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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. (Photo: 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 gr¡¦
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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. (Photo: 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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Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo poses for a photo with Hana Bank President Lee Ho-sung, Hana Card CEO Sung Young-soo, and other executives at a celebration event held in honor of crossing 10 millionth subscribers to the Travellog Service at Hana Bank Headquarters on Dec. 5. (Photo: Hana ¡¦
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Deputy Prime Minister-Minister Bae Kyung-hoon of the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), Vice Minister Lee Ho-hyun of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE), Chmn. Choi Won-ho of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC), Chmn¡¦
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President Lee Jae-myung poses with heads of state and organizations at a meeting of the annual Group of 20 (G20) leaders¡¯ summit in South Africa on Nov. 22. (Photos on the courtesy of the Presidential Office)President Lee Jae-myung returned home fro¡¦
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President Lee Hag-jae of Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) poses with President Omar N. Al-Midani of Vision Invest after they struck a contract on the operational service of Tashkent Airport in Uzbekistan on Oct. 14. (Photos: IIAC)Incheon In¡¦
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President Kim Dae-ja of the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), Chmn. Moon Dong-min of the Korean Standards Association and prize winners pose at the 51st National Quality Management Convention at COEX in Seoul on Nov. 19. (Photo: MOTIR¡¦
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