electrical substation fire disrupts samsung operations until august 10

Electrical substation fire disrupts Samsung operations until August 10

The power supply for the Samsung complex in the northern province of Thai Nguyen will return to normal by August 10, 2017 at the earliest after the electrical substation that supplies electricity to the South Korean electronics giant complex caught fire three days ago. The incident may hurt Samsungs manufacturing operations.
k pop girl band to film reality tv show in vietnam late august

K-Pop girl band to film reality TV show in Vietnam late August

K-Pop music girl band Twice will arrive in Vietnam late August to film portions of a reality television show titled ‘Carefree Travellers,’ reports Osen, a Korean entertainment newspaper.
korean convenience store chain gs25 sets foot in vietnam

Korean convenience store chain GS25 sets foot in Vietnam

Korean convenience store chain GS25 plans to open its first store in Ho Chi Minh City this year, marking a foray in the Vietnamese retail market, where competition between convenience store chains is already fierce. 
eins vina eyes investment expansion in binh duong

Eins Vina eyes investment expansion in Binh Duong

Eins Vina, a unit of South Korean Sea-A Group, is planning to increase investment in its projects in Song Than II Industrial II Park of the southern province of Binh Duong.
samsung to heat up vietnamese logistics market

Samsung to heat up Vietnamese logistics market

By teaming up with MP Logistics Corporation (MP Logistics), South Korean enterprise Samsung not only demonstrated its interest in the Vietnamese logistics sector, but its participation also heats up the market.
lotte signs contract to build 884 million eco smart city

Lotte signs contract to build $884 million Eco-Smart City

On July 25, Korean Lotte Group and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee signed a contract to build up the VND20.1 trillion ($884 million) Eco-Smart City in Thu Thiem New Urban Area.
s korean banks to expand in vn

S Korean banks to expand in VN

In addition to the wave of investments in the banking and finance sector from financial institutions in Japan, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and the US, there will be a marked presence of South Korean banks in the Vietnamese market in the near future, observers forecast.
big bangs top gets suspended sentence for drug use

Big Bang's TOP gets suspended sentence for drug use

SEOUL: South Korean pop star TOP received Thursday a 10-month suspended jail sentence for smoking marijuana multiple times last year, weeks after being hospitalised for a drug overdose.
nam dinh power plant gets the nod

Nam Dinh power plant gets the nod

The consortium including Saudi Arabian ACWA Power and South Korean Taekwang Power Holdings Co., Ltd. officially received an investment certificate for the $2.3 billion Nam Dinh 1 thermal power project, making its first foray of Saudi Arabian ACWA Power in Vietnam.
kvfta has korean firms targeting fresh sectors

KVFTA has Korean firms targeting fresh sectors

The Korea-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has been the key driver in Korea’s soaring exports and investment into Vietnam, especially in the foodstuffs and consumer foods sector.
23 billion nam dinh power plant making headway

$2.3-billion Nam Dinh power plant making headway

The consortium including Saudi Arabian ACWA Power and South Korean Taekwang Power Holdings Co., Ltd. officially received an investment certificate for the $2.3-billion Nam Dinh 1 thermal power project, making it the seventh foreign-invested build-operate-transfer power project licensed in Vietnam.
hcm city to help firms join samsungs global supply chain

HCM City to help firms join Samsung’s global supply chain

Ho Chi Minh City is ready to work with Samsung in boosting local enterprises’ capacity in support industry, helping them qualify for the Korean group’s global supply chain, said Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.
korean chinese companies on list of low quality contractors

Korean, Chinese companies on list of low-quality contractors

21 transportation construction contractors working in Vietnam have been classified as “average” in quality.
korean company plans vn aircraft engine parts factory

Korean company plans VN aircraft engine parts factory

South Korean Hanwha Techwin has earmarked some 10ha of land near Ha Noi to build a plant to manufacture aircraft engine parts, Business Korea reported.
south korean musical to be staged in da nang

South Korean musical to be staged in Da Nang

Two Loving Stars, a musical that combines K-Pop and Opera, will be staged for the first time in the central city on June 22-24.