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Co-CEO Yoon Kyung-eun of KB Securities.Co-CEO Chun Byoung-jo of KB Securities.
KB Securities co-CEOs Yoon Kyung-eun and Chun Byoung-jo revealed their plans for the first for the firm, which officially launched on Jan. 2. Hyundai Securities and KB Investment & Securities were merged after KB Fin…
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President Lee Jung-hwan delivers his inaugural speech at a ceremony held on Jan. 3 at the Korea Housing Financce Corp.(Photo: KHFC)
Korea Housing Finance Corp. (KHFC) named Lee Jung-hwan, former chairman of the Korea Exchange, as its president and CEO on Dec. 28, 2017, with the Financial Services C…
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Chairman Park Hyeon-joo of Mirae Asset Financial Group.
Chairman Park Hyeon-joo of Mirae Asset Financial Group decided boost the capital of Mirae Asset Daewoo Securities through the issuance of new shares, instead of notes, dodging the objection of some financial authorities.
Once the capital boos…
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Chairman Lee Dong-geol of Korea Development Bank.
The Korea Development Bank (KDB) announced on July 13 that the bank will invest about $130 million in the Haikou International Airport Expansion Project in Hainan Province, China, one of the county’s “One Belt, One Road” Projects.
The project is…
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Vice President Chi Seong-kyu of China Hana Bank.Vice President Hwang Hyo-sang of KEB Hana Bank.Vice President Chang Kyung-hoon of KEB Hana Bank.Vice President Han Jun-seong of KEB Hana Bank.(Photos: KEB Hana)
KEB Hana Bank said Dec. 27 that its recent reshuffle involved the promotion of Chi Seong-k…
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Chairman Kim Kyu-ok of Korea Technology Finance Corp. delivers his new year speech at a ceremony to launch the new year held on Jan. 2 at the company’s auditorium.Chairman Kim Kyu-ok gets pledges from the employees that they will work faithfully for the company.(Photos: KOTEC)
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President Wi Sung-ho of Shinhan Bank.President Wi Sung-ho serves lunches on Jan. 2 to the employees at a dining room on the 20th floor of the Shinhan Bank building in Seoul.(Photos: Shinhan Bank)
President Wi Sung-ho of Shinhan Bank in his New Year’s speech warned that the speed of change for the …
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President Kim Do-jin of the Industrial Bank of Korea.(Photo: IBK)
The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) will turn 3,300 contract employees into regular full-time employees during the first half of the new year, which will account for about a quarter of the bank’s 12,000 employees. The change comes af…
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The key leaders of the financial industry including commercial banks, financial associations, legislators and government officials totaling some 1,300 pose for a photo session at the new year’s gathering for the financial community held at Hotel Lotte in downtown Seoul on Jan. 3. They included Spea…
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President Koo Sung-hoon of Samsung Asset Management Co. beams holding the award and the citation letter for the 2017 Dasan Financial Gold Award in the asset management sector at a ceremony held at Hotel Lotte on Jan. 4.
(Photo: NewsWorld)Samsung Asset Management Co. won the 27th Dasan Financial Gol…
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Acting President Nam Han-gyu of Kangwon Land. (Photos: Kangwon Land)Kangwon Land’s efforts to attract inbound tourists by making the most of the so-called K-culture have paid off. Kangwon Land said on April 1 that High1 Resort saw foreign visit…
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New Acting President Nam Han-gyu (left) of Kangwon Land poses with former acting president Choi Cheol-gyu as the former took office at Kangwon Land Hotel on March 4 on March 3.Nam Han-gyu, head of the Management Support Division at Kangwon …
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BTS performs a comeback concert to celebrate the release of “BTS Comeback Live: Arirang” at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on Mar. 21. (Photo: Big Hit Music and Netflix)BTS made a long-awaited comeback by holding a concert in Seoul, Korea on Mar. 22.&…
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Seoul Tourism Organization announced Seoul’s tourism trends for the year 2026 “V·I·T·A·L·I·T·Y.” (Photos: STO)Seoul Tourism Organization (STO) announced Seoul’s tourism trends for the year 2026 - “V·I·T·A·L·I·T·Y.” With a goal of …
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