SEOUL -- SK Hynix's profit growth slowed in the fourth quarter from the previous three months as increased output from Chinese rivals weighed on the memory chip industry as a whole.
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SK Hynix is competing with accelerating memory chip output from Chinese rivals. © AP
SEOUL -- SK Hynix's profit growth slowed in the fourth quarter from the previous three months as increased output from Chinese rivals weighed on the memory chip industry as a whole.