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

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

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)

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)

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major companies slightly increased their workforce last year, with tech giant Samsung Electronics Co.

S. Korea's foreign reserves hit 5-yr low in Jan. amid weak won

A banker checks dollars at Hana Bank's Counterfeit Notes Response Center in Seoul, in this file photo taken Dec. 19, 2024. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Feb.

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)

SEOUL, Feb.

Kakao Bank logs largest-ever earnings in 2024

The file photo, taken Oct. 26, 2023, shows a Seoul office of Kakao Bank, a South Korean internet-only bank. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- Online lender Kakao Bank said Wednesday its net profit hit a record high in 2024 on increased interest income and a steady rise in its customer base.