lgs solid profit in third quarter

LG’s solid profit in third quarter

South Korean giant LG Electronics last week reported a solid third-quarter performance with the third consecutive quarters of positive net income.
franchising of lotteria delayed

Franchising of Lotteria delayed

South Korea’s fast-food giant Lotteria will postpone franchising deals in Vietnam to 2013.
vietnam rok sign mou on science technology cooperation

Vietnam, RoK sign MoU on science, technology cooperation

Ministers of Science and Technology of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost bilateral cooperation in this field.
standard chartered vietnam and korea join hands for seeing is believing

Standard Chartered Vietnam and Korea join hands for Seeing is Believing

Richard Hill, President and CEO of Standard Chartered Korea Financial Group and Standard Chartered Bank Korea (SCBK), is in Vietnam for a two day visit to get hands on experience of the activities in Vietnam of Seeing is Believing (SiB), the bank’s global initiative to tackle avoidable blindness.  
hanoi to host vietnam rok culture food festival

Hanoi to host Vietnam-RoK culture, food festival

A culture and food festival, which feature the specialties of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will take place in Hanoi from November 2-4.
rok investors keen on van don airport project

RoK investors keen on Van Don Airport project

lotte mart turns 100 pct foreign owned raises capital

Lotte Mart turns 100 pct foreign owned, raises capital

Lotte Mart, an affiliate of South Korea’s leading retailer Lotte Group, has got approval to become a 100% foreign-owned enterprise and increase its charter capital to expand business in the country, said the HCMC Department of Planning and Investment on Monday.
hyundai thu duc spat finds calm end

Hyundai-Thu Duc spat finds calm end

The five-year dispute between the local firm BOO Thu Duc Corporation and Korea-based Hyundai Rotem Company over a Ho Chi Minh City water project has finally come to an end.
samsung eyes investment expansion in vietnam

Samsung eyes investment expansion in Vietnam

Samsung, a South Korean tech group, is planning to pour more money into Vietnam with the construction of two new production facilities.
rok to invest 4 billion in phong nha ke bang

RoK to invest $4 billion in Phong Nha-Ke Bang

The People’s Committee of Quang Binh province has just signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ZETA Group Holding, a real estate investment organisation from the Republic of Korea, to build an international leisure center at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

GBVS board members to walk plank

The Vietnam-based brokerage affiliate of Korea’s Golden Bridge is planning to remove two Vietnamese members from its five-member board.
blooming is going ahead

Blooming is going ahead

Korean Investment and Development Company is resuming construction of its Blooming Tower in Danang after a long delay due to the financial crisis.
star dust to be sprinkled

Star dust to be sprinkled

Punters can win a five-day four night tour to South Korea and a very special date with famous boy band group SHINee members at ‘World date with SHINee’.
local firm replaces daewoo in resettlement project

Local firm replaces Daewoo in resettlement project

Ho Chi Minh City’s government has agreed to a local joint venture replacing Daewoo Binh Khanh Investment Co. in the Binh Khanh resettlement housing project in the city’s District 2 after the South Korean investor withdrew.
fta to lead to trade bonanza

FTA to lead to trade bonanza

Free trade agreement negotiations will put a big trade bonanza within reach of Vietnam and South Korea.