s korea shipbuilder wins 112 bn danish order

S. Korea shipbuilder wins $1.12 bn Danish order

South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries said Wednesday it has won a $1.12 billion deal to build two deep-water drill ships for Maersk Drilling, a subsidiary of Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk.
rok bank funds solar power project

RoK bank funds solar power project

The Export-Import Bank of the Republic of Korea (Korea Eximbank) has approved a $12 million loan for a solar power generation project in the central province of Quang Binh.
ex skorea footballer admits match fixing

Ex-S.Korea footballer admits match-fixing

Another South Korean footballer has admitted involvement in match-fixing, an official said Wednesday, joining other players ensnared in a scandal that has rattled the professional K-League.
compromise unblocks us trade deals

Compromise unblocks US trade deals

The White House and top lawmakers have finally reached a deal to allow long-stalled trade pacts with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to move ahead in Congress, officials have said.
skorea takes steps to lift ban on canadian beef

S.Korea takes steps to lift ban on Canadian beef

South Korea took legal steps Tuesday to reopen its lucrative beef market to Canadian meat following an agreement to lift an eight-year ban.
foreign firms bite into petrovietnam

Foreign firms bite into PetroVietnam

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has signed deals to sell stakes in real estate and securities companies to partners from the Republic of Korea (RoK) .
rok firms to buy stake in petrovietnam subsidiaries

RoK firms to buy stake in PetroVietnam subsidiaries

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has signed deals to sell its stake in real estate and securities companies to the Republic of Korea (RoK) partners.
seoul to offer free wifi in public areas

Seoul to offer free wifi in public areas

The South Korean metropolis of Seoul said on Wednesday it would offer free wifi in outdoor spaces in a $44 million project to give residents and visitors Internet access on every street corner.
china beat north korea in friendly

China beat North Korea in friendly

China ended its warm-up matches ahead of 2014 World Cup qualifying Wednesday with a 2-0 victory over a seasoned North Korea in a friendly in front of a boisterous crowd in Guizhou.
osram sues samsung lg for alleged led patent violations

Osram sues Samsung, LG for alleged LED patent violations

German lighting company Osram, which is owned by industrial giant Siemens, said Monday that it had filed suit against Samsung and LG of Korea for patent violations.
sony says playstation network mostly restored

Sony says PlayStation network mostly restored

Sony has restored PlayStation Network services everywhere except Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, after being targeted in a massive online attack, the company said on Thursday.
sony to restore most playstation services this week

Sony to restore most PlayStation services this week

Sony said Tuesday it plans to restore by this weekend PlayStation Network services worldwide except in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, after being targeted in a massive online attack in April.
eu probes us japan hard disk takeover plans

EU probes US, Japan hard disk takeover plans

European anti-trust regulators on Monday launched in-depth probes into proposed US takeovers of South Korean and Japanese businesses manufacturing computer hard disk drives (HDD).
s fone to divert into joint venture entity

S-Fone to divert into joint venture entity

The country’s first CDMA network S-Fone is expected to receive a joint venture certificate to allow it to liquidate its contract with foreign partner South Korea SK Telecom in September.
korean bank wants to open branch in vietnam

Korean bank wants to open branch in Vietnam

Korea-based Hana Bank plans to upgrade its Ho Chi Minh City representative office into a branch, its president Kim Jeong-tae said.