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Jeong Eun-bo, chairman of the Korea Exchange. (KRX) (Photo: KRX)The Korea Exchange (KRX) announced the monthly corporate value enhancement status as of Jan. 26 for listed companies as part of efforts to spread a culture of respect for shareholder value.Driven by improved earnings of major corporatio…
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KDB Chairman Park Sang-jin delivers a New Year’s address at the 2026 business kick-off ceremony at the bank's headquarters in Seoul, on Jan. 2. (Photos: KDB)Park Sang-jin, chairman of Korea Development Bank (KDB), emphasized that 2026, the Year of the Horse, is the time for the bank to present a st…
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The Korea Exchange held the 2026 Securities and Derivatives Market Opening Ceremony at its Seoul office building on Jan. 2, 2026. Chairman Jeong Eun-bo delivers his opening message. (Photo: KRX)The Korea Exchange (KRX) held the 2026 Securities and Derivatives Market Opening Ceremony at its Seoul hea…
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Sung Dai-gou, CEO of Tongyang Life Insurance, poses for a photo with employees at the 2026 Leaders Vision Summit at the Human Resources Development Center on Dec. 18. (Photo: Tongyang Life Insurance)The Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) and six other financial associations held a pan-finance New Year…
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NongHyup Financial Group will invest 93 trillion won in productive finance and 15 trillion won in inclusive finance over the next five years. Chairman Lee Chan-woo poses for a photo with executives. (Photo: NongHyup Financial Group)NongHyup Financial Group Chairman Lee Chan-woo spoke about his goals…
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President Kang Tae-young of NongHyup Bank. (Photo: NongHyup Bank)NongHyup Bank President Kang Tae-young announced his 2026 management strategy goal — Becoming a bank that fuels the growth of Korea. “We have set our 2026 management strategy goal of becoming a bank that fuels the growth of…
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Hwang Ki-yeon, president of Korea Eximbank, poses for a photo after donating money to the Community Chest of Korea on Dec. 12. (Photo: Korea Eximbank)On Jan. 1, Hwang Ki-yeon, president of the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank), delivered a New Year’s message. “This year marks a sig…
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President Lee Ho-sung of Hana Bank. (Photos: Hana Bank)Hana Bank announced on Dec. 29, 2025 that it participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for Seoul Asan Cheongna Hospital, a key facility in the Cheongna Medical Town, in Cheongna-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon. The Cheongna Medical Town project invol…
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New President Jang Min-young of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK). (Photos: IBK)IBK announced on Jan. 5 the official launch of the “New IBK Nara Sarang Card” in conjunction with the launch of the third phase of the Nara Sarang Card Program.As the only company to have successfully implemented the …
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Shinhan Bank President Jung Sang-hyuk presides over the Management Strategy Meeting for the First Half of 2026 at the bank’s main building in Seoul on Jan. 5. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank President and CEO Jung Sang-hyuk announced the bank’s strategic goals for 2026 in the bank’s official ki…
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Minister Hwang Jong-woo of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), Vice Mayor Hwang Ki-yeon of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, and Gwangyang Mayor Park Sung-hyun and President Choi Kwan-ho of Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority participate …
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On Aug. 29, the government’s KDRT boards a helicopter for a search operation at a helipad of Kathmandu Airport, Nepal. (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)At 8:37 AM on Aug. 26, 2026, a massive glacier collapse occurred near the border between Nepal…
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KBIZ Standing Vice Chmn. Oh Ki-ung, ISPF Chmn. Ahn Kyung-duk and President Lee Byung-hee of Korea Labor Research Institute pose for a photo as they attended a policy debate on eliminating of industry safety gap among large-sized companies and SMEs at…
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President Byeon Jae-young of Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) signs a tripartite MOU with Royal Wagenborg and Korea Overseas Business Corp. to invigorate arctic shipping routes at BPA president’s office on Aug. 4.Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) said on Aug. 20…
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