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Mirae Asset Financial Group Chairman Park Hyeon-joo has been recognized by the Academy of International Business for expanding the financial service provider's scope of business on a global level. Park received the International Executive of the Year Award from the AIB on July 3. He was the first ...
The Export-Import Bank of Korea said Wednesday that it will provide a $260 million loan to support the development of a new airport in Dumaguete, Philippines. Yoon Hee-sung, chairman and CEO of Eximbank, met with Ralph G. Recto, the secretary of the Philippine Department of Finance, in Manila on t...
World Bank's new Vice President for Digital Transformation Kim Sang-bu outlined his mission to enhance the impact of digital technologies in accelerating development. "Digital technology has become a critical focus as the World Bank advances initiatives aimed at eradicating poverty," Kim said at a...
Thailand’s largest financial group SCBX has reaffirmed its commitment to the digital banking partnership with Kakao Bank despite growing legal risks surrounding Kakao Corp., the controlling shareholder of the Korean internet-only bank. "We do not foresee any changes to our current business relati...
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won called for its memory chip-maker SK hynix to seek next-generation profit models to continuously secure its leadership in the burgeoning artificial intelligence semiconductor market. “SK hynix is currently recognized in the high bandwidth memory market, but competiti...
Woori Investment & Securities, a brokerage house under Woori Financial Group, is poised to bolster its presence in investment banking, backing the potential of its group affiliates. The securities firm, formed through the merger of Woori Investment Bank and Korea Foss Securities, officially launch...
A total of eight participants — four each from Indonesia and Vietnam — were selected. Of these, four will be chosen for scholarships and offered employment opportunities at the bank's regional offices in their home countries. "Along with their understanding of the Korean language and culture, gl...
The South Korean government is considering stricter regulations on e-commerce platforms' involvement in financial services, aiming to avert another payment failure crisis amid ongoing investigations into cases involving Tmon and WeMakePrice. According to industry sources, local financial regulator...
South Korea's leading card firm, Shinhan Card, has strengthened its foothold in Kazakhstan's auto finance market by establishing a joint venture with the nation's top used-car seller Aster Auto. Shinhan Finance, the Kazakh unit of Shinhan Card, announced on Sunday the launch of this joint venture ...
Hanwha Aerospace posted record operating profit of 358.8 billion won ($260 million) in the second quarter thanks to arms exports to Poland, the Korean defense firm said Wednesday. According to the company, operating profit surged by 357 percent compared to the second quarter of last year. Hanwha A...
Once a prominent figure in the Korean e-commerce sector, Qoo10 Group's CEO Ku Young-bae is now facing allegations of a Ponzi scheme involving delayed payments amounting to thousands of billions of won for vendors on local online marketplaces Tmon and WeMakePrice. These accusations emerged after Ku...
Qoo10 CEO Ku Young-bae pledged a "complete recovery of damages" related to the payment delays affecting its struggling e-commerce affiliates, Tmon and WeMakePrice, with government support. Addressing the National Assembly’s Political Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Ku's commitment followed the comp...
Toss Securities, a brokerage arm under financial technology giant Viva Republica, announced Tuesday that it plans to establish a subsidiary in the US to explore further business opportunities in the country. The US entity, a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of Toss Securities, will be founded within t...
He estimated that customer losses from Tmon and WeMakePrice total around 50 billion won, primarily affecting travel-related products. To support refunds and recovery efforts, the cash-strapped company is seeking new funding through Qoo10’s overseas capital and by disposing of or using its assets ...
Shinhan Financial Group on Friday unveiled a corporate value enhancement plan detailing specific targets and strategies to boost profitability. According to the plan, the financial giant aims to achieve a 10 percent return on equity, a 50 percent shareholder return rate and reduce its shares by 50...
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