hyosung petitions for 12 billion factory in ba ria vung tau

Hyosung petitions for $1.2 billion factory in Ba Ria-Vung Tau

South Korean Hyosung Group is seeking the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Industrial Zone Management Authority’s approval to develop a complex of a polypropylene production factory and a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) depot, with a total investment capital of $1.2 billion, according to newswire Diendandoanhnghiep.
capitals my dinh stadium to host korean culture and food festival

Capital’s Mỹ Đình Stadium to host Korean culture and food festival

South Korean and Vietnamese singers will perform at the Korean Culture and Food Festival in Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đình Stadium this weekend. 
forever young returns for second season

Forever Young returns for second season

The second season of Forever Young, a soap opera about friendship and love between young people from Viet Nam and South Korea, returns to Vietnamese television screens on November 3.
asian countries are top investors in dong nai

Asian countries are top investors in Dong Nai

The Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan and China's Taiwan were the top three investors in the southern province of Dong Nai in the first 10 months of 2016.
rok loosens visa policy for vietnamese tourists

ROK loosens visa policy for Vietnamese tourists

Vietnamese tourists, already owning a Visa Platinum credit card issued by Shinhan Bank of the ROK, will be exempt from providing specified documentary evidence of financial capacity, said Jung Chang Soo, CEO of the Korea Tourism Organization during his recent working visit to Vietnam.
mass workers found faint at work

Mass workers found faint at work

The central province of Quảng Nam’s departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs; Heath; Natural Resources and Environment have teamed up with Chu Lai Open Economic Zone and Public Security authorities to investigate the 43 labourers found unconscious at the Korean Panko Tam Thăng Company in the last two days.
samsung keeps smartphone lead despite note 7 debacle

Samsung keeps smartphone lead despite Note 7 debacle

WASHINGTON: Samsung maintained its lead in the global smartphone market in the third quarter despite a massive recall that has tarnished the South Korean giant's image.
lotte subsidiary refuses to lay low in midst of scandal

Lotte subsidiary refuses to lay low in midst of scandal

In spite of the scandal over its muddled operations, Lotte Asset Development Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group – one of the future developer of the $2.2 billion Thu Thiem Eco Smart City project in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Thiem New Urban Area, is expanding in the Vietnamese real estate market by acquiring minority stakes in businesses operating in the country, according to newswire Koreaherald.
duyen crowned miss global beauty queen 2016

Duyên crowned Miss Global Beauty Queen 2016

Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Duyên was crowned Miss Global Beauty Queen 2016 on Monday in Seoul, Korea.
vietnamese stocks to be traded on krx

Vietnamese stocks to be traded on KRX

South Korea's stock market operator reported yesterday that it had secured a contract with its Vietnamese counterpart to set up the IT infrastructure for the Southeast Asian nation's equity trading.
hai phong rok partner to provide logistics services

Hai Phong, RoK partner to provide logistics services

Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company and Heung-A Shipping Co Ltd of the Republic of Korea (RoK) put into operation their joint logistics services in Hai Phong on October 14.
quang ninh eco tourism promises hot fdi outlook

Quang Ninh eco-tourism promises hot FDI outlook

Two of South Korea’s major infrastructure developers are keen to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into large-scale hotel and resort projects in the north-eastern province of Quang Ninh.
competition grows as foreign firms make inroads into vietnams retail market

Competition grows as foreign firms make inroads into Vietnam’s retail market

Vietnam’s retail market has recently seen a wave of mergers and acquisitions as well as the rapid domination of foreign investors from Japan, Thailand and the Republic of Korea.
sk telecom to lose rights to coveted bandwidth

SK Telecom to lose rights to coveted bandwidth

The 850 MHz bandwidth in possession of long-defunct mobile network operator S-Fone , a joint venture between South Korean telecommunications company SK Telecom and Vietnamese Saigon Postel Corp. (SPT), may soon be repossessed by the Vietnamese government.
samsung requests tax exemption for recalled galaxy note 7 devices

Samsung requests tax exemption for recalled Galaxy Note 7 devices

South Korean tech giant Samsung has requested Vietnam for exemption from export-import and value added taxes for the faulty Galaxy Note 7 smart phones, which are currently being recalled around the global, according to newswire Vneconomy.vn.