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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KBFG)Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group said in his New Year¡¯s address that 2019 should the year that the financial group consolidates its position as the top financial group in the country by widening the gap with the second leadin¡¦
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A key group of executives of Hana Financial Group led by Chairman Kim Jung-tae,3rd L, including President Ham Young-joo of KEB Hana Bank, 2nd L, and President Kim Dong-hwan of Hana Ventures Co., 3rd R, cut the tape to open the launching ceremony for Hana Ventures held on Dec. 18. (Photo: HFG)The Han¡¦
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A view of the building in Seoul where NH Financial Group.Chairman Kim Gwang-soo of NH Financial Group. (Photos: NHFG)Chairman Kim Gwang-soo of NH Financial Group said the group¡¯s overseas earnings would amount to around 100 billion won by 2022 as the group plans to boost its overseas operations to ¡¦
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A key group of executives of Woori Financial Group and the guests applaud as the official launch of the financial group is announced led by Chairman Sohn Tae-seung. Chairman Choi Jong-gu of the Financial Services Commission also attended the event held on Jan. 14 at the Woori Bank building in Seoul.¡¦
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President Kim Do-jin of the Industrial Bank of Korea(IBK) gives his New Year¡¯s speech at a ceremony held on Jan. 2 at the bank¡¯s head office in Eulziro, downtown Seoul. (Photo:IBK)President Kim Do-jin, in his New Year¡¯s address, said IBK should always be prepared to deal with uncertainty and pote¡¦
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Chairman Shin Chang-jae of Kyobo Life Insurance Co. (Photos: Kyobo Life)Chairman Shin Chang-jae of Kyobo Life Insurance Co. in his New Year¡¯s address on Jan. 2 said Kyobo has to speed up digital reform centered on customers. ¡°We should digitalize the entire operational processes from the subscript¡¦
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Chairman Park Hyeon-joo of Mirae Asset Group.Mirae Asset Daewoo took over a new logistics center being run by Amazon, the largest e-commerce firm in the world, for $78 million on Dec. 26 from its owner the USA Real Estate Co., the company said. The distribution center is located in Atlanta, Georgia,¡¦
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President Jeong Young-chae of NH Investment & Securities Co. NH Investment & Securities published a book on its achievement in having 40,000 times more capital on Jan. 16 - its 50th anniversary – than it did 50 years ago. The company also set up a memorial hall to remember the notable ¡¦
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President Chung Il-moon delivers his inaugural speech at a ceremony held on Jan. 7 at Korea Investment & Securities Co.President Chung Il-moon of Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) said the securities firm¡¯s operating profit will be boosted to 1 trillion won this year and its net profi¡¦
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President Lee Dae-hoon of NH Bank explains the bank¡¯s plan for the new year at a session of the HI Jobsite Management 2019 held at the NH Financial Group¡¯s South Gyongsang Province Regional Headquarters in Changwon on Jan. 19. (Photo: NH Bank)President Lee Dae-houn of NH Bank in his New Year¡¯s sp¡¦
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President Lee Jae-myung shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to their summit talks at the Gyeongju National Museum on Nov. 1. (Photos on the courtesy of the Presidential Office)APEC 2025 Korea, which took place over a four-day run in ¡¦
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CEO Kang Yong-seok of Korea Marine Environment Management Corp. (KOEM) poses with attendees as they participated in the ¡°Ocean Climate Change Surveillance and Prediction Forum¡± at Kensington Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, on Oct. 22.Korea Marine Environm¡¦
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Geyongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo. (Photos: Gyeongsangbuk-do)The Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial government has unveiled next year¡¯s 14,036.3 billion won budget plan, focusing on investments in five core areas by capitalizing on the successful hosting¡¦
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President Jung Ki-suck of the National Health Insurance Service poses for a group photo with other attendees as they participated in the ¡°NHIS UHC Global Academy 2025¡± at the Oak Valley Resort in Wonju, Gangwon-do, which took place from Nov. 3 unti¡¦
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