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Seoul, Jul 30 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean giant Samsung Electronics achieved a net profit of 5.55 trillion won ($4.67 billion) in the second quarter, a 7.33 percent year-on-year increase, driven by its semiconductor division.The company's gross operating profit between April and June was 7.7 trillion won, 8.21 percent more than the same quarter of 2019, while its operating profit stood at 8.15 trillion won, an increase of 23.48 percent year-on-year, Samsung Electronics said in a statement on Thursday."Even as the spread of COVID-19 caused closures and slowdowns at stores and production sites around the world, the Company responded to challenges through its extensive global supply chain, while minimizing the impact of the pandemic by strengthening online sales channels and optimizing costs," the statement said. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: A SAMSUNG STORE IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects to register a 15.8 trillion won ($ 13.3 billion) operating profit in the year’s third quarter, representing 27.9 percent more year-on-year thanks to the continued good performance of its chip branch.This operating result, though below analysts' estimates, would also represent an advance of 25.7 percent compared to April-June, according to the financial projection of the South Korean technology giant published Friday.The company based in Suwon (south of Seoul) also said it expects to have a turnover in the July-September period of about 73 trillion won. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: THE SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS GALLERY AT THE SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS HEADQUARTERS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Hong Kong, Aug 11 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday posted a HK$7.6 billion ($977 million) loss in the first half of 2021, narrower than the prior year's HK$9.9 billion. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: CATHAY PACIFIC´S HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, AND A DISUSED CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS PROPELLER PLANE IS DISPLAYED OUTSIDE THE COMPANY’S HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN HONG KONG.
Tokyo, Aug 4 (EFE/EPA).- The world's largest vehicle manufacturer, Toyota Motor, said Wednesday it recorded a net profit of 897.8 billion yen ($8.2 billion) in the April-June quarter, a 465.36 percent increase year-on-year.According to the company statement, Toyota also logged a gross operating profit (EBITDA) of 1.25 trillion yen, a 963.62 percent increase year-on-year. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF TOYOTA SHOWROOMS IN TOKYO, JAPAN AND IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Seoul, Jul 29 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics announced Thursday it posted a second-quarter net profit of 9.63 trillion won (about $ 8.3 billion), up 73.2 percent year-on-year, thanks to its branch semiconductors sales.The company also achieved a gross operating profit of 12.9 trillion won for April-June, 65.76 percent more than in the same period of 2020. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF SAMSUNG HEADQUARTERS AND SAMSUNG SHOP IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Yokohama, Jul 28 (EFE/EPA).- Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor has registered a net profit of 114.5 billion yen ($1.04 billion) for the April-June period, in contrast with the 285.6 million yen net loss it posted in the same period last year, largely thanks to a good performance in the United States market.Japan's second largest carmaker on Wednesday also announced that during the first quarter of the Japanese fiscal year ending in June, it achieved a gross operating profit of 90.3 billion yen, compared to the loss of 232.3 billion yen between April-June 2020. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS NISSAN CARS AT GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS SHOWROOM OF NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. IN YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE, JAPAN.