{
  "id": 19453486,
  "title": "Hana Financial kicks off annual volunteering campaign with kimchi-making event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/hana-financial-kicks-off-annual-volunteering-campaign-with-kimchi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T05:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20261111/hana-financial-kicks-off-annual-volunteering-campaign-with-kimchi-making-event"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hana Financial Group has launched its annual two-month volunteer campaign, beginning with a kimchi-making event for those in need, the company announced on Wednesday. The company's initiative, \"Everyone's Hana Day,\" kicked off at its Seoul office, where the launch ceremony was followed by the event attended by around 250 participants, including Chairman Ham Young-joo, employees, and their families. The attendees prepared 11,111 heads of kimchi to distribute to vulnerable individuals. During the event, Ham and other employees visited a welfare facility in Seoul's Yongsan District to deliver the kimchi and daily necessities. Ham emphasized that sharing through action can create a warmer society, stating, \"I hope that the seeds of warmth we plant today will grow into happiness for all, and that everyone at Hana Financial will work together toward that goal.\" The company's flagship environmental, social, and governance initiative, which started in 2011, runs for two months, with employees from the group's affiliates participating in various volunteer activities and donations.",
  "summary": "Hana Financial Group launched its annual two-month volunteer campaign, kicking it off with a kimchi-making event for vulnerable households, the company said Wednesday. The group held a launch ceremony for its \"Everyone's Hana Day\" campaign at its Seoul office, followed by a kimchi-making event attended by about 250 people, including Chairman Ham Young-joo, employees and their families. At…",
  "key_points": [
    "Hana Financial launches two-month volunteer campaign 'Everyone's Hana Day'",
    "Kimchi-making event held for vulnerable individuals, 11,111 heads prepared",
    "Chairman Ham Young-joo and employees deliver kimchi to Seoul welfare facility"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding its long-standing social responsibility efforts through direct employee involvement reinforces the group's commitment to community welfare and strengthens its established environmental, social, and governance framework.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}