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Chairman Cho Yong-byoung of Shinhan Financial Group. (Photo: Shinhan Financial Group)Shinhan Financial Group set a new quarterly net profit record in the first quarter of 2021. The financial group announced in an earnings report on April 23 that the group racked up 1.19 trillion won in net profit in…
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KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyu. (Photo: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group announced its first quarter financial results via online streaming on April 22, 2021.KB Financial Group netted 1.27 trillion won, the highest-ever quarterly net income since its inception, as a result of efforts…
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Chairman Kim Jung-tai of Hana Financial Group. (Photo: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group announced on April 23 that it netted 834.4 billion won on a consolidated basis in the first quarter of 2021. This means that its net profit swelled 27 percent (657 billion won) from a year ago and 57 per…
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Sohn Tae-seung, chairman of Woori Financial Group. (Photo: Woori Financial Group)Woori Financial Group racked up the best business performance since its transition into a holding company in the first quarter of this year. The result is attributable to the financial group focusing on improving its pr…
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Chairman Son Byung-hwan of NongHyup Financial Group. (Photo: NongHyup Financial Group) NH NongHyup Financial Group racked up a net profit of 604.4 billion won in the first quarter of 2021 thanks to its balanced growth in the banking and non-bank sectors. The group enjoyed increases in non-interest i…
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Jeong Ji-ho (third from left), head of the Global Business Group at Shinhan Bank, Koo Hyung-hoe (fourth from left), head of the Sales Division 3 at Shinhan Bank, Kim Sung-bok (first from left), director or H2KOREA and Moon Jae-do (second from left), chairman of H2KOREA pose for a photo shoot at the …
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President Park Sung-ho of Hana Bank. Hana Bank announced on April 23 that it has launched a new type of digital financial platform called “My Branch,” which combines the convenience of non-face-to-face channels with the advantages of serving customers in a face-to-face manner.My Branch is an innov…
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Woori Financial Group held an environmental protection campaign event titled “Woori Will Protect Earth” at its headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul on April 22. Those who pose for a photo shoot includes Sohn Tae-seung (center), chairman of Woori Financial Group, Kwon Kwang-seok (second from left), presi…
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Kwon Joon-hak (first from left), president of NH Bank, Kim Hak-soo (second from left), president of Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute (KFTC) and Son Chang-wan (third from left), president of Korea Airports Corporation participate in hand printing to commemorate the launch of…
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Korea Eximbank and Korea Industrial Complex Corporation sign a business agreement at Korea Eximbank Headquarters on May 3 in Yeouido, Seoul to establish a cooperation platform for promoting small and medium-sized Korean companies’ exports. Pictured from left are President Bang Moon-kyu of Korea Exi…
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Nongshim CEO Jo Yong-chul makes a presentation on the success of Shin Ramyun at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on May 13. (Photos: Nongshim)Nongshim announced on May 13 that cumulative sales of Shin Ramyun, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, surpassed…
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Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. Korean Air has gotten a lot of “love” from financial markets, in particular for the brainchild of the merger, Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. The historic M&A with Asiana Airlines is evaluat…
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A view of Samsung Electronics Suwon Digital City. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)Labor and management of Samsung Electronics reached a tentative agreement on incentives at the last minute on May 20, averting a strike one and half hours before the deadli…
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Hyundai Motor Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon (right) poses for a photo with Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Moon Shin-hak at the 23rd Automobile Day Event on May 12.Hyundai Motor Group Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon won the Gold Tower Order of I…
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