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NH NongHyup Financial Q1 net profit up 21.7 percent to 868.8 billion won
NH NongHyup Financial Group said on Thursday its first-quarter net profit rose 21.7 percent from a year earlier to 868.8 billion won. By affiliate, NH NongHyup Bank posted 557.7 billion won, NH Investment & Securities 475.7 billion won, and NongHyup Life and General Insurance 67.1 billion won. Net interest income rose 7.3 percent to 2.11 trillion won and non-interest income climbed 51.3 percent to 903.6 billion won.
AI & Enterprise
DeepSeek launches new V4 model preview versions
Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has released preview versions of its new V4 AI model, the Wall Street Journal reported. The company announced the launch on its official WeChat account. DeepSeek said V4-Pro has significantly improved agent coding capabilities and offers user experience ahead of Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.5. It said output quality nears Claude Opus 4.6 in non-thought mode but trails its thought mode. The model supports Huawei chips and features Sparse Attention technology. DeepSeek also launched the cheaper, faster V4-Flash.
Finance
KOSPI ends flat around 6,475 as Kosdaq hits highest in 25 years
South Korea's KOSPI ended in a narrow range on Friday as the market digested recent consecutive gains. The benchmark closed unchanged at 6,475.63 after opening higher and briefly rising to 6,516.54. Individuals and institutions were net buyers, while foreign investors sold. The Kosdaq rose 2.51 percent to 1,203.84, its highest close since Aug. 4, 2000. The won weakened slightly against the dollar.
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AI & Enterprise
Fortytwo Maru partners with Army Logistics Command on defence AX
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Finance
Hana Securities Q1 operating profit rises 47.9 percent to 141.6 billion won
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Finance
Sh Suhyup Bank posts 98.6 billion won Q1 net profit, vows to keep driving efficiency
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People
SK Broadband CEO Kim Sung-soo joins Dorimcheon cleanup
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People & Appointments
Douzone Bizon draws about 6,000 applicants for income tax filing training tour
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Finance
Korea Exchange to ease trading rules to make market alert stocks easier to buy
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Finance
Hana Financial Q1 net profit up 7.3 percent to 1.21 trillion won
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AI & Enterprise
ChatGPT generation graduates enter job market as hiring tests 'real skills'
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AI & Enterprise
MSIT, Education Ministry launch dedicated task force for AI talent development
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AI & Enterprise
AI use turns unprofitable as GitHub Copilot, Claude curb access, straining cheap and free subscriptions
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Industry
South Korea, Vietnam to step up science and technology cooperation, masterplan unveiled
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Industry
Gartner says half of new warehouses in advanced economies by 2030 to be robot-centric
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Telecommunications & Media
Microsoft's new Surface launch likely delayed, with price rise concerns
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Mobility
Tesla to start Optimus production in July-August after converting Model S, X line
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Industry
TSMC unveils roadmap through 2029 featuring A13, A12 and N2U processes