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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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KB Financial Group holds a digital New Year’s ceremony utilizing AI technology on Jan. 2. Chairman Yang Jong-hee delivers his New Year's message. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group held a digital New Year’s ceremony utilizing AI technology on Jan. 2 to mark the Year of the Horse. The g…
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KB Kookmin Bank President Lee Hwan-ju delivers his New Year’s address at the 2026 New Year Kick-off Ceremony held at the bank's new building in Seoul on Jan. 2. (Photos: KB Kookmin Bank)KB Kookmin Bank held its 2026 New Year’s Business Kick-off Ceremony at its new building in Yeouido. Seoul on the…
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Mirae Asset Securities Vice Chmn. Kim Mi-seob and Heo Sun-ho. (Photos: Mirae Asset Group)Mirae Asset Securities announced in its New Year’s address that it has defined 2026 as the first year of Mirae Asset 3.0 and will launch a mid- to long-term growth strategy centered on digital assets and …
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Chairman & CEO Shin Chang-jae of Kyobo Life Insurance. (Photo: Kyobo Life Insurance)On Jan. 2, Shin Chang-jae, CEO of Kyobo Life Insurance, suggested the implementation of full customer coverage and financial consumer protection are key management priorities for 2026. “Full insurance cover…
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New President Kim Seong-sig of Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) delivers his inaugural speech at an inauguration ceremony at KDIC headquarters in Seoul on Jan. 7. (Photo: KDIC)A ceremony was held in honor of the inauguration of new KDIC President Kim Seong-sig on Jan. 7. In his inaugu…
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Hwang Ki-yeon, the 23rd president of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, delivers his inaugural address at the auditorium of the bank's Yeouido headquarters in Seoul on Nov. 6. (Photos: Korea Eximbank)“The Export-Import Bank of Korea should evolve beyond a simple export finance institution into a stra…
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FSC Chairman Lee Eok-won poses for a photo with Mirae Asset Chairman Park Hyeon-joo, Celltrion Chairman Seo Jung-jin and Korea Development Bank Chairman Park Sang-jin among others during the National Growth Fund Launch Ceremony at Korea Development Bank in Seoul, on Dec. 11. (Photo: FSC)The National…
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On Dec. 12, IBK established an international cooperation network in Luxembourg to support Korean SMEs and startups. Kim Sung-tae, CEO of IBK, poses for a photo with Gilles Roth, Luxembourg’s Minister of Finance and chairman of LHoFT at the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance building. (Photo: IBK)IBK an…
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group won the Presidential Prize, the highest honor, at the 25th Korea Digital Management Innovation Awards on Nov. 27. The honor recognized KB Financial Group’s successful expansion of its financial platfor…
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Geyongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo. (Photo: Gyeongsangbuk-do)Gyeongsangbuk-do struck a contract to achieve self-sufficiency for defense semiconductors with major research institutions in the national defense and semiconductor sectors, universities a…
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President Ahn Byung-gil of Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC) poses with participating dignitaries at a ceremony to open KOBC’s first overseas branch in Singapore’s central business district. (Photo: KOBC)Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC) has opened…
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President Kang Kyung-sung of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). CES 2026, the world’s largest innovative new technology exhibition, held under the catchphrase “Innovators Show Up,” wrapped up a four-day run in Las Vegas on Jan. …
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President Lee Kyung-gyu of Incheon Port Authority and Kim Yong-tae, the head of the Incheon Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, poses with award winners at a ceremony to celebrate held a ceremony to celebrate Incheon Port’s record high coastal …
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