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Jeong Eun-bo, chairman of the Korea Exchange. (KRX) (Photo: KRX)The Korea Exchange (KRX) announced the monthly corporate value enhancement status as of Jan. 26 for listed companies as part of efforts to spread a culture of respect for shareholder value.Driven by improved earnings of major corporatio…
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KDB Chairman Park Sang-jin delivers a New Year’s address at the 2026 business kick-off ceremony at the bank's headquarters in Seoul, on Jan. 2. (Photos: KDB)Park Sang-jin, chairman of Korea Development Bank (KDB), emphasized that 2026, the Year of the Horse, is the time for the bank to present a st…
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The Korea Exchange held the 2026 Securities and Derivatives Market Opening Ceremony at its Seoul office building on Jan. 2, 2026. Chairman Jeong Eun-bo delivers his opening message. (Photo: KRX)The Korea Exchange (KRX) held the 2026 Securities and Derivatives Market Opening Ceremony at its Seoul hea…
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Sung Dai-gou, CEO of Tongyang Life Insurance, poses for a photo with employees at the 2026 Leaders Vision Summit at the Human Resources Development Center on Dec. 18. (Photo: Tongyang Life Insurance)The Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) and six other financial associations held a pan-finance New Year…
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NongHyup Financial Group will invest 93 trillion won in productive finance and 15 trillion won in inclusive finance over the next five years. Chairman Lee Chan-woo poses for a photo with executives. (Photo: NongHyup Financial Group)NongHyup Financial Group Chairman Lee Chan-woo spoke about his goals…
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President Kang Tae-young of NongHyup Bank. (Photo: NongHyup Bank)NongHyup Bank President Kang Tae-young announced his 2026 management strategy goal — Becoming a bank that fuels the growth of Korea. “We have set our 2026 management strategy goal of becoming a bank that fuels the growth of…
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Hwang Ki-yeon, president of Korea Eximbank, poses for a photo after donating money to the Community Chest of Korea on Dec. 12. (Photo: Korea Eximbank)On Jan. 1, Hwang Ki-yeon, president of the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank), delivered a New Year’s message. “This year marks a sig…
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President Lee Ho-sung of Hana Bank. (Photos: Hana Bank)Hana Bank announced on Dec. 29, 2025 that it participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for Seoul Asan Cheongna Hospital, a key facility in the Cheongna Medical Town, in Cheongna-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon. The Cheongna Medical Town project invol…
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New President Jang Min-young of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK). (Photos: IBK)IBK announced on Jan. 5 the official launch of the “New IBK Nara Sarang Card” in conjunction with the launch of the third phase of the Nara Sarang Card Program.As the only company to have successfully implemented the …
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Shinhan Bank President Jung Sang-hyuk presides over the Management Strategy Meeting for the First Half of 2026 at the bank’s main building in Seoul on Jan. 5. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank President and CEO Jung Sang-hyuk announced the bank’s strategic goals for 2026 in the bank’s official ki…
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Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, MSIT Vice Minister Koo Hyuk-chae, Chairman Kwon Oh-nam of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST), and ICT Chmn. Noh Joon-hyung as well as prize winners attend a ceremony to celebrate the 2026 an…
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Chmn. Moon Dong-min of Korean Standards Association, Senior Executive Vice Presdient Moon Jong-seung of Samsung Electronics’ Digital Appliances (DA) Division, and CEO Per Ove Øyberg of Nemko Group attend a ceremony in which Samsung Electronics’ Ho…
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President Kwon Seok-yoon of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) poses with related KRIBB researchers during a briefing session on the launch of “mission-oriented visionary projects” (MVPs) at KRIBB head office in Yu…
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People Power Party (PPP) candidate Lee Cheol-woo, seeking reelection for his 3rd term as Gyeongsangbuk-do governor, exchanges greetings at the 2026 Gyeongsangbuk-do Children’s Festival, at the Gyeongbuk Millennium Forest Garden on May 5. (Photo: PPP…
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