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Chairman Lee Chan-woo of NongHyup Financial Group. (Photo: NongHyup Financial Group)NongHyup Financial Group announced on April 30 that its net profit amounted to 714 billion won in the first quarter of 2025. This was a 10.7 percent increase from 64.48 billion won in the first quarter of 2024 a¡¦
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President Jung Sang-hyuk of Shinhan Bank. (Photos: Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank announced on April 29 that it will hold a promotion to offer a preferential 100 percent exchange rate to foreign customers who remit their salaries in Korea to their home countries by Dec. 31 of 2025. This promotion is¡¦
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President Lee Hwan-joo of KB Kookmin Bank. (Photos: KB Kookmin Bank)KB Kookmin Bank claimed first place in terms of returns on non-principal-guaranteed products of defined contribution (DC) retirement pensions and individual retirement pensions (IRPs) among all banks that are retirement plan provide¡¦
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President Lee Ho-sung of Hana Bank. (Photos: Hana Bank)Hana Bank announced on May 2 that it has signed a business agreement with the Association of Vietnamese Residents in Korea, at the Vietnamese Embassy in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on April 29. The deal mean Hana Bank will provide financial education¡¦
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Jung Jin-wan, president of Woori Bank, shakes hands with Ahn Jung-hwan, head of K-water¡¯s Ukraine Reconstruction Group at Woori Bank¡¯s Poland Branch on May 7. (Photo: Woori Bank)Woori Bank announced on May 8 that it held a meeting with Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) at Woori Bank¡¯s P¡¦
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President Kang Tae-young of NongHyup Bank. (Photos: NongHyup Bank)NongHyup Bank announced on April 30 that it signed an export financing business agreement with the Korea Defense Guarantee Cooperative to support Korean defense companies¡¯ overseas expansion. The signing event took place at the ¡¦
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President Park Chang-hoon of Shinhan Card. (Photos: Shinhan Card)Shinhan Card announced on April 21 that it has launched Shinhan Card Discount Plan and Shinhan Card Discount Plan+, which provide discounts of up to 20 percent according to the daily, monthly, and yearly spending schedules of customers¡¦
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President Kim Sung-hwan of Korea Investment & Securities. (Photos: KIS)As Korea¡¯s financial authorities speed up the introduction of the Investment Management Account (IMA) System, Korea Investment & Securities (KIS) is emerging as a potential candidate to start the IMA System. The IMA¡¦
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Vice Chmn. Yoo Chang-soo of Eugene Investment (Photos: Eugene Investment)Eugene Investment said the company is operating 2025 Eugene Running Crew (ERC) Class event to promote healthy lives for investors.The class will be conducted on seven occasions at 7 p.m. every Thursday between April 10 and May ¡¦
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Chairman Jin Ok-dong delivers greetings at the 24th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at Shinhan Financial Group¡¯s headquarters in Seoul, on March 26. (Photos: Shinhan Financial Group)Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Jin Ok-dong said on March 26 that he will make 2025 a year of ¡°value-up¡± an¡¦
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LG Chem CEO and Vice Chmn. Shin Hak-cheol and Sinopec Chmn. Hou Qijun applaud as both sides signed a deal to jointly develop core materials of the sodium-ion battery at LG Twin Tower in Yeouido, Seoul, Oct. 30. (Photo: LG Chem)LG Chem is joining forc¡¦
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Vice Chairman & CEO Kim Jung-soo of Samyang Foods. (Photos: Samyang Foods)Samyang Foods, once a Korean ramen pioneer and legend, is making a splash in the global ramen market with Buldak Ramen, a spicy ramen brand. Buldak Ramen has establish¡¦
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Dignitaries, including Chmn. Shin Dong-bin of Lotte Group and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, applaud as they participated in a ceremony to dedicate a petrochemical plant, dubbed ¡°Lotte Chemical New Ethylene (LINE),¡± in Cilegon on the island¡¦
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Chairman & CEO Choi Jin-shik of the Federation of Middle Market Enterprises of Korea (FOMEK), Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo and Malaysian Amb. to Korea Dato' Mohd Zamruni bin Khalid pose with other attendees at speaking at ¡°2025 MME Internation¡¦
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