mart turns to profits in Q4

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- E-Mart Inc. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 69.8 billion won (US$58.4 million), turning from a loss of 116.4 billion won a year earlier.Operating income for the October-December period was 76.1 billion
• Dongwon F & B posts 69.1 bln won Q4 net profit.

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Dongwon F & B Co. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 69.1 billion won (US$57.8 million).The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operating profit of 130.2 billion won for the October-Dece
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  Q4 service output in all 16 provinces, cities rises for 3rd straight quarter

  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Service output rose in all 16 provinces and major cities for the third straight quarter in the fourth quarter of last year amid the vaccine rollout and the economic recovery, data showed Thursday.Service output grew 5.4 per
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  Banks' household loans down for 2nd month in Jan. amid rate hikes, tighter rules

  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Loans extended by banks to households declined for the second straight month in January due to a hike in lending rates and tightened rules, central bank data showed Thursday.Outstanding bank loans to households came to 1,06
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  Foreigners continue net stock purchases in S. Korea for 3rd month in January

  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors continued to purchase more shares than they sold in South Korea's stock markets for the third straight month in January, central bank data showed Thursday.Foreigners picked up a net US$1.81 billion wor
• KT&G Q4 net income down 63.7 pct to 111.5 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- KT&G Corp. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 111.5 billion won (US$93.2 million), down 63.7 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 264.9 billion won in operati
• KT&G 2021 net income down 15.5 pct to 990 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- KT&G Corp. on Thursday reported its 2021 net profit of 990 billion won (US$827.9 million), down 15.5 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the year fell 10.4 percent o
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  Bond issuance in S. Korea jumps in Jan.

  SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Bond issuance in South Korea rose sharply in January from the previous month in the wake of rising interest rates, industry data showed Thursday.The value of bonds sold in Asia's fourth-largest economy stood at 66.6 tri