SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Jin Air Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Friday that its operating profit rose 6 percent on-year in the first half thanks to a rise in passengers.

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By Lee Youkyung

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday.

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SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' lending rates climbed in June from a month earlier due mainly to the rising costs of corporate lending, the central bank said Friday.

(LEAD) SEOUL/TOKYO, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has notified Japan that it will slap an entry ban on Japanese lawmakers planning to visit an island near the South's easternmost islets of Dokdo,

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.22 percent lower late Friday morning due to continued U.S. debt woes, analysts said.

PENDANG (Malaysia), July 29 (Bernama) -- Come Monday, Prime Minister of
Malaysia Najib Tun Razak will undergo a minor knee surgery for an injury
sustained in a futsal match in May.

SEPANG, July 29 (Bernama) -– Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) expects
more airlines to fly into the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) by
year-end.

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Volunteers poured out across Seoul and nearby areas on Friday to help with cleanup and humanitarian efforts in the wake of the nation's record-breaking rainfall this week

(LEAD)SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- SK Innovation Co., South Korea's top refiner, said Friday that its net profit dropped 29 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier due to cuts in domestic f