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third quarter

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Kepco to keep electricity rates frozen for Q3

Kepco will hold third-quarter electricity rates steady as the government cites volatile energy prices and the utility’s financial strain.

2026.6.22

Job seekers line up to sit for interviews at a job fair at Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan on Feb. 10. [YONHAP]

Korea records fastest growth in paid jobs in three quarters in Q3: Gov't

Korea recorded the fastest growth in wage jobs in three quarters during the third quarter of last year, driven by an increase in positions in the health and social welfare sector and for older workers, government data showed on Tuesday.

2026.2.24

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Bank ATMs are seen in Seoul on Nov. 23. [YONHAP]

Banks' capital adequacy ratio down in Q3 this year

Korean banks saw their capital adequacy ratio inch down in the third quarter of the year, data showed Friday. The average capital adequacy ratio of 17 commercial and state-run banks had stood at 15.87 percent as of the end of September.

2025.12.5

Cosmetics company Cosmax's researchers are seen in a company laboratory [COSMAX]

Cosmetic ODMs post strong results for Q3 amid global demand for K-beauty

Korean cosmetics original design manufacturers (ODMs) continued to post strong results in the third quarter, driven by steady global demand for K-beauty products and a growing overseas client base.

2025.11.10

Containers are seen piled up at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on Nov. 6. [NEWS1]

Exports hit record $185B in Q3 on chip boom as small firms left out in the cold

Korea recorded its highest-ever quarterly exports in the third quarter, but the gains were concentrated among a few major conglomerates — a sign that the semiconductor boom is driving a deeper imbalance in the economy.

2025.11.10

Containers are piled up at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on Nov. 6. [NEWS1]

Korea's exports hit record high in Q3 due to strong chip performance

Korea's exports reached a record high in the third quarter — driven by robust shipments of semiconductors amid a “super cycle” in the chip industry, prompted by a boom in the AI sector — according to government data on Monday.

2025.11.10

Woori Financial Group headquarters in central Seoul on March 17 [YONHAP]

Woori Financial Group Q3 net profit up 40.9% to 1.29 trillion won

Woori Financial Group on Wednesday reported its third-quarter net income of 1.29 trillion won ($902.9 million), up 40.9 percent from a year earlier.

2025.10.29

Containers are stacked at Pyeongtaek Port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on Oct. 28. [YONHAP]

Securities firms lift growth forecasts after Korean economy grows faster than expected in Q3

Major Korean securities firms raised their growth forecasts for next year after the nation's economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter.

2025.10.29

A Samsung flag flutters outside the company's Seocho building in southern Seoul on July 8, 2025. [AFP/ YONHAP]

Samsung's Q3 profits to beat expectations, soaring past $7B

Samsung's third quarter operating profit is estimated to beat expectations, forecasted to reach as high as 10.5 trillion won, surpassing the FnGuide market consensus of 9.9 trillion won.

2025.10.8

Kakao announced its third-quarter earnings in a regulatory filing on Thursday. [KAKAO]

Kakao Q3 profit drops 63.9 percent

Kakao's third-quarter net profit fell 63.9 percent on year. The company attributed the decline to the additional costs of investments in infrastructure and restructuring of subsidiaries.

2023.11.9

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third quarter

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Kepco to keep electricity rates frozen for Q3

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Banks' capital adequacy ratio down in Q3 this year

Cosmetic ODMs post strong results for Q3 amid global demand for K-beauty

Exports hit record $185B in Q3 on chip boom as small firms left out in the cold

Korea's exports hit record high in Q3 due to strong chip performance

Woori Financial Group Q3 net profit up 40.9% to 1.29 trillion won

Securities firms lift growth forecasts after Korean economy grows faster than expected in Q3

Samsung's Q3 profits to beat expectations, soaring past $7B

Kakao Q3 profit drops 63.9 percent