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Chairman Han Dong-woo celebrated two years since his inauguration as head of Shinhan Financial Group in 2011, which was a very difficult time for the group.
What the chairman did as soon as he took the helm of the group was to restore the public’ s trust in the financial group and Shinhan Ba…
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Chairman Kim Jung-tae of Hana Financial Group.Chairman Kim Jung-tae of the Hana Financial Group will continue to push for synergy between Hana Bank and the Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), which the group took over in February 2012.
Kim, on the occasion of marking his first year as chairman of the group …
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President Shin Chung-sik of NH Bank attends an event at the bank's Gyeonggi Sales headquarters.NH Bank will unleash housing loans with a 3 percent annual interest rate starting this month in line with the government’s integrated measures to revive the real estate and housing markets, with dema…
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This year may be hard for other banks in Korea, but not for the Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), because the bank will strive to expand high quality assets, increase its loans to SMEs, and secure a major share of the retirement fund market, in addition to strict risk management as President Yun Young-ro s…
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President Lee Won-tae of Suhyup Bank gives his inaugural speech at the bank.Suhyup Bank will work for changes and growth at the same time as Lee Won-tae takes over as the new CEO as of April 15.
The new president, in his inauguration address, said he will run the bank to be ready for the introducti…
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The National Pension Service (NPS) said the monthly stipend payment will increase by 2.2 percent from this month in reflection of the inflation rate last year.
The pension service also said from July those who earn more than 3.98 million won per month will have to pay 8,000 won more monthly for the…
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Top executives of Korean Re wash the feet of their employees during the reinsurance firm‘s 50th anniversary ceremony on March 19 at the company’ s head office in Susong-dong, Seoul.Korea Reinsurance Corp. celebrated its 50th anniversary on March 19 in a ceremony held at the company’ s h…
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President Kwon Jum-joo of Shinhan Life Insurance (center) congratulates the exemplary financial consultants for their contributions to the company’s growth in 2012 at the award presentation ceremony at Shinhan Life Insurance Co. Shinhan Life Insurance Co. held an award p…
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Top executives of Woori Financial Group led by Chairman Lee Pal-seung and President Chung Hyun-jin of Woori Card, cut the tape to celebrate the spin off of Woori Card on April 22.Woori Financial Group finally spun off its card unit on April 1 after receiving final approval from the F…
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President Min Byung-dok of Kookmin Bank listens to an official of a small company near Seoul he visited recently as he holds a product of the company. [ Photo on courtesy of Kookmin Bank]Kookmin Bank became the first major commercial bank in Korea to open a window for the genera…
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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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