part 2 vietnam gets ready to receive korean third investment wave

Part 2: Vietnam gets ready to receive Korean third investment wave

South Koreans have been flocking to Vietnam to invest in the real estate, retail, logistics, consumer goods and electronics projects, the business fields that they have great advantages.
rok becomes vietnams major car supplier

RoK becomes Vietnam’s major car supplier

Vietnam imported 3,518 completely-built-units(CBU) from the Republic of Korea in the first quarter of the year, accounting for more than 50 percent of the country’s CBU car imports.
korean star receives warm vietnamese welcome

Korean star receives warm Vietnamese welcome

The Republic of Korea’s Kim Bum starring in the hit film “Boys Over Flowers” arrived at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on April 25.
samsung posts q1 profit of 64b

Samsung posts Q1 profit of $6.4b

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said on Friday net profit soared 41.6 percent to a record 7.15 trillion won ($6.4 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, driven by strong smartphone sales.
samsung s4 aims to bite fresh chunk of apple market share

Samsung S4 aims to bite fresh chunk of Apple market share

Samsung's latest flagship Galaxy smartphone goes on sale this week, as the South Korean giant seeks to cement its lead over faltering rival Apple in an increasingly saturated market.
rok vietnam business forum opens

RoK – Vietnam business forum opens

A Republic of Korea-Vietnam business forum was held in Seoul on April 19 to provide information on Vietnam’s orientations and development demands to RoK businesses.
asean east asian countries enhance cooperation

ASEAN, East Asian countries enhance cooperation

The secretaries-general of the ASEAN-the Republic of Korea (RoK) Centre, the ASEAN-Japan Centre and the ASEAN-China Centre have gathered in Seoul to discuss how to enhance cooperation among ASEAN and the three East Asian countries.
us chides n korea presses china as kerry flies in

US chides N. Korea, presses China as Kerry flies in

The United States berated North Korea's belligerence and pressed China to rein in its ally, as US officials downplayed a chilling spy agency report that Pyongyang has a nuclear-armed missile.
two vietnamese workers die in south korea

Two Vietnamese workers die in South Korea

Four workers, including two South Koreans and two Vietnamese, died after their truck, which was carrying iron, suddenly turned over on the way to a construction site, central Quang Ngai Province authorities reported.
g8 ministers condemn north korea in strongest terms

G8 ministers condemn North Korea in strongest terms

G8 foreign ministers strongly condemned North Korea over its nuclear programme and said Thursday they were appalled by the rising death toll in Syria as they wrapped up two days of talks that focused on the two spiralling crises.
swiss kempinski ditches n korea hotel of doom project

Swiss Kempinski ditches N Korea "Hotel of Doom" project

The Swiss luxury hotel chain Kempinski said on Tuesday that it was dropping plans to open a huge pyramid-shaped hotel that has stood half-built for decades in North Korea amid escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula.
japan lead south korea 2 0 in davis cup tie

Japan lead South Korea 2-0 in Davis Cup tie

Tatsuma Ito and Go Soeda gained a win each in a to give Japan a 2-0 lead over South Korea in the Davis Cup tennis Asia/Oceania zone Group I second round tie on Friday.
pm welcomes chairman and president of korean export import bank

PM welcomes Chairman and President of Korean Export-Import Bank

PM Nguyen Tan Dung praised Korean Export-Import Bank’s contributions to the promotion of trade and investment linkages between Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea during his reception for Chairman and President Kim Yong Hwan on Friday.
hyundai kia recall 19m vehicles in us

Hyundai, Kia recall 1.9m vehicles in US

South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 1.9 million vehicles in the United States to fix brake lights and airbags.
youtube shuts google sniffs twitter slims in april fool gags

YouTube shuts, Google sniffs, Twitter slims in April Fool gags

YouTube is shutting down, Twitter users have to pay for the use of vowels, and the new Google Nose search engine will bring a whiff of wet dog or daisies right to your computer or smartphone.