samsung to cap note 7 battery charge in south korea via software update

Samsung to cap Note 7 battery charge in South Korea via software update

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , which has urged users of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to turn them in due to fire-prone batteries, said it will perform a software update in South Korea that limits the devices' charge to 60 percent.
rok daegu bank to open branch in hcm city

RoK Daegu Bank to open branch in HCM City

Daegu Bank of the Republic of Korea (RoK) is preparing to open a branch in Ho Chi Minh City in the near future with support from the State Bank of Vietnam.
samsung sells printing unit to hp for us 105 billion

Samsung sells printing unit to HP for US$1.05 billion

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics will sell its printer business to US computer maker HP, the companies said Monday (Sep 12), as the South Korean giant accelerates restructuring efforts amid a generational power transfer in the founding Lee family.
s korea top hcm investor

S Korea: top HCM investor?

Đinh La Thăng, secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee, told a meeting of business leaders in Seoul late last week that the city would create more favourable conditions for South Korean investors in HCM City.
vietnam market lures foreign banks

Vietnam market lures foreign banks

Making an entrance into the Vietnamese banking landscape as representative offices, then moving up the ladder to become branches and 100 per cent foreign-owned units when the right time came and regulations allowed, Japanese and Korean financial institutions are taking careful steps to strengthen their footholds in the country. Not only do they want to cater to their home-based institutional clients, but also to the 90 million possible retail customers living in Vietnam. Trang Nguyen reports.
defending champion lee retains title at korea open

Defending champion Lee retains title at Korea Open

CHEONAN, South Korea: Defending champion Lee Kyoung-Hoon fired a final-round 68 to win the Korea Open title for the second time Sunday (Sep 11).
south koreas gggi pushes for sustainable growth

South Korea’s GGGI pushes for sustainable growth

South Korea-based Global Green Growth Institute has continued to support Vietnam to realise green growth, with a focus on developing national energy planning processes that enable the transition to a clean energy future.
gggweek2016 kicked off in south korea

GGGWeek2016 kicked off in South Korea

South Korea-based Global Green Growth Institute has officially launched its Global Green Growth Week 2016 on the nation’s Jeju Island.
hanjin shipping global ceases operations in vn

Hanjin Shipping Global ceases operations in VN

The Vietnamese Representative Office of Hanjin Shipping Global, South Korea’s giant container shipping company, announced that it would not accept any new booking of freight orders from August 31.
vietnam attends eastern economic forum in russia

Vietnam attends Eastern Economic Forum in Russia

MOSCOW – The second Eastern Economic Forum opened in the Russian city of Vladivostok yesterday, attracting nearly 2,500 delegates from Australia, China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the US and Việt Nam.
vietnamese film producers accuse cj cinemas of leveraging monopoly

Vietnamese film producers accuse CJ Cinemas of leveraging monopoly

South Korean conglomerate CJ’s movie theatre chain CGV is under suspicion of monopoly behaviour disadvantaging Vietnamese movie producers and distributors.
world cultural festival to be held in hcm city

World cultural festival to be held in HCM City

A world cultural festival 2017 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City as part of cooperation with the Republic of Korea’s Gyeongsangbuk-do province.
korean pop star rain to return to viet nam

Korean pop star Rain to return to Việt Nam

Korean pop idol and actor Rain will return to Việt Nam to perform in a national pageant at Phú Thọ Gymnasium in HCM City’s District 11.
hanoi seoul step up broader cooperation

Hanoi, Seoul step up broader cooperation

A Hanoi delegation led by Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Vice Chairman the municipal People’s Council has paid a working visit to Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) to co-host the program “Hanoi Days in Seoul 2016” marking 20 years of cooperation between Hanoi and Seoul.
busan bank opens branch in hcm city

Busan Bank opens branch in HCM City

The Busan Bank (BS) of South Korea opened a branch in HCM City on Thursday, Vietnamplus.vn reported.