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• HOME, ALIEN BANKS CAME TO CREATE BRANCHES IN BINHAI NEW AREA

  - 2006-02-13

  AsiaInfo Services 02-13-2006 Home, Alien Banks Came to Create Branches in Binhai New Area TIANJIN, Feb 13, 2006 SinoCast via COMTEX -- At the turn of 2005 and 2006, well-known banks both from home and abroad came to set up branches...

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• Korea's Chohung Bank Issues JCB Brand Smart Card: Chohung 365 BC JCB Card

  - 2006-01-17

  Tokyo, Japan, Jan 17, 2006 - JCN Newswire - JCB, the only Asian-based international payment brand, is happy to announce that Chohung Bank, Korea's oldest financial service institution with over 100 years of history has launched the Chohung 365 BC JCB Card smart card compliant with the global EMV...

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• OVERDUE LOAN RATIO IN S.KOREAN BANKS JUMPS IN OCT.

  - 2004-11-04

  SEOUL, Nov 4 Asia Pulse - The delinquency ratio of loans in South Korea's banks surged again in October, an indication of the country's grim economic situation, financial sources said Thursday. The ratio eased as of the end of September from the previous month, due to banks' disposal...

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• BRIEFING - ASIA BANKING - OCT 18, 2004.

  - 2004-10-18

  An executive briefing on banking for Oct 18, 2004, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. KOREA'S STATE-OWNED IBK VOWS TO KEEP LENDING TO SMALLER FIRMS SEOUL - The Industrial Bank of Korea IBK (KSE:24110) said...

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• KOREAN BANK CREDIT CARD UNITS IMPROVING FAST.

  - 2004-10-07

  SEOUL, Oct 7 Asia Pulse - South Korea's major commercial banks are rapidly turning around their credit card divisions through massive efforts to cut bad assets, banking sources said Thursday. The credit card unit of Woori Bank, the nation's second largest lender, had a net profit of 12...

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• Ssangyong Motor Co. chooses Shanghai Auto as preferred buyer.

  - 2004-07-23

  Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 23--SEOUL, Korea -- Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., China's biggest vehicle maker, was chosen Friday as the preferred bidder to take over Ssangyong Motor Co., Ssangyong Motor's main creditor Chohung Bank said in a...

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• SHANGHAI AUTOMOTIVE VOWS TO BID FOR SSANGYONG MOTOR

  - 2004-07-09

  AsiaInfo Services 07-09-2004 Shanghai Automotive Vows to Bid for Ssangyong Motor SHANGHAI, Jul 09, 2004 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group, one of the top 3 auto groups in China, will bid for Ssangyong Motor, a premier manufacturer...

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• KOREAN BANKS GREET NEW YEAR WITH RESTRUCTURING.

  - 2004-01-02

  SEOUL, Jan 2 Asia Pulse - Domestic banks rang in the new year by initiating restructuring for increased profitability. According to a financial industry source, Chohung Bank (KSE:000010) closed 26 out of about 540 branches that had fallen short of profitability as of the end of last year....

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• SOUTH KOREA'S TOP BANKS REPORT ASSET REDUCTIONS.

  - 2003-11-17

  SEOUL, Nov 17 Asia Pulse - South Korea's big-three banks reported slight reductions in assets this year after shifting focus to profitability rather than external growth, industry figures showed yesterday. The nation's three-largest lenders - Kookmin Bank (KSE:060000), Woori Bank and Hana Bank - said their assets contracted between...

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• PROFILE - SOUTH KOREA'S BANKING INDUSTRY (OCT 2003).

  - 2003-10-21

  By Kwak Young-sup ************************************************** A PROFILE OF SOUTH KOREA'S BANKING INDUSTRY PREPARED BY ASIA PULSE ANALYSTS ************************************************** OVERVIEW: In a drastic turnaround from a bumper year in 2002, South Korean banks fared poorly...

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