(LEAD) Shinsegae Q1 net income sharply up on department store sales | Yonhap News Agency

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(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Shinsegae Inc., the operator of South Korea's major department store chain, said Tuesday its first-quarter net income nearly doubled from a year earlier on strong department store sales amid an increase in foreig