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• LG Chem turns to black in Q4

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  SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 336.8 billion won (US$281.3 million), shifting from a loss of 343.4 billion won a year earlier.Operating income for the October-December period was 748.4 bill
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  (Yonhap Interview) Delta Air to launch Incheon-Portland route in H2

  By Choi Kyong-aeSEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. anticipates the launch of its new service from Incheon to Portland, Oregon, later this year as international demand recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a company executive
• SKC 2021 net income up 367.4 pct to 344 bln won

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  SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- SKC Ltd. on Tuesday reported its 2021 net income of 344 billion won (US$287.2 million), up 367.4 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 464.5 billion won in operating profit for th
• SKC turns to profits in Q4

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  SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- SKC Ltd. on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 20.5 billion won (US$17.1 million), turning from a loss of 33.7 billion won a year earlier.Operating profit for the October-December period was 99.4 billion won,
• SK Biopharmaceuticals swings to profits in 2021

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  SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. on Tuesday reported its 2021 net income of 83.5 billion won (US$69.7 million), turning from a loss of 247.4 billion won a year earlier.Operating income for the year was 95.3 billion, compared with a
• SK Biopharmaceuticals swings to profits in Q4

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  SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 65.7 billion won (US$54.9 million), swinging from a loss of 58.1 billion won a year earlier.Operating profit for the October-December period was
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  (LEAD) LG Energy Solution turns to black in Q4 on strong EV battery sales

  (ATTN: ADDS photo, more details from para 6)By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- LG Energy Solution Ltd. said Tuesday it swung to the black in the fourth quarter from a year earlier on the back of strong electric vehicle (EV) battery sales.Net
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  S. Korea, Britain agree to launch talks on FTA revision

  SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Britain have agreed to launch talks this year to upgrade their free trade deal in a move to deepen ties in digital trade and other new issues, Seoul's trade ministry said Tuesday.The agreement was made du
• LG Energy Solution turns to black in Q4 on strong EV battery sales

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  SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- LG Energy Solution Ltd. said Tuesday it swung to the black in the fourth quarter from a year earlier on the back of strong electric vehicle (EV) battery sales.Net income came to 71.8 billion won (US$59.9 million) in the Octo
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  Soaring refining margin bodes well for oil firms

  SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean oil refiners' key profitability measure has been rising sharply this year on a global economic recovery, boding well for their earnings, industry sources said Tuesday.The benchmark Singapore complex gross re
• Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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  SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 8.Korean-language dailies-- Only high-risk COVID-19 patients to receive at-home treatment monitoring (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- 55 PPP lawmakers say 'unifyi
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  S. Korea confirms additional avian influenza case

  SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday reported another case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at a chicken farm, raising the total number of bird flu cases found at poultry farms to 34.The latest case was confirmed at the farm in Bo
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  SK Innovation to pay 211 bln won in dividends to shareholders

  SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean battery maker SK Innovation Co. said Monday it will pay 210.8 billion won (US$ 175.5 million) in dividends for fiscal 2021 to its shareholders, a shift from a no-dividend policy following the rejection by its bo
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  S. Korea, Mexico agree to boost bilateral ties in vice-ministerial talks: ministry

  SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Mexico held vice-ministerial talks here Monday on bolstering economic ties and mutual cooperation in other areas, Seoul's foreign ministry said. First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun met with his Mexi
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  Kia to launch 6 EVs in China by 2027

  SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- Kia Corp., South Korea's second-biggest carmaker by sales, said Monday it will launch six electric vehicles in China by 2027 as it aims to gain a share in the Chinese EV market. Kia plans to launch the EV6 all-electric s
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  (LEAD) Hyundai Heavy net losses narrow in Q4 on equity gains

  (ATTN: RECASTS throughout with details; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. said Monday its net losses narrowed in the fourth quarter from a year earlier on increased equity gains from affiliates. Net losses na
• Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering remains in red in 2021

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  SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. on Monday reported its 2021 net loss of 1.14 trillion won (US$951.5 million), remaining in the red compared with the previous year.The company said in a regulatory filing that it
• Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering remains in red in Q4

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  SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. on Monday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 675.3 billion won (US$563 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.The company said in a regulatory filing that i
• Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings swings to black in 2021

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  SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. on Monday reported its 2021 net profit of 186 billion won (US$155.1 million), turning from a loss of 789.7 billion won a year earlier.Operating profit for the year was 1.08 trillion, com
• Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings remains in red in Q4

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  SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. on Monday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 189.6 billion won (US$158.1 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.Operating profit for the October-December period was