Oil prices slip amid markets sell-off

World oil prices slid Tuesday, amid a broader markets sell-off, as investors fretted over the eurozone debt crisis and geopolitical tensions between North and South Korea.
cai lan port project afloat

Cai Lan Port project afloat

Cai Lan International Terminal Company Limited (CICT) signed a contract with main contractor South Korea-based Halla Group on November 20, 2010 in Ha Long city to carry out bidding package No C1000 on the construction of wharves numbers two, three and four at Cai Lan Port.
jeong an vina has new shareholders

Jeong An Vina has new shareholders

Three Japanese steel-makers and distributors last week announced their intention to acquire a South Korean spiral steel pipe manufacturing plant in Vietnam.

S.Korean steelmaker POSCO to grow at home and in India

South Korean steelmaker POSCO Friday announced expansion plans locally and overseas, saying it would build a $1.4 billion plant at home in addition to a new plant in India.

S.Korea to restore tax on foreign bond purchases: ministry

South Korea announced Thursday it would restore a tax on foreigners buying government bonds, warning that excessive capital flows could destabilise the economy and push the local currency even higher.
asiad for minnows taking part is what really counts

Asiad: For minnows, taking part is what really counts

As China, South Korea and Japan romp clear at the top of the Asian Games medals table, spare a thought for the disparate collection of nations desperately hoping for their moment of fame.
sk telecom to quit s fone in next few years

SK Telecom to quit S-Fone in next few years

S-Fone’s local operator, Saigon Postel is rushing to find potential partners to joint its new joint venture following the planned withdrawal of the existing partner South Korea’s SK Telecom.

Iraq initials gas deals with Turkish, Kuwaiti, Korean firms

Iraq on Sunday initialled draft agreements with Turkish, Kuwaiti and Korean energy firms to develop two of three gas fields auctioned last month, an oil ministry spokesman said.

Vietnam a key player

Vietnam, as the ASEAN Chair in 2010, is greatly contributing to intensifying ASEAN-G20 ties.
petrovietnam inks scores of weighty deals with koreans

PetroVietnam inks scores of weighty deals with Koreans

A raft of energy sector cooperative agreements was last week inked between PetroVietnam and Korean conglomerates.

Football: Korea's Seongnam look forward to Club World Cup

Newly-crowned Asian champions Seongnam Ilhwa of South Korea will have to prove whether they can cope with the Europeans when they take part in the Club World Cup next month for a chance to play Inter Milan.
turkey to invite toshiba for nuclear plant talks report

Turkey to invite Toshiba for nuclear plant talks: report

Turkey will invite Japanese industrial giant Toshiba for talks on building a nuclear power plant after negotiations with South Korea hit snags, a Turkish minister was quoted saying Saturday.
vietnamese pm launches initiatives at g20 summit

Vietnamese PM launches initiatives at G20 Summit

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and his entourage on November 12 put forward many initiatives while attending two sessions within the G20 Summit in Seoul, the Republic of Korea.
main points of g20 leaders statement

Main points of G20 leaders' statement

These are the key points of a statement issued Friday by Group of 20 leaders at the end of their two-day summit in South Korea:
vietnam seeks improved trade ties with south korea and italy

Vietnam seeks improved trade ties with South Korea and Italy

Vietnam is seeking better trade and economic relations with South Korea and Italy.