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Shinhan Investment posts 488.5 billion won 2025 operating profit, up 73.3 percent
Shinhan Investment said on Feb. 5 its 2025 operating profit rose 73.3 percent from a year earlier to 488.5 billion won. Operating revenue increased 17.4 percent to 1.63 trillion won, and net profit climbed 113 percent to 381.6 billion won. The firm cited higher stock brokerage commissions, improved investment banking fees and better product management gains. Fourth-quarter profit turned positive but fell from the previous quarter.
Finance
KB Financial posts 5.84 trillion won net profit for 2025, up 15.1 percent
KB Financial said its 2025 net profit rose 15.1 percent to 5.84 trillion won and group ROE reached 10.86 percent. It said key units including banking and securities expanded profits and non-interest income jumped. Fourth-quarter profit fell from the prior quarter due to one-off items including early retirement costs and provisions related to ELS penalties. It said capital ratios remained at top industry levels.
AI & Enterprise
Science ministry holds talks with future scientists to encourage STEM talent
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT held the 12th "Talks with Future Scientists" at the Cheong Wa Dae state guest house on Feb. 5, encouraging new 2025 Presidential Science Scholarship recipients and international science Olympiad winners. About 270 people attended, including 205 new scholarship recipients and 35 Olympiad awardees. The ministry presented certificates, medals and commemorative plaques to 240 people. A middle school student, Yoon Hye-won, was named the youngest participant.
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AI & Enterprise
AI agents hire humans for offline tasks on new 'rent-a-human' platform
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Telecommunications & Media
SKT 2025 operating profit falls 41.1 percent to 1.07 trillion won
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Games & Commerce
Netmarble posts record 2025 revenue, to cancel all treasury shares
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Finance
K Bank to list on KOSPI in March to expand from SMEs to digital assets
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Games & Commerce
Naver profile update glitch exposes celebrities' old KnowledgeiN answers
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Games & Commerce
Krafton launches early access for PUBG IP spinoff Blindspot
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AI & Enterprise
Dassault Systemes announces winners of 2026 AAKRUTI international student design contest
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Games & Commerce
Neptune launches new mobile game 'Erpys' in South Korea
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Finance
IBK Industrial Bank of Korea 2025 net profit up 2.4 percent to 2.7 trillion won
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AI & Enterprise
Scop Information Communication joins apartment building management expo, showcases home network security solution
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AI & Enterprise
China AI startup Z.ai open-sources GLM-OCR document understanding model
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AI & Enterprise
Most reliable PC parts in 2025 led by Intel, AMD and Nvidia
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Industry
Ecopro BM posts 41 billion won Q4 operating profit, returns to profit
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General News
President Lee reviews expanding alternative service for science and technology talent, revamping military system
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Industry
Hanwha Solutions posts 478.3 billion won Q4 operating loss, swings to loss