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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyu of KB Financial Group. (Photo: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group racked up a net profit of 1.5 trillion won in the first quarter of 2023. The financial group announced on April 27 that its net profit for the first quarter of this year was 1.4976 trillion won, up 2.5 p…
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Chairman Ham Young-joo of Hana Financial Group. (Photo: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group announced on April 27 that it posted consolidated net profit of 1,102.2 billion won in the first quarter, up 22.1 percent year on year and will pay an interim dividend of 600 won per share. Comment…
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Chairman Lim Jong-yong of Woori Financial Group. (Photo: Woori Financial Group)Woori Financial Group announced on April 24 that it earned a net profit of 911.3 billion won in the first quarter (January-March) of 2023.This is almost 2 times the 480 billion won earned in the fourth quarter of 2022 and…
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Chairman Lee Suk-joon of NongHyup Financial Group. (Photo: NH NongHyup Financial Group)NH NongHyup Financial Group posted a 59 percent year on year improvement in net profit in the first quarter of this year despite a sharp drop in its interest income. Credited were a turnaround in NongHyup Lif…
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Shinhan Bank signs a strategic business agreement with Khan Bank, the largest bank in Mongolia, to promote digital finance on May 4. Shinhan Bank Vice President Lim Soo-han (left) shakes hands with Khan Bank Vice President Degi Erdenedelger Bavlai after the signing ceremony. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shi…
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KB Financial Group holds “KB Financial Group Cocktail Reception” at the Sheraton Grand Incheon on May 4. KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyu poses for a photo with James Quigley, vice chairman of Bank of America (BoA) before the reception. (Photo: KB Financial Group)More than 200 guests from…
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Hana Financial Group’s booth at the Networking Hub on the first floor of Songdo Convensia. (Photos: Hana Financial Group) Hana Bank officially sponsored the 56th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which took place in Songdo, Incheon, Korea. Hana Financial Group also publi…
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At the ADB Annual Meeting in Songdo, Incheon, Woori Bank showcases Won Bizplaza, a supply chain finance platform launched in September 2022. Visitors try Won Bizplaza services at the exhibition booth. (Photo: Woori Bank)Woori Bank introduced “Won Bizplaza,” a supply chain finance platform at the v…
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NongHyup Bank creates a networking hub space for visitors from Asian countries in the 56th ADB Annual Meeting and organizes a booth with contents to promote NongHyup Bank’s digital transformation achievements. Visitors to the ADB meeting enjoy various contents at NongHyup Bank’s digital transforma…
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On May 3, KB Kookmin Card delivers 150 million won in donations to the Support Center for the Elderly Living Alone ahead of May, the month of families in Korea, and Parents Day. Lee Chang-kwon, president of KB Kookmin Card, poses with Kim Hyun-mi, director of the support center. (Photo: KB Kookmin C…
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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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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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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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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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