Latest Samsung Estimates Record 107.4 Trillion Won Quarterly Operating Profit

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8 Oct 2026

Samsung Electronics estimates that third-quarter operating profit climbed 782.5 percent from a year earlier to 107.4 trillion won, as AI-related semiconductor demand and elevated memory prices powered another record quarter.

7 Oct 2026

South Korea’s antitrust regulator has begun deliberations on allegations that SK Energy and HD Hyundai Oilbank exchanged sales information and coordinated fuel prices, with examiners recommending fines and corrective orders.

6 Oct 2026

Lotte Department Store says annual sales to foreign shoppers have exceeded 1 trillion won for the first time, reflecting strong demand for luxury goods, Korean fashion, dining and cultural experiences across its nationwide network.

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Samsung Estimates Record 107.4 Trillion Won Quarterly Operating Profit

South Korean Watchdog Opens Price-Rigging Review of Two Oil Refiners

Lotte Department Store’s Foreign-Customer Sales Pass 1 Trillion Won

An unbranded fictional South Korean department store interior with shopping bags and luggage illustrates foreign visitor retail spending; this is not a Lotte location or a photograph of the reported milestone. AI-generated illustrative image; not a photograph of the event.

LG Components Head to Orbit for First Groupwide Space Test

A fictional unbranded CubeSat engineering model illustrates component testing for a planned space mission; it is not LG's actual payload or the mission satellite. AI-generated illustrative image; not a photograph of the event.

Hyundai Glovis and LGL to Study Nuclear-Powered Car Carriers