giants of korean entertainment industry enter vietnam market

Giants of Korean entertainment industry enter Vietnam market

More and more giants of the Korean entertainment industry enter Vietnam in many different ways and are gradually coming to dominate the market.
lotte to build 2nd mall in ha noi

Lotte to build 2nd mall in Ha Noi

The South Korean Lotte conglomerate will be building a new shopping mall near Ha Noi’s West Lake, according to The Korea Herald.
malaysia tightens security at entry points after kim jong nam killing

Malaysia tightens security at entry points after Kim Jong Nam killing

KUALA LUMPUR: Security has been tightened at all entry points in Malaysia following the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Monday (Feb 13).
us pledges nuclear defence for japan and south korea

US pledges nuclear defence for Japan and South Korea

BONN: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday (Feb 16) pledged that Washington would use the full range of its arsenal, including nuclear weapons, to defend allies Japan and South Korea against North Korea if needed.
samsung heir arrested in corruption probe

Samsung heir arrested in corruption probe

SEOUL: The heir of South Korean giant Samsung was arrested on Friday (Feb 17) as part of a probe into corruption and influence-peddling that caused President Park Geun-hye to be impeached.
north korea opens ice festival with kim body barely cold

North Korea opens ice festival with Kim body barely cold

PYONGYANG: Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel leotards opened an ice skating gala in Pyongyang to honour the late father of both men.
south korean prosecutors again seek arrest of samsung heir

South Korean prosecutors again seek arrest of Samsung heir

SEOUL: Prosecutors said Tuesday (Feb 14) they would make a second attempt to arrest the de facto head of South Korean giant Samsung over a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye.

Hyosung MoU seeks to make plastic market self-sufficient

South Korea’s Hyosung Group has come closer to building a $1.2 billion complex that would expand its footprint in Vietnam and increase its added value chain.
korean firm to build 185b thermal power plant in quang tri

Korean firm to build $1.85b thermal power plant in Quảng Trị

South Korea’s Korea Western Power Co. (KOWEPO) plans to construct a 1,200MW coal-fired power plant in the central province of Quang Tri in 2018.
kolon group subsidiary approved for 220 million plant

Kolon Group subsidiary approved for $220 million plant

South Korean Kolon Industries Inc., a subsidiary of Kolon Group, has been licensed to invest $220 million in a factory manufacturing KVT-1 industrial fabric for automobile tires in the southern province of Binh Duong.
4 killed in south korea shopping mall fire

4 killed in South Korea shopping mall fire

SEOUL: A fire in a South Korea shopping mall killed four and injured more than 40 others, authorities said Sunday.
ties strengthen as samsung mentors local vendors

Ties strengthen as Samsung mentors local vendors

Vietnamese enterprises continue to climb up the production chain ranks of South Korea’s Samsung Group, which is Vietnam’s largest foreign investor.
samsung heir returns home after marathon bribery questioning

Samsung heir returns home after marathon bribery questioning

SEOUL: Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong returned home Friday (Jan 13) after marathon questioning by South Korean prosecutors as a suspect in a massive corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-Hye.
south korea presidents lawyer says no evidence to back impeachment

South Korea president's lawyer says no evidence to back impeachment

SEOUL: The impeachment trial of South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye got under way Thursday (Jan 5), with her lawyers arguing there is no evidence to back the corruption allegations that threaten to force her from office.
daughter of south koreas rasputin arrested in denmark

Daughter of South Korea's 'Rasputin' arrested in Denmark

COPENHAGEN: The daughter of Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea's president, has been arrested in Denmark after months in hiding, Danish police said on Monday (Jan 2).