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6 days ago | 
pulse.mk.co.kr | Kim Dong-eun |Han Yubin
LG Electronics Inc. is bolstering its presence in the global sports signage sector with a major new project in Spain. The company announced on Sunday that it will supply 1,700 square meters of digital signage to Roig Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena in Valencia, Spain, which is expected to open in September 2025.
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6 days ago | 
pulse.mk.co.kr | Kim Jung-hwan |Choi Ye-bin |Han Yubin
The South Korean government is accelerating corporate governance reform, starting with a measure to expand disclosure requirements to discourage companies from using treasury shares as a tool to defend management control.
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6 days ago | 
pulse.mk.co.kr | Park In-hye |Han Yubin
South Korean commercial lender Shinhan Bank said on Sunday that its debit card for travelers hit 3 trillion won ($2.17 billion) in domestic and overseas transaction volume just 15 months after it launched in February 2024. Some of the overseas benefits offered by the Shinhan SOL Travel Debit Card, which is designed for travelers, include preferential exchange rates for 42 currencies, waivers for foreign transaction or ATM fees, and access to airport lounges.
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1 week ago | 
pulse.mk.co.kr | Jeong Ji-seong |Han Yubin
South Korea’s Korean Air said on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Card to provide air transportation services for artworks exhibited in Seoul over the next year. Under the agreement, the airline will handle the air transport of various pieces that will be showcased at Hyundai Card Storage, a cultural exhibition venue operated by the credit card company.
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1 week ago | 
pulse.mk.co.kr | Park Na-eun |Han Yubin
Kakao Group’s online bank arm KakaoBank Corp. was granted a virtual banking license by Thailand’s financial regulators to re-enter the market for the first time in around 25 years, the company said. Thailand’s Ministry of Finance selected a consortium formed by KakaoBank and Thailand’s SCBx, a major financial holding group, as a “virtual bank” operator on June 19th, 2025.
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1 week ago | 
pulse.mk.co.kr | Oh Dae-seok |Han Yubin
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. said on Thursday that it has launched its first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered product in collaboration with Global X, its exchange-traded fund (ETF) subsidiary in the United States, and Wealthspot, an AI investment solutions provider. The product – the Global X Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (GXIG) – selects attractive securities based on analyses performed by an AI model. It is benchmarked to the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index.
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1 week ago | 
pulse.mk.co.kr | Park Na-eun |Han Yubin
Shinhan Card Co. will push for a second round of voluntary retirement and sweeping organizational restructuring beginning Thursday, just six months after its last workforce reduction, as it struggles to regain footing amid declining profitability and a loss of market leadership. The credit card firm said that the new voluntary retirement program will be offered to employees born between 1968 and 1979. The move follows a similar initiative in December 2024 that saw 62 employees exit the company.
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1 week ago | 
pulse.mk.co.kr | Chu Dong-hun |Han Yubin
Employees of South Korean companies traveling to the United States under the electronic system for travel authorization (ESTA) are increasingly being denied entry by U.S. authorities. It has long been common practice for many Korean employees to use ESTA for business trips but the U.S. under the Trump administration began viewing this as a form of unauthorized work and has been tightening enforcement, effectively blocking ESTA-based entries.
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1 week ago | 
pulse.mk.co.kr | Jeong Ji-seong |Han Yubin
Taihan Cable & Solution Co. has teamed up with a global company to develop a next-generation superconducting cable with higher efficiency than existing models. Taihan Cable announced on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Irish cable firm SuperNode Ltd. on Tuesday to jointly develop next-generation superconducting cables. The signing ceremony was attended by key executives, including Taihan Cable & Solution Vice Chairman Song Jong-min and SuperNode CEO John Fitzgerald.
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1 week ago | 
pulse.mk.co.kr | Ahn Doo-won |Chu Dong-hun |Han Yubin
Kim Seung-youn, chairman of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, urged employees of Hanwha Totalenergies Petrochemical Co. to “continuously seek innovation” to cope with the unpredictable business environment.
