tottenhams son heung min to have surgery on broken arm

Tottenham's Son Heung-Min to have surgery on broken arm

SEOUL: Tottenham striker Son Heung-Min will have surgery this week after breaking his right arm during South Korea's World Cup qualifying 3-2 defeat to Qatar, the Korean Football Association said on Thursday (Jun 15).
south korean pop star top regains consciousness after drug scare

South Korean pop star T.O.P regains consciousness after drug scare

SEOUL: South Korean pop star T.O.P regained consciousness Friday (Jun 9) after spending three days in intensive care following an apparent drugs overdose.
citi to open korea desks in vietnam and czech republic

Citi to open Korea desks in Vietnam and Czech Republic

Citi has announced that it plans to open more Korea desks this year to provide institutional banking services to Korean multi-national clients in Vietnam and further across Europe.
bigbangs top hospitalised for suspected drug overdose report

BIGBANG's T.O.P hospitalised for suspected drug overdose: Report

SINGAPORE: T.O.P of Korean group BIGBANG has been hospitalised due to an apparent drug overdose, his management agency said on Tuesday (Jun 6). 
south korean ibct to assist vietnamese government agencies to develop web teleconferencing

South Korean IBCT to assist Vietnamese government agencies to develop web teleconferencing

On May 31, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Vietnam-Korea Friendship Association (VKFA) held a workshop on teleconferencing for Vietnamese government agencies.
cjs road to dominance in vietnamese food sector

CJ’s road to dominance in Vietnamese food sector

With its recent acquisition of Cau Tre Export Goods Processing Joint Stock Company, South Korean conglomerate CJ is one step closer to playing a crucial role in the Vietnamese processed food sector. However, the earlier failure in the race to control major player Vissan is going to pose a challenge.
taekwang cracking open vietnamese logistics market

Taekwang cracking open Vietnamese logistics market

Korean Taekwang company showed interest in taking over Gemadept, the largest logistics firm in Vietnam, as part of an effort to establish a secure logistics base in Southeast Asia, according to Korea Economic Daily.
japanese korean vietnamese artists to join chamber concert in hcm city

Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese artists to join chamber concert in HCM City

Renowned artists from Japan, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam will participate in a chamber concert to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 28.
la casta western charm in the western gate of hanoi

La Casta: Western charm in the Western gate of Hanoi

Korean-backed Hibrand Vietnam has just launched the La Casta residential project in Hanoi.
ancient human sacrifice discovered in korea

Ancient human sacrifice discovered in Korea

SEOUL: Evidence of human sacrifice to try to ensure the success of ancient construction projects has been found for the first time at a Korean site, officials said on Tuesday (May 16).
seoul cyber experts warn of more attacks as north blamed

Seoul cyber experts warn of more attacks as North blamed

More cyberattacks could be in the pipeline after the global havoc caused by the Wannacry ransomware, South Korean cybersecurity experts warned on Tuesday (May 16) as fingers pointed at the North.
windfall of south korean high ballers

Windfall of South Korean high ballers

South Korea has done extraordinarily well in the first quarter of 2017, leading to an unusually high number of corporations breaking the KRW1 trillion threshold in quarterly operating profit. While the usual annual crop is about 3-4 companies, this year a stellar nine enterprises reached the dream.
11 south korean chinese children die in china bus crash

11 South Korean, Chinese children die in China bus crash

BEIJING: Eleven South Korean and Chinese kindergarteners and their driver were killed when a school bus crashed and burst into flames in a tunnel in eastern China on Tuesday (May 9), officials said.
at least 6 killed in crane accident at samsung shipyard in south korea

At least 6 killed in crane accident at Samsung shipyard in South Korea

SEOUL: At least six Samsung workers building a US$500 million ocean platform for French energy giant Total were killed in a shipyard crane accident, South Korean authorities said Tuesday (May 2).
pjico to sell shares to korean non insurance firm

PJICO to sell shares to Korean non-insurance firm

Petrolimex Insurance Joint Stock Company (PJICO), with code PGI on the HCM Stock Exchange, will sell 20 per cent of its charter capital to Samsung Fire&Marine Insurance.