ninh thuan axes 900m project

Ninh Thuan axes $900m project

Central Ninh Thuan province has killed a $900 million ecological urban project proposed by South Korea’s MK International.
rich korean export potential

Rich Korean export potential

Vietnam is to enjoy healthy textile garment exports to South Korea.
skorean firm opens golf course in dong nai

S.Korean firm opens golf course in Dong Nai

Jeongsan Vina Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of South Korea’s Taekwang Group, on Sunday opened the Taekwang Jeongsan Country Club golf course in Nhon Trach district, Dong Nai province.
posco champions 594m steel plant

Posco champions $594m steel plant

South Korea’s Posco Group last week kicked work into gear at its $594 million new steel mill in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
koica funds healthcare services in hanoi

KOICA funds healthcare services in Hanoi

Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) last week granted Hanoi’s Vietnam-Korea Friendship Clinic in Saint Paul Hospital three ultrasound machines worth $90,000.
lg launches first brand shop in vietnam

LG launches first brand shop in Vietnam

Korea-backed LG Electronics Vietnam (LG) will officially inaugurate its first brand shop in Vietnam at Hanoi’s 23 Lang Ha street on June 26.
samsung lg bet on new display to revive tv sales

Samsung, LG bet on new display to revive TV sales

South Korean TV manufacturers are making billion-dollar bets on a new display technology that promises an even thinner screen and imagery of eye-popping clarity. It might prove to be a costly last gasp of innovation from an industry finding it harder to excite consumers wowed by smartphones and tablets.
korean air to fly to cam ranh

Korean Air to fly to Cam Ranh

Korean Air is scheduled to launch a maiden flight to Cam Ranh International Airport in central Vietnam on July 12.
lg sells more than 3 million lte smartphones globally

LG sells more than 3 million LTE smartphones globally

South Korean smartphone maker has announced a brand new smartphone milestone. Worldwide sales of its LTE-enabled have hit more than 3 million.
myanmar reform brings return of coca cola

Myanmar reform brings return of Coca-Cola

announced Thursday that it would return to after a gap of more than six decades, leaving Cuba and North Korea as the only countries without the iconic American fizzy drink.
koreans contractors hit bumpy roads

Koreans contractors hit bumpy roads

South Korean contractors have hit roadblocks at a number of highway projects in Vietnam.
snow fog hamper search for missing peru copter

Snow, fog hamper search for missing Peru copter

A search and rescue mission battled snow and fog Friday in the hunt for eight , three Europeans and three Peruvians whose vanished in the mountains of .
s koreans europeans missing on peru chopper

S. Koreans, Europeans missing on Peru chopper

A carrying 14 people including eight and citizens from the Czech Republic, Sweden and the Netherlands has gone missing in the mountains of , officials said.
giants hook up to power on

Giants hook up to power on

Sojitz-Daelim, a joint contractor between Japan’s Sojitz Corporation and Korea’s Daelim, last week inked a $826 million contract to get the Thai Binh 2 thermoelectricity plant moving.
mas to remain in vogue in 2012

M&As to remain in vogue in 2012

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) will continue at high levels in 2012 with inbound acquisitions remaining significant, driven by high levels of interest amongst Asian investors, especially those from Japan and Korea, looking to tap Vietnam’s growing economy, large population and its strong resource base. Stephen Gaskill, deputy general director of PwC Vietnam, puts VIR’s Hoang Anh in the picture.