potential for vn rok cooperation is huge

Potential for VN-RoK cooperation is huge

At the high-level roundtable on Vietnam-the Republic of Korea economic cooperation, PM Nguyen Tan Dung confirmed that the cooperation potential and demand between the two countries are huge. The two-way trade value is estimated at over $11 billion in 2010.

Football: British PM meets FIFA deputy to push World Cup bid

British Prime Minister David Cameron met the South Korean vice president of FIFA Thursday as England enters the final stretch of a battle to host the 2018 World Cup.

Dollar stays near one-month highs against yen

The dollar held steady near one-month highs against the yen in Asia on Thursday, with investors looking for fresh trading catalysts as a G20 summit kicked off in South Korea, analysts said.
ace life expanding operations in asia

ACE Life expanding operations in Asia

ACE Limited, parent company of ACE Life Vietnam, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New York Life’s life operations in Hong Kong and Korea.
north korea lift vff cup

North Korea lift VFF Cup

Myong Cha-hyon and Al Il-bom both scored to help North Korea to victory over Viet Nam and the VFF SONHA Cup at My Dinh National Stadium on Saturday.
asian countries lead development progress over 40 years undp report

Asian countries lead development progress over 40 years, UNDP report

The 20th anniversary edition of the UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Report, launched yesterday in a ceremony with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, spotlights countries that made the greatest progress in recent decades as measured by the Human Development Index (HDI), with China, Nepal, Indonesia, Laos and Republic of Korea all making the report’s “Top 10 Movers” list.
hanois 7 billion red river planning enters phase 2

Hanoi’s $7 billion Red River planning enters phase 2

The Hanoi People’s Committee in coordination with South Korean experts have begun the second phase of a $7 billion basic planning for the Red River area development.

S.Korea to build $8.2 billion offshore wind farm

South Korea said Tuesday it would build a massive offshore wind farm off the west coast by 2019 to develop new sources of renewable energy and help wind turbine exporters.

Duo eye on giant power project

Chinese and South Korean investors are interested in cooperating with the United States-based AES Corporation to develop the $2.1 billion coal-fired power plant in Quang Ninh province.
heavyweights to take asean to higher level

Heavyweights to take ASEAN to higher level

A new chapter has been written in warm relations between ASEAN and China, Japan and South Korea.

Hurst and Kim take first round honours in Korea

American Vicky Hurst and local hope Kim Song-Hee fired blistering first round 68s to take a one stroke lead after the opening round of the LPGA Hana Bank Championship on Friday.
broad brush outlook needed to succeed

Broad brush outlook needed to succeed

Leading information technology experts from Japan and South Korea saw Vietnam as having tremendous potential for software outsourcing in the recent 2010 Summit of the Asia-Oceania Computing Industry Organization (ACOCIO).
us stocks close mixed end third week of gains

US stocks close mixed, end third week of gains

US stocks closed mixed on Friday as good corporate earnings were weighed against concerns over the dollar as G20 finance ministers held talks in South Korea in a bid to avert a "currency war".
south korean giant posco still keen to build india plant

South Korean giant POSCO still keen to build India plant

SEOUL, October 19, 2010 - South Korean steel giant POSCO said Tuesday it still wanted to go ahead with its plans to build a $12-billion steel plant in India despite a rebuff from an Indian environmental panel.

Hospital plan looks in better health

Korean investor Yukjin is no longer the investor behind a Hanoi-based project to create South East Asia’s largest hospital.