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Chairman Park Sang-jin of Korea Development Bank (KDB). (Photos: KDB)The Korea Development Bank (KDB) is accelerating the revitalization of regional innovation ecosystems by holding the “KDB V: Launch Session” to support the growth and investment attraction of startups in the southern region.The K…
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Lee Byung-rhae (6th from left), chairman of the GIAK poses for a photo at the opening ceremony of the GIAK’s Jeonju Branch, held at Kyobo Life Insurance Building in Jeonju of South Jeolla Province on Sept. 7. (Photo: GIAK)The General Insurance Association of Korea (GIAK) established a new regional …
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Jang Min-young, president of IBK, delivers a speech in a ceremony held in honor of the bank’s 65th anniversary at IBK Headquarters in Seoul on July 31. (Photo: IBK)IBK held a ceremony in honor of its 65th anniversary at its headquarters in Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul, attended by approximately 300 empl…
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Chairman & CEO Shin Chang-jae of Kyobo Life Insurance. (Photos: Kyobo Life Insurance)Kyobo Life announced on Aug. 7 that a complex underwriting rider included in Kyobo K-Customized Health Insurance (non-participating, complex underwriting type) acquired exclusive usage rights for six months from…
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photo: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group’s net profit for the first half of 2026 stood at 3.8846 trillion won, an increase of 13.1% compared to the same period of 2025. Its ROE was 14.09%. Despite increased financial market volatility caused b…
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Chairman Ham Young-joo of Hana Financial Group. (Photos: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group racked up a net profit of 1.2 trillion won in the second quarter of 2026. Despite one-time expenses such as foreign exchange translation losses due to rising exchange rates and provisions related …
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Lee Ho-sung (fourth from left) cuts tapes at a ceremony held in honor of the opening of the Foreign Exchange Capital Transaction Center at Place1 in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu of Seoul on Aug. 11. (Photo: Hana Bank )Hana Bank announced on August 11 that it has opened the Foreign Exchange Capital Tran…
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Chairman Lee Chan-woo of NongHyup Financial Group. (Photos: NongHyup Financial Group)NongHyup Financial Group released earnings for the second quarter of this year showing a slight slowdown in net profit growth. However, in the first half of 2026, the financial group achieved its highest half-y…
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Chairman Kim Chul-ju of the Korea Life Insurance Association (KLIA). (Photo: KLIA)From now on, customers will no longer need to personally obtain and submit a family relationship certificate during the processes of signing up for insurance policies, maintaining a contract, or receiving insurance mon…
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President Jang Young-jin of Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-SURE) (Photo: K-SURE)The Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-SURE) said on July 6 the corporation will offer an operation fund to each of the two local entities of two Korean K-culture leaders. The latest support takes on significance as K-S…
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Samsung Electronics Chmn. Lee Jae-yong and Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch struck an investment agreement at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Aug. 8. (from left) Samsung Electronics Executive Vice President Lee Jong-myung, Samsung Electronics Chmn. Lee Jae…
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Lotte Group Chmn. Shin Dong-bin, KAIST President Bae Choong-sik and other attendants cut the ribbons at a ceremony to dedicate the“Lotte X KAIST R&D Center” at KAIST head office in Daejeon on Sept. 11. (Photo: Lotte Group)KAIST held a ceremony …
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Chairman Seo Kyung-bae delivers a commemorative address online to mark the 81st anniversary of Amorepacific Group on Sept. 4. (Photo: Amorepacific Group)Marking its 81st anniversary, Amorepacific Group will accelerate its push into the global market,…
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Chairman Lee Jay-hyun of CJ Group. (Photos: CJ Group)CJ ENM announced on Sept. 7 that two branded FAST channels, “CJ ENM K-Stories” and “CJ ENM K-Pop,” launched on Prime Video in the U.S. Both are available for free on Prime Video, with programmi…
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