SK hynix posted an all-time high operating profit of 47.21 trillion won ($33.1 billion) in 2025, more than double the previous year's figure, as the company fully capitalized on an AI-driven memory supercycle that boosted demand and pricing power.
The number of foreign workers in Korea surpassed 1.1 million in 2025 to reach a record high, while the proportion of employed international students also rose sharply, a survey showed Thursday.
An electronic signboard at a cryptocurrency exchange in southern Seoul shows that the price of bitcoin surpassed 100 million won ($76,000) during a trading session Monday.
New Covid-19 infections soared past 7,000 for the first time Wednesday, signaling that the pandemic's fourth wave is only getting worse, with the number of critically ill patients also reaching a record high.
Korea posted record-high daily Covid-19 cases of 5,123 Wednesday even before it has to deal with the new Omicron variant that is believed to be more contagious.
Seoul's main bourse hit an all-time high Thursday of 3,286.10, up 0.3 percent from the previous trading day. The Kospi also reached a new record intra-trading level, 3,292.27.
A digital screen at Hana Bank's dealing room in central Seoul shows the Kospi hit a record high Thursday closing at 3,160.84, up 46.29 points, or 1.49 percent, from the previous trading day.
Korea's main bourse punched through the 3,100-mark Friday on big advances for market heavyweights Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor.
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