quang nam eyes new industrial zone

Quang Nam eyes new industrial zone

Construction of a South Korea-invested industrial zone (IZ) was kicked off yesterday in the central Quang Nam Province's Nui Thanh District.
paradise vietnam launches new cooperation with korean hanatour

Paradise Vietnam launches new cooperation with Korean HanaTour

After one year of thorough market study together, HanaTour Vietnam and HanaTour Korea sign a collaboration agreement, fostering Vietnam’s outbound tourism.
un chief praises south korea japan for settling comfort women row

UN chief praises South Korea, Japan for settling 'comfort women' row

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the leaders of South Korea and Japan on Monday for settling a dispute over "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II.
emart go vap opens door

Emart Go Vap opens door

Emart – the leading Korean retailer under Shinsegae group today officially opened its first Emart hypermarket in Vietnam at 366 Phan Van Tri street in Go Vap district of Ho Chi Minh City with many promotions for visitors and customers.
hcm city to cut power outages

HCM City to cut power outages

The HCM City Electricity Company has promised to reduce scheduled brownouts by 20 per cent in the last two month of this lunar year and fix power outages within 75 minutes at a recent meeting with European, South Korean, and US companies.
da nang officials fine 2 stores that refuse to serve vietnamese

Da Nang officials fine 2 stores that refuse to serve Vietnamese

Authorities in the central city of Da Nang have imposed fines on two service facilities that had enacted a no-entry policy for Vietnamese customers, and only received Chinese and South Korean shoppers.
moit seeks to unlock overseas markets

MoIT seeks to unlock overseas markets

Vietnamese products are increasingly being showcased at Lotte Mart shopping centres across the Republic of Korea (RoK) as part of an initiative by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to stimulate retail sales in the East Asian market.
emart officially joins vietnamese retail market

Emart officially joins Vietnamese retail market

After five years of surveying and researching Vietnam market, Emart - the leading Korean retailer under Shinsegae group will officially launch the Emart hypermarket for the first time in Vietnam on December 28.
vietnam jails 2 koreans in deadly scaffolding collapse

Vietnam jails 2 Koreans in deadly scaffolding collapse

Two Korean men and two Vietnamese were sentenced to prison terms on Monday, after a four-day trial of the case in which scaffolding collapsed at a construction site, killing 13 workers and injuring 29 others in north-central Vietnam in March.
locals link to samsungs chain

Locals link to Samsung’s chain

Local businesses are enjoying bigger opportunities to join the global production and supply chain via collaboration with South Korea’s electronic giant Samsung Group.
pact on free trade between viet nam s korea takes effect

Pact on free trade between Viet Nam, S Korea takes effect

The free trade agreement (FTA) between Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) came into effect yesterday, according to a Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) press release on Saturday.
koreans captured for using fake credit cards to steal money in vietnam

Koreans captured for using fake credit cards to steal money in Vietnam

Three Korean men have been arrested by Hanoi police for using fake credit cards to appropriate money.
over 110 mln usd support industry projects land in hcm city

Over 110 mln USD support industry projects land in HCM City

Two support industry projects from the Republic of Korea, worth 112 million USD in total, were authorised to land in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17.
foreigner in custody for credit card fraud in vietnams central highlands

Foreigner in custody for credit card fraud in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

A Korean man is in police custody in Lam Dong Province of Vietnam’s Central Highlands for using fake credit cards to buy products at a local mobile phone store, officers announced on Wednesday.
korean firm to invest in quang nam ip

Korean firm to invest in Quang Nam IP

South Korean firm C&N VINA Tam Anh will start construction of its first industrial park (IP) in Tam An Commune in the central province later this month, officials said.