samsung heir in south koreas delegation to north seoul

Samsung heir in South Korea's delegation to North: Seoul

The heir to the Samsung empire and the leaders of several other South Korean conglomerates will go to Pyongyang this week for an inter-Korean summit, Seoul announced Sunday (Sep 16).
south koreas hyundai launches luxury car brand

South Korea's Hyundai launches luxury car brand

South Korea’s largest carmaker Hyundai Motor says it will launch several new luxury cars under a separate premium brand called Genesis as it aims to go up market to grab a bigger share of the global automobile market.
south koreas emart to open 60mn mall in vietnam

South Korea’s Emart to open $60mn mall in Vietnam

Leading South Korean retailer Emart will mark its official entrance into Vietnam with a US$60 million shopping center slated for opening in October this year.
south koreas ncsoft enters into joint venture with vng

South Korea's NCSOFT enters into joint venture with VNG

NCSOFT and Vietnam's leading comprehensive IT company VNG announced a joint venture named NCV GAMES on August 6 in HCM City, aiming to tap into the Southeast Asian market.
vietnam south koreas third largest trading partner in 2023

Vietnam South Korea's third-largest trading partner in 2023

Vietnam continued to be the third-largest trading partner of South Korea last year, despite the slowdown in imports and exports to the Southeast Asian country.
south koreas orion and thailands dutch mill partner up

South Korea's Orion and Thailand's Dutch Mill partner up

South Korea's Orion Corporation has entered into a strategic partnership with Thailand's dairy behemoth, Dutch Mill Co., to expand into Vietnam's booming dairy market. The partnership was solidified last December when Orion Food Vina wrapped up an exclusive deal to sell Dutch Mill's products in Vietnam.
fire disrupts service for south koreas top messenger app

Fire disrupts service for South Korea's top messenger app

More than 50 million users of South Korea's biggest mobile messenger app KakaoTalk experienced major service disruptions after a fire at a data centre, prompting a company apology and calls for government-led prevention plans on Sunday.
south koreas hana bank acquires 15 per cent in bidv

South Korea's Hana Bank acquires 15 per cent in BIDV

South Korea's KEB Hana Bank has just completed the purchase of a 15 per cent stake in Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) for VND20.295 trillion ($882.39 million).
south koreas yang takes home lpga thailand trophy

South Korea's Yang takes home LPGA Thailand trophy

BANGKOK: South Korea's Amy Yang won the Honda LPGA Thailand for the third time in Pattaya on Sunday (Feb 24), finishing at 22-under-par 266 after a tense three-way tie.
south koreas lotte to sell some china stores after missile row

South Korea's Lotte to sell some China stores after missile row

South Korea's retail giant Lotte Shopping will sell some of its Chinese stores to a local chain after suffering huge losses due to a diplomatic row with Beijing over a US missile defence system, it said on Thursday (Apr 26).
founder of south koreas lotte group given 4 years jail

Founder of South Korea's Lotte Group given 4 years' jail

SEOUL: The wheelchair-bound nonagenarian founder of South Korea's embattled Lotte retail conglomerate was convicted of embezzlement and breach of duty on Friday (Dec 22) and sentenced to four years in prison.
k pop video director charged in south koreas scandal

K-pop video director charged in South Korea's scandal

SEOUL: A prominent K-pop music video director was charged Sunday (Nov 27) as part of a corruption scandal rocking South Korea and engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.
south koreas shinhan bank opens hcm city branch

South Korea's Shinhan Bank opens HCM City branch

South Korea's Shinhan Bank Viet Nam opened a branch named An Dong in the southern city's District 5 on March 19.
south koreas orientech to open factory in vinh phuc next april

South Korea’s Orientech to open factory in Vinh Phuc next April

South Korean Dongyang Electronics Vietnam’s Orientech factory in the northern Vinh Phuc province will start operations in April next year.
south koreas gc holdings to enter vietnamese healthcare market

South Korea's GC Holdings to enter Vietnamese healthcare market

South Korea's GC Holdings will establish a gene and cancer diagnostic institution in Vietnam next month in collaboration with Phenikaa Group, marking its official entry into Vietnam's healthcare market.