Tuesday, May 11, 2021

 

Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and international media today

 

The Korea Post ( http://www.koreapost.com/ )

Rise and rise of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of Nigeria, a noted business leader, public figure

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, is a Nigerian politician, business leader and public figure with a dominant influence in political, economic and social arena of Africa’s largest economy and democracy. In this special report conducted by Korean Post, profiles the rise and rise of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu within Nigeria’s political and socioeconomic space, asserts that the politician from Abia state, South East Nigeria still has a pivotal role to play in the emerging politics of 2023.

The question on the lips of several pundits is whether Senator Kalu will throw his hat in the ring to run for the Presidency as the top job becomes vacant in 2023. With hordes of Senator Kalu’s supporters across 36 states of Nigeria and Diaspora strategizing on possible Orji Uzor Kalu challenge for Presidency 2023 ahead of the big race.

Call to leadership:

 Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Chief Whip of Nigeria’s Senate is a dynamic, focused, and result-oriented leader that delivering on his remits, whenever opportunities beckon. Ahead of the 2023 election, political pundits and observers of Nigerian political environment believes that he may yet play a lead role as the country’s democracy consolidates.

 

LG Electronics posts highest quarterly results with 18 trillion won in sales

LG Electronics announced the first-quarter 2021 consolidated sales of 18.81 trillion won ($16.90 billion) and operating profit of 1.52 trillion won ($ 1.36 billion) – the highest quarterly results in the company’s history on April 29 with the 8.1 percent operating profit being a first-quarter record.

Compared with the first quarter a year ago, revenues grew by 27.7 percent and profitability soared by 39.1 percent, reflecting very strong demand for LG home appliances and home entertainment products as consumers around the world continue to spend more time at home.

The LG Home Appliance & Air Solution Company generated first-quarter sales of KRW 6.71 trillion (USD 6.03 billion), an increase of 23.8 percent from the previous year. Operating profit of  919.90 billion won ($826.39 million) was 22.1 percent higher than the first quarter last year.

For the second consecutive quarter the appliance business division saw significant growth year-on-year in North America and Europe as well as in its home market of South Korea where the rental business is particularly healthy. Profitability was accompanied by stable growth led by strong sales of premium products in North America and Europe. The business unit expects to see continued growth by expanding overseas sales in new products.

 

Uzbekistan one of few countries actively involved in the evacuation of citizens from areas of military conflict

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.
Despite the negative aspects of the coronavirus pandemic, which affected almost all countries of the world, experts, journalists and bloggers in the world community often raise another question - How states can and should support their citizens who find themselves in zones of armed conflict, mostly in the Middle East and also in Afghanistan?
Alarming here is the UN assessment, where, according to their data, about 27,000 foreign children are being held in camps in northeastern Syria, 90 percent of whom have not yet reached the age of 12. Naturally, the task is not easy, but feasible, given that everyone has the right to rely on the help and support of the state. And their number, according to various estimates, is more than 50, whose citizens are and live in conditions of incessant hostilities.

 

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KBS ( http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/ )

S. Korea's Daily COVID-19 Cases Climb Above 500

South Korea's daily new COVID-19 cases climbed back above 500 on Tuesday amid lingering concerns about a spike in infections.

 The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) said Tuesday that 511 new cases were detected throughout Monday, raising the country's accumulated caseload to 128-thousand-283.

 The daily figures rose above 500 a day after it fell to the 400s for the first time in a week.

 Of the new cases, 483 are local transmissions and 28 are from overseas.

 

 Ambassador Promises Best Efforts to Secure COVID-19 Vaccines from US before June

South Korea's Ambassador to the United States Lee Soo-hyuck said he will do his best to have COVID-19 vaccines supplied to South Korea before June by contacting the U.S. government.

Lee made the remarks on Monday in a virtual press conference with South Korean journalists in Washington.

The ambassador said that there is growing attention on whether South Korea will be supplied with vaccines from the U.S. government or U.S. drug makers ahead of a summit between the leaders of the two nations.

President Moon Jae-in is set to hold a bilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden next Friday in Washington.

Lee said that he is hearing from the U.S. government that they fully understand South Korea's situation.

He added that he is also continuously consulting with ranking officials of Pfizer.

 

Pentagon: Investigation Under Way into Weapons Seized at Sea

The U.S. Department of Defense said on Monday that an investigation is under way to find the source and destination of illicit weapons seized over the weekend in Arabian waters.

The U.S. Navy said on Saturday that it has seized thousands of powerful weapons from a vessel sailing through the North Arabian Sea. 

Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said that the source and destination of the seized weapons are still under investigation, though answered “no” when asked if North Korea could be excluded as an intended destination.

The seized weapons reportedly included dozens of Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles and thousands of Chinese Type 56 assault rifles.

 


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Yonhap ( http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr )

Moon says real estate policy is key reason for by-election rout

President Moon Jae-in on Monday agreed to modify some of his real estate policies, calling them a main reason for voters' "severe punishment" for his party in recent local by-elections.

"(My government) has failed to achieve the aim of stabilizing property prices and (the party) received a severe punishment for that," Moon said during a press conference at Cheong Wa Dae held to mark the fourth anniversary of his inauguration.

He picked the real estate problem when asked by a reporter what was the most "most regrettable" policy failure in the past four years.

Moon's policy failures to curb runaway housing prices have been blamed for the ruling Democratic Party's crushing defeat in the April 7 Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections, a key barometer of voter sentiment ahead of next year's presidential election.

 

Police seek arrest warrant for man for alleged abuse of 2-year-old adopted daughter

Police said Monday they have sought an arrest warrant for a man suspected of abusing his 2-year-old adopted daughter to the point she fell unconscious with bleeding in her brain.

The Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency said the suspect, who is in his 30s, admitted to hitting the child with his hands on Saturday morning because she "kept whining."

According to the man, the girl then fell asleep, but when she didn't wake up several hours later, he took her to a hospital near his home in Hwaseong, about 40 kilometers south of Seoul.

Hospital workers determined she was in a serious state and sent her to a bigger hospital in Incheon, 40 km west of Seoul, where doctors discovered bleeding in her brain and bruises on her face and body, and reported the case to the police.

The girl underwent brain surgery but has yet to regain consciousness.

 

New cases under 500 on fewer tests, potential surge still worrisome

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases rose by the smallest number in a week on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but health authorities remained worried over a potential spike amid spreading variant cases.

The country reported 463 more COVID-19 cases, including 436 local infections, raising the total caseload to 127,772, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.

Monday's figure fell from 564 Sunday and 701 Saturday as fewer people took virus tests over the weekend. The daily caseload usually spikes after weekends as more people get tested.

 

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The Korea Herald ( http://www.koreaherald.com )

‘Safety is taking a backseat in Korea’s vaccine rollout’

South Korea’s COVID-19 vaccination program has on critical occasions disregarded evidence-based approach and principles of safety first, a top infectious disease epidemiologist and vaccine expert said.

“In a race to vaccinate Koreans as quickly as possible, safety concerns went unaddressed, costing in the process what is most integral to any successful vaccination program -- public trust in the system,” Dr. Chun Byung-chul, a professor at Korea University’s preventive medicine department, said in an interview with The Korea Herald.

The government has made it a goal to accomplish herd immunity by November, if not sooner, but rushing “will do more harm than good,” he warned.

“In the early weeks of the program, the government told the hospital where I work to complete vaccinations of over 2,000 employees within five days,” he said. Other hospitals of similar sizes were instructed the same. As a result, some staffers had to go into surgery and other appointments on fever reducers without being able to take time off for the now well-known debilitating side effects, he said.

 

GM Korea denounces exit ban on CEO Kazem

US carmaker General Motors and its domestic affiliate GM Korea on Monday blamed the South Korean government for handing down another exit ban on the GM Korea chief.

Calling the ban an abuse of power and discrimination against foreign businesses here, the carmaker vowed to take legal countermeasures.

“(The government’s exit ban order) is an arbitrary administrative measure which may lead to an abuse of legal procedures,” said GM Korea in a statement.

“In order to respect the court’s (earlier) decision, it is crucial that (the latest exit ban) be reviewed properly and withdrawn.”

Last month, the Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of GM Korea CEO Kaher Kazem, ordering the government to remove the extended exit ban on the business chief who is currently on trial for illegal hiring charges.

 

Income inequality widens over women losing jobs during COVID

South Korea’s income inequality has worsened after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, with rising female unemployment and pay cuts widening the gap, a report from the central bank showed Monday.

The average income earned by the bottom 20 percent here in the April-December period last year declined by 17.1 percent on-year, data compiled by the Bank of Korea showed.

The income loss is larger than those of other income groups, such as the top 20 percent, which shed an average 1.5 percent in the same period. The second-highest income group and the second-lowest groups each shed 2.7 percent and 5.6 percent, respectively.

The data involved 12,138 households of more than two people. Those working in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry and money earned through emergency cash handouts or government financial support programs were excluded.

 

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The Korea Times ( http://www.koreatimes.co.kr )

Moon urges North Korea to return to negotiation table

President Moon Jae-in said Monday that the new North Korea policy developed by President Joe Biden's administration was "another chance" for Pyongyang to begin dialogue, pledging he will do his utmost to facilitate talks between the two Koreas and the U.S.

"The U.S. consulted with the South Korean government on the policy from the beginning, in the belief that the prolonged breakdown in talks with the North is inappropriate," Moon said during a press conference marking his fourth anniversary in office.

"Though the new U.S. administration's North Korea policy has not been fully revealed, it is on the same page as our government."

Moon's remarks came amid the prolonged stalemate in the President's efforts to revive the "peace mood" on the Korean Peninsula after the failed Hanoi summit in 2019 between former U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

 

Most Korean man-foreign woman couples seeking divorce are facing financial woes

Most "international" couples comprised of a Korean citizen husband and a foreign national wife who were on the verge of divorce in 2020 suffered from financial difficulties, according to the Korea Legal Aid Center for Family Relations.

The center published statistics related to 708 such cases in which it offered divorce-related legal counseling to last year; and among them, 65 percent of the sessions were carried out at the request of the Korean husbands, while the rest were at the request of the wives.

With regards to their financial situation, 83.8 percent of the immigrant wives and 61.9 percent of the Korean husbands said they did not have a stable income. Some 25 percent of the wives said that they were homemakers, and 21.5 percent of the Korean husbands said that they were unemployed.

"Couples in multicultural marriages had more factors that could lead to a divorce from the beginning of their marriages, such as financial difficulties and large age gaps," a center official said.

 

Critics say Moon's special address far from public sentiment

President Moon Jae-in's special address, Monday, on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of his inauguration, left critics believing that he still does not recognize the current situation that the public is facing, according to political watchers.

"I think the President is not on-point regarding what the public are complaining about," Hangil Research director and political analyst Hong Hyeong-sik said.

"It seems that his aides might be failing to recognize and precisely report to the President the situation as it is."

Hong added, "President Moon needs to feel the same urgency that the general public are feeling."

During his special address, Moon was critical of the current parliamentary confirmation hearing system for ministers and other ranking government officials, which he believes focuses on humiliating nominees, preventing him from picking candidates who are a good fit for the job.

 

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HanKyoReh Shinmun ( http://english.hani.co.kr )

Experts comment on Moon administration's glories, failures, offer advice for its final year

Looking back at four years of the Moon Jae-in administration: good intentions insufficiently fulfilled

It was a beautiful spring day on May 10, 2017, and the new president vowed to make South Korea a country worthy of its name in his inauguration speech. The people erupted in cheers. They had spent the winter in the public square holding candles and chanting slogans demanding former President Park Geun-hye be impeached.

Exactly four years passed, and the Hankyoreh asked 10 political experts to evaluate the government's record and solicited advice as to what course the government should take in its final year in office. In their overall appraisal, the experts agreed that the government had good intentions, but its record was lackluster. They recommended that it focus on ending the COVID-19 pandemic and alleviating economic inequality, as well as reducing social divisions.

 

Denuclearization of N. Korea, or Korean Peninsula?

In a press conference that followed a 2+2 meeting of the South Korean and US foreign and defense ministers on March 18, a reporter with the US site POLITICO posed a final question that seemed to strike deeply at the heart of the differences between Seoul and Washington over the denuclearization issue.

“And finally, if I may, for Minister Chung: The US delegation has repeatedly called for the denuclearization of North Korea — specifically North Korea, not the Korean Peninsula. So does the Government of South Korea back this call rather than [denuclearization of the] the Korean Peninsula?”

As the reporter noted, South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong had consistently used the term “denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” every time he had the opportunity to speak. In contrast, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had been persistently using the term “denuclearization of North Korea” since the day before and had declared in the same press conference that day that the US was “committed to the denuclearization of North Korea.”

 

 

S. Korean foreign minister asks for cooperation on Korean Peninsula peace process at G7 meeting

South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong issued a call at a G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ meeting for support and cooperation on the Korean Peninsula peace process, which faces a crossroads as the US formulates its new North Korea policy.

At the meeting in London on Tuesday and Wednesday, Chung called for the G7’s support and cooperation on the “Korean Peninsula peace process for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” which he called a “key issue for the peace and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region,” the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Thursday.

With Chung’s remarks, the South Korean government took advantage of the US government’s conclusion of its North Korea policy role and its explanation of the results to South Korea and to Japan and other G7 countries to reiterate the importance of resuming the currently halted Korean Peninsula peace process.

 

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Chosun Ilbo ( http://english.chosun.com )

Online Videos Ruining Kids' Reading Comprehension

A growing number of children are hooked on YouTube at the expense of books and have increasing trouble understanding written texts.

Teachers say the problem is getting serious. The Chosun Ilbo and the Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations surveyed 1,152 teachers and found that 37.9 percent rated students' reading comprehension at 70 out of 100 and 35.1 percent at 60 out of 100, while only 15.4 percent rated it 80 out of 100. Some 9.4 percent rated it less than 59 out of 100 or fail.

One middle school in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province has started teaching remedial Korean vocabulary classes after hours. Such classes are usually needed only for English and math, but the school found that growing numbers of students lacked even basic vocabulary.

"We had to starting the lessons because students had problems reading more than three sentences at a time and couldn't connect the meanings of different sentences."

 

Korean Businesses in India Hit by COVID Crisis

Korean businesses in India have been hit hard by the huge surge in coronavirus infections there.

With a population of 1.4 billion people, India ranks among the world's top three markets along with the U.S. and China, but 403,738 new infections were reported there on Saturday alone, forcing around 700 Korean companies there to send non-essential staff back to Korea and have essential employees work from home.

Hyundai, which has a factory in Chennai, is halting production from Monday to Saturday for facility repairs that were traditionally done in the summer holidays. "Our production has not been directly affected yet, but more and more areas are being locked down and only around 20 percent of our dealers are working," a staffer said.

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Calls for Incentives as Vaccine Uptake Remains Low

 

The government is hoping to speed up coronavirus vaccination despite a string of setbacks and its failure to secure sufficient vaccines in time.

The current modest goal is to inoculate 13 million of Korea's 58 million population in the first half of the year, but uptake has been poor amid fears of side effects from the vaccines, and calls are growing to offer incentives for people to take the jab.

Health authorities say there were only 19,631 reports of side effects or a mere 0.47 percent of all 4.18 million vaccine doses administered as of Sunday morning.

The reporting rate dropped from 1.81 percent in the first week of vaccinations (Feb. 26-March 6) to 0.12 percent in the ninth week (April 25-May 1), but fears linger.

Currently, the government pays for all medical costs if a causal relationship is found between vaccination and death or illness.

 

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The Dong-A Ilbo ( http://english.donga.com/ )

Pres. Moon Jae-in criticizes sending of anti-North Korea leaflets

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday publicly criticized the sending of anti-North Korean leaflets to North Korea, saying such activities “throw cold water on inter-Korean relations.” This is the first time that President Moon mentioned sending of anti-North Korean leaflets by civic groups in South Korea. It appears President Moon made the remarks in response to the recently released statement by Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which called anti-North Korea leaflets an “intolerable provocation” and warned of “corresponding action.” However, with the Biden administration promoting a campaign for the free flow of information to North Korea, experts point out Seoul and Washington are not in agreement over the anti-Pyongyang leaflet issue. President Moon will hold his first summit talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on June 21.

 

Adverse vaccine reactions to be compensated with up to 10 million won

Medical expenses up to 10 million won will be covered for those who suffer major adverse reactions after getting inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine even if the causality between the reactions and vaccine is not proved.

On Monday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced such a blanket compensation scheme for vaccine-related adverse reactions. While there have been cases where the patients suffer cerebral hemorrhage or myelitis after getting a coronavirus jab, they could not receive any compensation as the vaccine’s causality was not established. Thanks to the new compensation scheme, those who experience unexpected reactions from vaccination can have their medical expenses covered starting on May 17 without having to prove their causal relationship with COVID vaccines.

 

EU leaders call on Washington to lift vaccine export bans

EU member states put a greater emphasis on Washington's lessening of COVID-19 vaccine export limits rather than on the suspension of intellectual property rights to COVID-19 vaccines. They imply that U.S. President Joe Biden's support of the waiver in question does not provide any immediate solution to the ongoing shortages of vaccines across the globe.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday (local time) in a press conference regarding the EU summit talk held in Porto, Portugal, that waiving intellectual property rights to vaccines does not help produce any single dose of COVID-19 vaccine within the mid- and long-term period. She called on all nations across the world to promise to export vaccines in large quantities just as the European Union does.


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The KyungHyang Shinmun ( http://english.khan.co.kr/ )


Number of Number of COVID-19 Cases Remain Between 400-700 for over a Month. Why?

The daily number of COVID-19 cases has been rising and falling somewhere between 400 and 700 for over a month without any significant increases or drops. It appears there is a tight tug-of-war between the risk factors--the still low vaccination rate, accumulated sources of transmission in the local community, clusters of transmission in public facilities due to the easing of distancing measures, and the spread of variants of the virus in the local community--and efforts to contain the outbreak, such as vaccination and preventive measures.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight May 9, they confirmed 564 new cases of COVID-19. This was 137 fewer than the previous day (701), but the drop was mainly due to fewer diagnostic tests conducted over the weekend rather than the weakening of the outbreak. However, the fact that the number of daily new cases in the local community has been slowly decreasing since mid-April is a positive sign. Last week (May 2-8), the daily average of COVID-19 cases was 565.3, 31.8 (5.4%) fewer than the previous week (April 25-May 1, 597.1). This day, the acting prime minister, Hong Nam-ki said, “The number of new COVID-19 cases is falling in general,” and announced, “We decided not to extend the special period for the inspection of preventive measures.”

 

“The Cho Kuk Incident Hurt the Young People” Kim Boo-kyum Lowers His Head and Keeps His Distance with the Ruling Party

On May 6, prime minister nominee Kim Boo-kyum (Bu-gyeom) made comments keeping a distance from the “text bombs” by strong Democratic Party of Korea supporters in connection to the scandal of former justice minister Cho Kuk and from the ramming of legislation by the ruling party. As for the allegation that his daughter and son-in-law received special favors when investing in the private equity fund by Lime Asset Management, Kim aggressively refuted the allegations arguing that they were victims. However, he bowed his head saying he was “ashamed” when it came to other accusations concerning morality.

■ The Cho Kuk Incident “Hurt the Young People”

In the confirmation hearing at the National Assembly, Kim maintained a distance with the pro-Moon members, the mainstream of the Democratic Party. He said, “There was a certain level of expectations for former minister Cho, and he failed to meet them in a number of aspects.” Kim also said, “I regret that it left several wounds on the people, particularly the young people.”

 

Older People with Higher Income and Education Levels Practiced More Environmentally Friendly Actions

A survey showed that in South Korea, older people with a high level of education tended to take more environmentally friendly actions. In general, people were interested in the environment and thought environmental preservation was important, but few took actions to protect the environment.

On May 5, the Korea Environment Institute (KEI) released these results in a study published in the quarterly Journal of Environmental Policy and Administration, under the title, “A Synthetic Analysis of Public Survey on Awareness of Korean Towards the Environment.” The study analyzed the changing awareness of the people based on the Public Survey on Awareness of Koreans Towards the Environment from 2012 to 2017.

The analysis scored the public’s interest in the environment on a scale ranging from 0 to 5 and showed that Koreans in general were slightly more interested than the average (3) with a score of 3.49. The people’s awareness of the importance of environmental preservation also scored 3.97. In particular, in 2017, 78.6% of the people thought the environment was either “important” or “very important.”


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Maeil Business News Korea ( http://www.pulsenews.co.kr/ )

GS Holdings enjoys phenomenal gain in Q1 earnings on GS Caltex’s recovery

South Korea’s GS Holdings on Monday reported its first-quarter consolidated operating profit soared by a whopping 7,365.6 percent from the same period of last year to 706.4 billion won ($634.4 million) on the back of a sharp recovery of its oil refinery and power generation subsidiaries.

Sales for the first three months of this year amounted to 4.28 trillion won, up by 2.1 percent, and bottom line swung to a profit of 584.6 billion won from a loss of 295.2 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Compared to the figures in the fourth quarter, the first-quarter sales and operating profit increased 17.3 percent and 152.5 percent, respectively.

 

Korean pres vows over 4% growth this year, consider public voice in Samsung’s Lee pardon

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, now with just a year left in his five-year term, vowed to achieve over 4 percent economic growth by the end of the year and softened on his conviction of withholding presidential pardons of business tycoons in case of Jay Y. Lee, chief of Samsung Group and Samsung Electronics.

“The government will do upmost to achieve an annualized economic growth of over 4 percent this year,” Moon said Monday in a televised press conference marking his fourth year in office and outlining work in his final year.

Authorities have recently turned more upbeat about the economy rebound from a contraction of 1.0 percent in the Covid-19 year of 2020. They projected the economy would perform beyond the government estimate of 3.0 percent and the Bank of Korea’s 3.2 percent after the gross domestic product added 1.6 percent in the first quarter, doubling the government estimate of around 0.8 percent.

 

NCSoft’s Q1 income at 4-yr low on stagnant Lineage sales and spike in labor cost

South Korea’s gaming giant NCSoft Corp. on Monday reported its worst quarterly operating profit in four years in the first three months of this year with nearly 80 percent on-year plunge due to stagnation in mainstay Lineage series and spike in labor cost to defend skilled talents amid intensifying competition for IT programmers.

 

In its regulatory filing on Monday, NCSoft announced that its consolidated operating profit for the first quarter ended March shrank 63.8 percent from a quarter ago and 76.5 percent from a year ago to 56.73 billion won ($50.9 million), the lowest quarterly operating profit since the second quarter of 2017 when it reported 37.6 billion won.
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