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• SK Ie Technology turns to black in Q2

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  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- SK Ie Technology Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 33.4 billion won (US$26.2 million), swinging from a loss of 21.8 billion won a year earlier.Operating income for the April-June period was 924 mill
• Doosan Bobcat Q2 net income up 119.1 pct to 308 bln won

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  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bobcat Inc. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 308 billion won (US$241.7 million), up 119.1 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 466.5 billion won in
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  S. Korea, Africa discuss enhanced trade, industry ties

  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade chief met with the chief of the African free trade area secretariat on Wednesday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation and create more joint business chances, Seoul's in
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  (LEAD) Amorepacific Group shifts to black in Q2

  (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group said Wednesday it swung to the black in the second quarter on improved overseas sales. Amorepacifi
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  (LEAD) Hyundai Steel Q2 net dips 48.2 pct on weak sales

  (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead, paras 2-4; ADDS more from para 5, image)SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's No. 2 steelmaker, said Wednesday its second-quarter earnings tumbled more than 48 percent on-year on sluggish sales
• JB Financial Group Q2 net profit up 6.3 pct to 167.1 bln won

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  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- JB Financial Group Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 167.1 billion won (US$130.7 million), up 6.3 percent from a year earlier.Operating profit for the April-June period was 219.9 billion won, up 3.5
• GS Engineering & Construction shifts to loss in Q2

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  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- GS Engineering & Construction Corp. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net loss of 279.7 billion won (US$218.8 million), turning from a profit of 179.6 billion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filin
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  (LEAD) Hyundai Q2 net rises 8.5 pct on weak won, high-end models

  (ATTN: RECASTS throughout; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday its second-quarter net profit rose 8.5 percent from a year earlier, helped by increased sales of high-end models and a weak won.For th
• Samsung Electro-Mechanics Q2 net income down 57.8 pct to 119.4 bln won

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  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net income of 119.4 billion won (US$93.4 million), down 57.8 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income f
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  (LEAD) LG Display sees losses widen in Q2 on weak demand

  (ATTN: RECASTS throughout with details; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- LG Display Co. reported fifth consecutive quarterly losses Wednesday as sluggish demand for smartphones, TVs and computers took a toll on its bottom line.
• Hyundai Steel Q2 net income down 48.2 pct to 293.5 bln won

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  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Steel Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 293.5 billion won (US$229.3 million), down 48.2 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the Apri
• Amorepacific Group shifts to black in Q2

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  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Amorepacific Group on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 29.6 billion won (US$23.1 million), swinging from a loss of 26 billion won a year earlier.Operating income for the April-June period was 11.7 billion
• Hyundai Motor Q2 net profit up 8.5 pct to 3.34 tln won

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  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net income of 3.34 trillion won (US$2.6 billion), up 8.5 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the April-June period was 4.23 trillion won, up 42.2 percen
• Amorepacific turns to black in Q2

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  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Amorepacific Corp. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 19.3 billion won (US$15.1 million), shifting from a loss of 37.2 billion won a year earlier.Operating income for the April-June period was 5.9 billio
• LG Display remains in red in Q2

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  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- LG Display Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net loss of 698.8 billion won (US$546.8 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.The company said in a regulatory filing that it continued to post an op
• HD Hyundai Infracore Q2 net income up 96.9 pct to 113.2 bln won

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  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- HD Hyundai Infracore Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net income of 113.2 billion won (US$88.5 million), up 96.9 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 162 billion won
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  HD Korea Shipbuilding bags 176.2 bln-won order for 2 product carriers

  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipyard HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said Wednesday it has won a 176.2 billion-won (US$140 million) order to build two product carriers for a Bermudan shipping firm.Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuil
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  Daily FX turnover hits all-time quarterly high in Q2

  SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Daily foreign exchange (FX) trading by banks in South Korea hit an all-time quarterly high in the second quarter of the year on increased demand from cross-border securities transactions, central bank data showed Wednesday.
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  Population mobility falls in June amid property market slump

  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans moving to other regions fell in June from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, amid the slump in the local housing market. Around 473,000 people changed their residences last
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  S. Korea extends natural dip in population amid low births in May

  By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea continued to report a natural decrease in population in May amid critically low births, data showed Wednesday, reflecting the alarming demographic challenge of Asia's No. 4 economy.Only 18,