Asahi Group's Net Profit Hits Record in Jan.-June
Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)--Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Friday that its consolidated net profit in January-June jumped 68.8 pct from a year before to 99.1 billion yen, hitting a first-half record high, thanks to a weaker yen and the sale of a factory site. The group's first-half sales increased 7.7 pct to 1,463.9 billion yen. Sales in Japan and East Asia fell 2.2 pct due to a system fail...
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