Woori Financial Group Inc. on Friday reported its first-quarter net income of 839.5 billion won (US$610.4 million), down 11.3 percent from a year earlier.

Operating profit for the January-March period was 1.14 trillion won,

GS Engineering and Construction Corp. on Friday reported its first-quarter net income of 138.3 billion won (US$100.6 million), down 15.3 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for fostering more military commanders to bolster the country’s combat capabilities and help stoke fears among its enemies, state media reported Friday.

Kim made the remark during his

Samsung Card Co. on Friday reported its first-quarter net income of 177.9 billion won (US$129.5 million), up 22.3 percent from a year earlier.

Operating income for the January-March period was 241.2 billion won, up

HL Mando Co. on Friday reported its first-quarter net income of 145.7 billion won (US$106 million), up 234.5 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 75.6