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  South Korea’s Blue House Says U.S. Complaints Stem From Legislative Delays Breaking: The Blue House said U.S. dissatisfaction is “100%” due to delays in legislation and said it will explain its efforts to move the bills forward.* This article has been translated by AI. January 28, 2026
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  South Korean Lawmakers Clash Over Trump’s Proposed Tariff Hike and Ratification Claims Lawmakers traded blame Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s sudden plan to raise tariffs on South Korea, with the People Power Party arguing the government failed to secure National Assembly approval for follow-up steps in U.S. tariff negotiations after Prime Minister Kim Min Seok’s trip to Washington. The Democratic Party countered that Trump’s approach to diplomacy and trade is unconventional and said a unified political response is needed to strengthen South Korea’s negotiating pos January 28, 2026
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  Court Convicts Kim Keon Hee of Influence-Peddling, Acquits Her in Stock Manipulation Case A South Korean court on Tuesday said it recognized Kim Keon Hee’s political influence but ruled that her status alone could not expand criminal liability. The court found her partly guilty over receiving money and valuables linked to the Unification Church, but acquitted her of conspiracy allegations tied to the Deutsche Motors stock manipulation case and an opinion-poll controversy involving Myung Tae-kyun, citing insufficient evidence. The Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Divisio January 28, 2026
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  Bodyfriend Lunar New Year Deals, Ceragem Wins 4 Good Design Awards, New Products From Yuhan-Kimberly, Hanssem and Ace Bed Bodyfriend launches Lunar New Year promotion, 'The Standard of Gifts' Bodyfriend said Tuesday it is launching its Lunar New Year “The Standard of Gifts” promotion for customers who rent or buy its health care robots, offering benefits worth up to 2.52 million won. The company said customers who rent or purchase eligible products can combine three offers — a special Lunar New Year gift benefit, an upfront-payment discount program and a co-branded credit-card statement discount — for total January 28, 2026
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  SK hynix posts record 2025 profit, topping Samsung Electronics for first time Riding a boom in AI semiconductors, SK hynix posted record annual revenue and operating profit last year, and its operating profit topped Samsung Electronics’ annual operating profit for the first time. SK hynix said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it posted 97.1467 trillion won ($97,146.7 billion) in revenue and 47.2063 trillion won ($47,206.3 billion) in operating profit. Net profit was 42.9479 trillion won ($42,947.9 billion). Revenue rose 46.7% from a year earlier and operatin January 28, 2026
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  SK On posts 2025 Q4 operating loss of 441.4 billion won; full-year loss 931.9 billion won SK On’s fourth-quarter 2025 operating loss widened 19% from the prior quarter, hurt by base effects tied to the end of U.S. electric-vehicle purchase subsidies, among other factors. According to industry sources on Tuesday, SK On posted fourth-quarter revenue of 1.4572 trillion won and an operating loss of 441.4 billion won. The loss widened by 251.7 billion won from an operating loss of 189.7 billion won a year earlier. Compared with a 124.8 billion won loss in the third quarter, the defi January 28, 2026
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  Amorepacific Donates 300 Million Won; WHO.A.U Debuts 2026 Collection; Skinfood Launches Limited Edition Amorepacific donates 300 million won to Hope 2026 giving campaign Amorepacific said Tuesday it donated 300 million won to the Community Chest of Korea’s “Hope 2026 Sharing Campaign.” The company has taken part in the campaign for 24 years since 2002. Since 2008, it has made designated donations to its “Beautiful Life” program to support the economic independence of women in vulnerable groups. Since 2024, it has directed donations to its “MEET YOUR BEAUTY” campaign aimed at helping teenag January 28, 2026
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  SK hynix posts record annual and fourth-quarter revenue and operating profit According to a filing on the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure system on Tuesday, SK hynix posted annual revenue of 97.1467 trillion won and operating profit of 47.2063 trillion won last year. That was up 46.8% and 101.2%, respectively, from a year earlier, setting record highs for both revenue and operating profit on an annual basis. Fourth-quarter revenue totaled 32.8267 trillion won, and operating profit was 19.1696 trillion won. The figures rose 66.1% and 137.2% fr January 28, 2026
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  Daehan Flour Mills to Cut Flour Prices by an Average 4.6% Starting Next Month Daehan Flour Mills said Tuesday it will cut prices on some flour products by an average 4.6% starting Feb. 1, citing the government’s push to stabilize prices. The cuts apply mainly to large 20-kilogram products supplied to businesses, including Gompyo Premium Noodle Flour (Australian wheat), Gom (first-grade all-purpose) and Elephant (first-grade bread flour). They also cover 3-kilogram, 2.5-kilogram and 1-kilogram products supplied to retailers. A company official said external factors January 28, 2026
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  SK hynix best-yet Q4 and 2025 income, beating consensus and Samsung Elec SEOUL, January 28 (AJP) -SK hynix, leveraging its dominant lead in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) powering hyperscalers and AI accelerators, delivered its strongest-yet quarterly and annual results and expects further gains this year as global memory revenue approaches $1 trillion. According to a regulatory filing Tuesday, operating income for the quarter ended December surged to 19.17 trillion won ($13.5 billion), up 68 percent from the previous quarter and 137 percent from a year January 28, 2026