Lee Yeon-woo is a financial journalist at The Korea Times. Her wide range of reporting includes policies, macroeconomics, stock market, companies and even crypto. She is passionate about connecting the dots in Korean finance and making it easier for foreign nationals to understand. Based on her previous experience as a national reporter, she also has a keen interest in social issues within the sector, including gender equality and ESG. Your tips and insights are always appreciated. You can send them to yanu@koreatimes.co.kr.
Shinhan Bank marks three decades in Vietnam
Shinhan Bank CEO Jung Sang-hyuk, second from left, poses with State Bank of Vietnam Deputy Governor Pham Tien Dzung, center, and Vietcom Bank CEO Pham Quang Dzung, second from right, at an event in a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Friday, to celebrate the bank's 30th year of operations in Vietnam. The event commemorated the bank's first entrance into Vietnam in 1993, and was an expression of gratitude to its Vietnamese customers. Shinhan Bank has consistently expanded its footprint in the Vietnamese financial sector, inaugurating an additional four branches this year, bringing its total to 50 ― the highest among foreign banks in the country. As of 2022, it has secured the top position among foreign banks in Vietnam in terms of key metrics like total assets and annual net profits. Courtesy of Shinhan Bank
By Lee Yeon-woo