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Lee Young-jong, president of Shinhan Life poses for a photo with participants before the 2025 Sales Strategy Meeting at Grand Hyatt Seoul in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Jan. 6. (Photo: Shinhan Life)Shinhan Life announced on Jan. 9 that it held a strategy meeting to sharpen its sales competitiveness in 202…
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Woori Bank’s 56th President Jung Jin-wan delivers his inauguration speech at the bank’s headquarters in Seoul, on Dec. 31, 2024. (Photo: Woori Bank)On Dec. 31, 2024, Jung Jin-wan took office as the 56th president of Woori Bank in a ceremony at the bank’s headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. On hi…
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On Jan. 3, HF donates 150 million won to the headquarters of the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation in Seoul. Kim Kyung-hwan, president of HF (left) poses for a photo with Hwang Young-ki, chairman of the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation. (Photo: HF)In his New Year’s speech, Kim Kyung-hwan, …
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Chairman & President Jang Young-jin of Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-sure) discloses K-sure’s plans for this year at a meeting with reporters in Sejong City on Jan. 15. (Photo: K-sure)As exports are forecast to slow down this year amid rising foreign currency exchanges rates, Korea Trade Insur…
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Jeong Eun-bo, chairman of the Korea Exchange, answers questions from media outlets during a press conference at KRX Seoul Office in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on Feb. 11. (Photo: KRX)In 2024, 35.6 percent of companies by market capitalization made valuation disclosures.On Jan. 9, the Korea Exchange ann…
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KAMCO President Kwon Nam-joo delivers his New Year’s message at the company’s headquarters at the Busan International Financial Center (BIFC) on Jan. 2. (Photo: KAMCO)“As it is inevitable to expand the roles of finance for the recovery of Korea’s economy, KAMCO will focus on supporting vulnerabl…
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KDIC President Yoo delivers a New Year’s message at the headquarters of KDIC in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2025. (Photo: KDIC)Yoo Jae-hoon, president of Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC), emphasized that the organization will strengthen its crisis response system in preparation for increased uncerta…
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On Jan. 6, Korea Eximbank President Yoon Hee-sung attends a naming ceremony for the world’s first ammonia dual-fuel propulsion ship at HD Hyundai Mipo in Ulsan. Yoon says his bank will increase ship financing to support the Korean shipbuilding industry. (Photo: Korea Eximbank)The Export-Import Bank…
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Kim Sung-tae, president of IBK, delivers a New Year’s message at the headquarters of IBK in Seoul on Jan. 2. (Photo: IBK)On Jan. 2, IBK held the 2025 Business Kick-off Ceremony attended by Bank President Kim Sung-tae and about 200 employees. “This year is expected to face a difficult situatio…
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KDB Chairman Kang Seog-hoon announced a plan to provide 100 trillion won in financial support to high-tech strategic industries over the next three years at its headquarters in Seoul on Jan. 2. (Photo: KDB)In his New Year’s message for 2025, Chairman Kang Seog-hoon of Korea Development Bank (KDB) a…
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Joo Yong-tae (fourth from left), head of Seoul Water, poses for a photo with participants in the 2026 Seoul Waterworks Workshop. (Photos: Seoul Metropolitan Government)From May 18 to May 28, the Seoul Metropolitan Government invited water officials f…
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President Kwon Suk-yoon of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB). One of the most widely used chemotherapeutic agents for colorectal cancer is 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a cornerstone treatment that has improved outcom…
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On May 20, the IFEZ Authority holds a meeting for the Songdo International Eco Center Project at Songdo G Tower. (Photo: IFEZ)The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority announced that it held a meeting of the Songdo International Eco Center Proj…
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Park Se-woong speaks about the ETRI’s future in his inaugural ceremony. (Photos: ETRI)Park Se-woong took office as the 11th President of the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI). Park is an ICT expert who has led research, ed…
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