csr awards honour six korean firms

CSR Awards honour six Korean firms

Six Korean firms operating in Vietnam were awarded the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award on November 30 due to their high business efficiency and positive contributions to the Vietnamese community, society, and labour force.
korea expo 2016 opening promises major success

Korea Expo 2016 opening promises major success

Today, the Trade and Investment Promotion Exhibition KOREA EXPO 2016 was opened in Lotte Hotel in Hanoi.
giant lantern festival to light up city

Giant Lantern Festival to light up city

Colourful lanterns created by South Korean artisans will be for the first time during a festival held in Hà Nội.
k pop video director charged in south koreas scandal

K-pop video director charged in South Korea's scandal

SEOUL: A prominent K-pop music video director was charged Sunday (Nov 27) as part of a corruption scandal rocking South Korea and engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.
cii issues 40 million in convertible bonds to south korean firm

CII issues $40 million in convertible bonds to South Korean firm

Ho Chi Minh City Infrastructure Investment JSC (CII) signed a deal to sell a convertible bond volume worth $40 million to KEB Hana Banktrustee and Custodian Business-a custodian of South Korean Rhinos Asset Management Co., Ltd. (RAM).
petro vietnam takes credit loans for power project

Petro Vietnam takes credit loans for power project

Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) on November 23 signed a contract with the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) for funding the Song Hau 1 thermal power project.
kolon industries bring 1 billion plant to binh duong

Kolon Industries bring $1 billion plant to Binh Duong

South Korean Kolon Industries Inc., a subsidiary of Kolon Group, will develop a $1 billion factory manufacturing airbags and industrial fabric for automobile tires in Binh Duong province, aiming to capture a larger share of the domestic and international market.
foreign banks eye hcm citys infra projects

Foreign banks eye HCM City’s infra projects

Banks from South Korea and Japan have expressed interest in providing capital for infrastructure projects in HCM City.
daesang completes buy out of duc viet food

Daesang completes buy-out of Duc Viet Food

South Korean food-producing conglomerate Daesang Corp. Has completed the acquisition of a 99.99 per cent stake in Vietnamese meat processor and distributor Duc Viet Food Joint Stock Company for $32 million in September, fetching the Korean company a bridgehead in the Southeast Asian meat processing market.
s korean investment at record high official

S Korean investment at record high: official

The third investment wave from South Korea is now at its peak, according to Moon Byungcheol, Commercial Counsellor at the South Korea General Consulate in HCM City.
south korean fund buys vnpt epay

South Korean fund buys VNPT Epay

South Korean investment fund UTC Investment Co., Ltd. (UTC) completed the purchase of 7.47 million shares, equalling a 62.25 per cent stake, in VNPT Electronic Payment JSC (VNPT Epay) from VMG Media Group, according to newswire Vnexpress.
rok investors seek opportunities in quang ngai province

RoK investors seek opportunities in Quang Ngai province

Twenty businesses from Ulsan city, the Republic of Korea, arrived in central Quang Ngai province on November 17 to explore investment opportunities.
vn s korean businesses sign 10 contracts

VN, S Korean businesses sign 10 contracts

Ten contracts and memoranda of understanding worth nearly VND1 billion (US$44,800) have been signed between Vietnamese and South Korean businesses at an industry-trade-tourism fair which concluded on November 7.
marubeni and kepco a step closer to first of its kind power plant in vietnam

Marubeni and KEPCO a step closer to first-of-its-kind power plant in Vietnam

The consortium of Japanese company Marubeni Corporation and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) today signed the investment agreement for Nghi Son 2 thermal power plant in the central province of Thanh Hoa.
woori bank launches wholly owned subsidiary in vietnam

Woori Bank launches wholly owned subsidiary in Vietnam

South Korea’s leading investment bank Woori Bank yesterday officially launched its Vietnam subsidiary and joined the domestic retail banking market with the products of card and mobile banking.