K-beauty contract manufacturers see record Q2 profits; rally likely to continue

South Korea’s major original design manufacturers (ODMs) for cosmetics, led by Cosmax Inc. and Kolmar Korea Co., are estimated to have posted ...

Samsung’s Q2 operating profit halves amid sluggish chip sales

Samsung Electronics Co.'s operating profit in the second quarter missed market expectations, with a 56% on-year fall, as its mainstay semiconductor ...

LG Electronics' Q2 profit halves as US tariffs bite

Earnings at LG Electronics Inc. nearly halved in the second quarter after the Trump administration's tariff hikes pushed up raw material costs, maki...

Samsung's Q2 profit seen weaker, bottoming out in H2

Samsung Electronics Co. is likely to deliver weaker-than-expected results for the second quarter, with operating profit estimated to decline by more...

Samsung’s Q1 profit beats expectations; Q2 outlook murky on tariff war

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter operating profit on Tuesday, booste...

S.Korea’s Q2 GDP slows 0.2%, upholds rate cut expectations

South Korea’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter on weaker domestic consumption and investment by private businesses, heightening ex...

KT posts Q2 profit drops on pay raises, bonus payments

KT Corp., South Korea’s No. 1 telecom service provider, on Friday reported a 14.3% drop in second-quarter operating profit despite steady reve...

Kakao Games reports sharp drop in Q2 operating profit

Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., reported a sharp decline in second-quarter earnings on Wednesday d...

SK Telecom logs higher quarterly profit on AI, lower costs

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, reported a higher quarterly profit as its cost-cutting and strong artificial intelligence (A...

Korean tech stocks suffer falls despite strong Q2 results

Some 60% of the Kospi-listed companies that posted above-forecast results in the second quarter of this year have seen their share prices declining ...

EcoPro BM may cut battery materials capacity on EV slowdown

South Korea’s leading battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. is considering reducing cathode output capacity despite continuous investments in ...

Samsung SDI’s Q2 profit drops on sluggish European EV sales

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, saw its second-quarter operating profit plunge from the year-earlie...

Woori Financial vows higher shareholder returns, value-up after record Q2

Woori Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s fourth-largest financial services holding company, plans to significantly enhance its shareholder va...

Hybrids, SUVs drive Hyundai Q2 profits to record high

Hyundai Motor Co. posted its strongest quarterly results in the second quarter, with brisk sales of high-margin models such as hybrid cars and sport...

LG Electronics posts record Q2 profit, to accelerate transition into AI leader

LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean electronics maker, on Thursday posted its highest quarterly operating profit and sales for the April-Jun...

S.Korea’s economy slows in Q2, but on growth course

South Korea’s economy unexpectedly slowed in the second quarter on softer private consumption and business investments, reinforcing expectatio...

SK Hynix to supply 12-layer HBM3E to Nvidia in Q4; profit soars in Q2

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Thursday it has made a significant turnaroun...

KB Financial's quarterly profit hits record on interest margin growth

South Korea’s largest financial holding group KB Financial Group Inc. has logged its record quarterly profit in the April-June period, thanks ...

Korean cosmetics makers see record Q2 profits led by exports

South Korean cosmetics original development and design manufacturers (ODMs) such as Cosmax Inc., Kolmar Korea Co. and Cosmecca Korea Co. are estimat...

Samsung, SK Hynix lead value increase in Korea NPS' local shares in Q2

The second-quarter rally of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. shares drove a value increase in the domestic stock asset held by South Korea&...

LG Energy’s Q2 profit hurt by EV slowdown, expects Q4 improvement

LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s top three battery makers, on Monday posted a smaller quarterly profit, hurt by sluggish global ele...

Korean won hits 15-year low in Q2 amid FX, economic uncertainty  

The South Korean currency fell to its lowest level against the US dollar in 15 years in the second quarter amid growing uncertainties surrounding gl...

LG Elec logs record Q2 earnings on home appliances, car parts

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. is expected to log its record second-quarter revenue and operating profit thanks to robust sales of home a...

Samsung’s Q2 profit soars on AI chips; second-half outlook rosy

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday flagged a more than 15-fold increase in its second-quarter operating profit as the artific...

Hyundai set for revamped hydrogen-powered NEXO launch in Q2 2025

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. plans to introduce a next-generation model of its hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) NEX...

Samsung Electronics stock likely to climb in Q2, analysts say

South Korean analysts have recommended investors buy Samsung Electronics Co. stocks as the world’s top memory chipmaker, which reported higher...

SK Hynix, Samsung's fight for HBM lead set to escalate on AI boom

Long-time runner-up SK Hynix Inc. significantly narrowed the market share gap with global memory leader Samsung Electronics Co. to 6.3 percentage po...

SK Hynix leads DRAM industry’s Q2 revenue rebound, retakes No. 2 spot

SK Hynix Inc. saw its DRAM chip shipments significantly increase in the second quarter, leading the industry’s overall revenue rebound, market...

Brokerages cut E-Mart’s share price target after disappointing Q2

South Korea’s largest hypermarket chain E-Mart Inc., a unit of domestic retail giant Shinsegae Group, on Wednesday posted disappointing second...

K-pop label JYP Entertainment earnings disappoint; shares down

JYP Entertainment Corp., the music label behind K-pop bands Stray Kids, Twice and NiziU, saw its stocks drop on Monday due to its disappointing quar...