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			|  | President Kim Chang-soo of Samsung Life Insurance Co. named to serve another term recently. (Photo: Samsung Life)
President Kim Chang-soo of Samsung Life Insurance Co. has won the Board of Directors recommendation to serve another term, pending the shareholders¡¯ approval when they meet later this ¡¦	
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			Korea Development Bank Head of Project Finance Lim Maeng-ho holds a copy of an MOU on business cooperation signed with the Palaszczuk Gov¡¯t of Queensland, Australia, with Deputy Premier  and Minister for Trade and Investment Jackie Trad at a signing ceremony held at KDB head office in Seoul Ma¡¦			 |  
		
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			President Lim Young-jin of Shinhan Card. (Photos: SFG)Vice President Kim Hyun-jin of Shinhan FG.
Wi Sung-ho and Lim Young-jin began their duties as the new chief executives of Shinhan Bank and Shinhan Card, respectively, upon confirmation by shareholders on the same day. Lim, vice president at Shin¡¦			 |  
		
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			Chairman Moon Chang-yong of Korea Asset Management Corp.(Photo: Kamco)
The ship financing unit of South Korean finance house Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) has introduced a new $85.7 million ship financing scheme. 
KAMCO Ship Investment Management Corporation, in collaboration wit¡¦			 |  
		
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			Chairman Han Dong-woo of Shinhan Financial Group.
Shinhan Financial Group's net profit surpassed 2 trillion won for the second year in a row, the company said recently. The group posted 2.37 trillion won ($1.91 billion) in net profit last year, up 14 percent from 2.08 trillion won the year before. ¡¦			 |  
		
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			Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group.
KB Financial Group¡¯s saw its share price outstrip its rival Shinhan Financial Group in January for the first time in four years. KB Financial¡¯s shares jumped 2.66 percent as of the close on Jan. 25 to 46,300 won per share, an astounding rise of 56.2 ¡¦			 |  
		
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			Chairman Kim Jung-tae of Hana Financial Group.
Hana Financial Group posted 1.345 trillion won in net profit in 2016, up nearly 50 percent year-on-year, the group said on Jan. 24. It¡¯s the largest net profit since Hana Bank merged with Korea Exchange Bank in 2012.
Officials of the group attributed¡¦			 |  
		
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			Chairman Kim Yong-hwan of NH Financial Group shakes hands with a staff as he visits the NH  Investment and Securities Co. head office with President Kim Won-kyu of the securities affiliate of the group behind him.(Photo: NH Financial Group)
NH Bank erased the deficit it incurred in 2015 and hi¡¦			 |  
		
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			Chairman-designate Cho Yong-beong of Shinhan Bank slated to succeed chairman Han Dong-woo of Shinhan Financial Group who retires in March.(Photos: SFG)Shinhan Card President Wi Sung-ho tapped as Shinhan Bank president.
Cho Yong-beong, the chairman-designate of Shinhan Financial Group said he will g¡¦			 |  
		
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			President Lee Kwang-goo of Woori Bank.
President Lee Kwang-goo of Woori Bank has been recommended as the first president of the privatized Woori Bank by the Woori Bank President Recommendation Committee.
The president-nominee will officially take over the office for two years as soon as shareholde¡¦			 |  | 
		
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				President Cho Won-yong of the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization (GTO). (Photos: GTO)The Gyeonggi-do provincial government and the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization (GTO) will hold the Gyeonggi Sea Drone Show at the Wavepark area in Siheung Turtle Island from¡¦			 |  
			
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				The 2025 Incheon FESTA Every Night, which took place in Songdo from June 20 and June 29, attracts a large throng of spectators. (Photo: Incheon Tourism Organization)The 2025 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary, successfu¡¦			 |  
			
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				The Jeollanam-do provincial government has selected tourist spots recommended for the month of July, including (from top) Topmeori Beach in Muan, Gamami Beach in Yeonggwang and Gagae Beach in Jindo. (Photos: Jeollanam-do)The Jeollanam-do provincial g¡¦			 |  
			
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				A poster to promote the 39th Icheon Ceramic Festival, which took place in Icheon City from April 25 to May 6. The 39th Icheon Ceramic Festival saw visitors top 1 million cumulatively on May 6, marking a major milestone 12 days after Icheon¡¯s re¡¦			 |  |  |