Lotte Chemical Corp. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net loss of 107.1 billion won (US$77.8 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it

Korea Electric Power Corp. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 114.4 billion won (US$83.1 million), swinging from a loss of 1.9 trillion won a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period

South Korea’s social media giant Kakao Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter net income jumped 59.1 percent from a year earlier, led by higher sales of its platform business.

Net profit for the April-June period

KT and G Corp. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 318 billion won (US$230.9 million), up 57.5 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit

Eighteen people have died from heat-related causes so far this year, officials said Thursday, as intense heat with apparent temperatures of over 35 C continues to grip the country.

A total of 1,907 people