Participants at a sports day for older adults in Busan perform a dance on Oct. 8.YONHAP
Good evening! It's a short week this week. Hope it was a good one as we head into the Hangul Day long weekend. Here are the stories you need to know in Korea!
In today's news, Samsung's operating profit is estimated to have surpassed 100 trillion won for Q3. In other stories, we head to a special toy repair store in Seoul's Gangnam District, where a doll doctor helps mend stuffed animals and other items. Meanwhile, Galaxy Fold8 owners are adopting more retro visuals for their new phones. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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BUSINESS
Samsung's estimated operating profit tops 100 trillion won for first time in Q3 on memory demand
Samsung Electronics estimated its operating profit for the July-September period at 107.4 trillion won ($80.2 billion), topping 100 trillion won for the first time in a quarter, driven by continued memory demand.
The figure jumped 782.5 percent from a year earlier and exceeded the market consensus of 106 trillion won compiled by FnGuide, even though a stronger won was expected to weigh on earnings.
The Suwon, Gyeonggi-based chipmaker said third-quarter revenue was 195 trillion won, up 126.59 percent on year. That was below analyst forecasts of 200.3 trillion won.
Admitted, diagnosed, treated: Inside Seoul's hospital for stuffed animals
At Toytalez in Seoul's Gangnam District, doll doctor Titi Kim repairs cherished teddy bears and stuffed animals, preserving the memories that make them more than toys.
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Beyond canvas bags: Museum visitors turn to premium designs, goods to connect with artists
Artist-led limited editions and high-end crafts are catering to museumgoers' growing demand for premium merchandise — and their comfort with heftier price tags.
