Seoul - NHN, the operator of South Korea's top internet portal Naver, announced that its first-quarter earnings rose 17.9 percent on increased revenue from online games. Net income came to 104.3 billion won (US$82.6 million) in the January-March period, compared with 88.4 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing. Compared with the previous quarter, its net profit was also up 5.6 percent. Sales climbed 9.2 percent on-year to 322 billion won and operating income also … [Read more...] about Korea: NHN’s Q1 net surges 18 percent on increased revenue from online games