daesang corporation to buy off duc viet food company

Daesang Corporation to buy off Duc Viet Food Company

South Korean food-producing conglomerate Daesang Corp. has decided to buy a 99.99 per cent stake in Vietnamese meat processor and distributor Duc Viet Food Joint Stock Company for $32 million, according to newswire Pulsenews.com.
korean coach shares experiences in training young footballers

Korean coach shares experiences in training young footballers

Head of the technical committee in the Korea Football Association (KFA) Hwangbo Kwan is to talk with representatives from football clubs on June 27-28 in Hanoi to discuss orientations for training young footballers in Vietnam.
samsung triples the number of vietnamese suppliers since 2015

Samsung triples the number of Vietnamese suppliers since 2015

The number of Vietnamese spare part suppliers for Korean tech giant Samsung has reached 190, triple  than the figure of 2015.
korean cj group invests us 21 million in growing chilli in vietnam

Korean CJ Group invests US$2.1 million in growing chilli in Vietnam

The CJ Group - the leading group of food material distribution from the Republic of Korea –has decided to officially plant chilli in Vietnam after six months successfully conducting a pilot project in southern Binh Thuan province.
un blasts north korea missile tests as unacceptable violations

UN blasts North Korea missile tests as 'unacceptable violations'

NITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council president condemned nuclear-armed North Korea over its tests of a powerful new medium-range missile on Wednesday (Jun 22), calling for a swift response from the world body.
third ranked park drops out of us womens open

Third-ranked Park drops out of US Women's Open

NEW YORK: Seven-time major winner Park In-Bee, the world number three from South Korea, withdrew from next month's US Women's Open on Wednesday (Jun 22) with a nagging left thumb injury.
vietnam hopes to expand economic ties with rok deputy pm

Vietnam hopes to expand economic ties with RoK: Deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has affirmed Vietnam’s wish to further elevate its comprehensive economic partnership with the Republic of Korea (RoK), during a roundtable on business cooperation between the two countries in Hanoi on June 15.
rain to perform at miss vietnam pageant

Rain to perform at Miss Vietnam pageant

K-pop music sensation Rain from the Republic of Korea will make an appearance alongside the dazzling contestants at this year’s Miss Vietnam pageant this August in Ho Chi Minh City.
project to colour central villages with painted houses

Project to colour central villages with painted houses

The Republic of Korea (RoK) – Vietnam community art project was launched in Tam Thanh commune, Tam Ky city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam on June 10, aiming to add new colour to seashore fishing villages with wall-paintings.
koreas ceo suite opens office in viet nam

Korea's CEO Suite opens office in Viet Nam

CEO Suite has begun operations from its first location in Viet Nam, offering premium serviced offices for entrepreneurs, small to medium-scale companies, and multi-national companies.
rok to provide us 15 bln oda for vn in 2016 2020

RoK to provide US$1.5 bln ODA for VN in 2016-2020

The Republic of Korea (RoK) intends to lend US$1.5 billion ODA to Viet Nam in the 2016-2020 period, US$0.9 billion of which will be given to finance cooperation and the rest to other priority areas, like large-scale infrastructure, railway, healthcare, and IT.
korean firms to build solar power plants in vietnams central highlands

Korean firms to build solar power plants in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

Households in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will soon have electricity sourced from solar power as two Korean power firms are to build photovoltaic power plant projects there.
viet nam south korea ink co operation on stock

Viet Nam, South Korea ink co-operation on stock

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on stock co-operation was signed between the National Financial Supervisory Commission of Viet Nam (NFSC) and South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) on June 7.
historical dance performance coming back on hanoi stage

Historical dance performance coming back on Hanoi stage

Korean choreographer Chun Yoo Oh will present a historical dance performance titled “Promise to 800” or “800 nam hen uoc” in Vietnamese on Prince of the Ly Dynasty Ly Long Tuong who fled to the Korean peninsula in the 13th century at the Hanoi Opera House on June 7.
green urban planning project ratified

Green urban planning project ratified

The PM has approved a green urban planning technical assistance project, which is sponsored by the Republic of Korea (RoK) through a non-refundable aid.