Lotte Wellfood expands plants in India for growth
This photo taken on Feb. 6, 2025, and provided by Lotte Wellfood, shows Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin delivering a speech at its new plant's completion ceremony held in Pune. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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With 4 more gold medals, S. Korea meets Winter Asiad target after just 2 days
This composite photo shows South Korean short track speed skaters Choi Min-jeong (L) and Jang Sung-woo celebrating their gold medals in the women's 1,000-meter and the men's 1,000m short track speed skating events at the Asian Games at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Multifunctional Hall in Harbin, China, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Yonhap)
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HARBIN, China, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- After only two days of competition in northeast China, South Korea has reached its target of winning 11 gold medals at the ninth Asian Winter Games.

Naver founder Lee Hae-jin to return as board chair to focus more on AI development
In this Instagram file photo by Naver Corp., Naver founder Lee Hae-jin (L), CEO Choi Soo-yeon (R) and Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang pose for a photo during a meeting in Santa Clara, California, on June 25, 2024. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Naver Corp.

Naver's 2024 net profit up 89 pct to 1.86 tln won YONHAP

SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- Naver Corp. said Friday its net income for 2024 reached 1.86 trillion won (US$1.3 billion), up 89 percent from a year earlier.

S. Korea, Japan to hold joint lighting event next week for 60th anniv. of diplomatic ties
N Seoul Tower in central Seoul (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Feb.

(LEAD) Assembly Speaker Woo reassures China on S. Korea's political stability, invites Xi to APEC Summit
South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (L) shakes hands with Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in China, before their meeting in Beijing on Feb. 5, 2025, in this photo provided by the speaker's office. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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BEIJING/SEOUL, Feb.

Big firms' employment inches up in 2024 led by Samsung Electronics
This undated file photo shows Samsung Electronics Co.'s office in southern Seoul. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major companies slightly increased their workforce last year, with tech giant Samsung Electronics Co.

Consumer prices rise more than 2 pct in Jan. for first time in 5 months
Customers shop at a major discount chain store in Seoul, in this file photo from Nov. 13, 2024. (Yonhap)
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