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President Lee Hwan-joo of KB Kookmin Bank. (Photos: KB Kookmin Bank)KB Kookmin Bank announced that it achieved the No. 1 position in default option funds of retirement pension plans. The default option is a service that automatically manages accumulated funds in a pre-selected product if a reti…
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President Lee Ho-sung of Hana Bank. (Photos: Hana Bank)Hana Bank announced that it has launched the Robo-Advisor Service for the Management of Individual Retirement Plans (IRPs), marking a first for the financial sector.The Robo-Advisor Service for the Management of IRPs was newly designated as an i…
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Jeong Hyun-sook, head of Woori Bank Europe, poses for a photo with Piotr Ostashevsky, a former Polish ambassador to Korea, Ryu Hyung-jin, head of Global Group at Woori Bank, and Lee Jung-woo, head of Woori Bank Poland in the opening ceremony for Woori Bank’s Polish branch on March 31. (Photo: Woori…
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President Kang Tae-young of NongHyup Bank. (Photos: NongHyup Bank)NongHyup Bank announced on March 24 that it will introduce an AI-based credit supervision system to detect potential insolvencies in advance, and will respond to crises proactively in rapidly changing financial environments. The …
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Chairman & CEO Shin Chang-jae of Kyobo Life Insurance. (Photo: Kyobo Life Insurance)Kyobo Life announced on March 21 that it has been designated as a trustee of the Financial Services Commission (FSC)’s Innovative Financial Services Project, "Aircraft Engine-Based Trust Income Securities Tradin…
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CEO Kim Jae-kwan of KB Kookmin Card. (Photos: KB Kookmin Card)KB Kookmin Card announced on April 3 that it has launched KB WE:SH All+ Credit Card with greater benefits for everyone.KB WE:SH All+ Card is a benefit-enhanced version of KB Kookmin Card’s flagship product, the WE:SH series. It is known …
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Chairman Park Hyeon-joo of Mirae Asset Group. (Photos: Mirae Asset Group)Mirae Asset Securities announced on March 18 that it has further enhanced the AI Investment Information Notification Service provided by its mobile application M-Stock to create a stable investment environment and protect custo…
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Chairman Kim Nam-goo of Korea Investment Holdings. (Photos: Korea Investment & Securities)Korea Investment Securities (KIS) has become the first Korean securities company to surpass 10 trillion won in equity capital. This is because its equity swelled thanks to the issuance of hybrid bonds …
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The Korea Exchange hosts WFE CLEAR 2025 at the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul Hotel in Seoul on April 1. Jeong Eun-bo, chairman of the Korea Exchange, poses for a photo with Nandini Sukumar, CEO of the WFE and Pedro Gurrola Perez, head of research at the WFE. (Photo: Korea Exchange)The world’s largest c…
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Kwon Nam-joo, president of KAMCO, delivers a speech at the 63rd anniversary of KAMCO at the KAMCO Maru of the Busan International Financial Center (BIFC). (Photos: KAMCO)KAMCO pledges to do its best to support economic entities struggling with the ongoing economic downturn during its 63rd anniversar…
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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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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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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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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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