rok vietnam eye closer economic ties despite pandemic

RoK, Vietnam eye closer economic ties despite pandemic

The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam held a video conference on April 13 to share ideas on ways to expand their economic ties despite the strain caused by the pandemic on global business activities, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
thai pm to attend online asean3 meeting on covid 19

Thai PM to attend online ASEAN+3 meeting on COVID-19

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will attend a teleconference of ASEAN+3 on April 14 to discuss coordination in implementing stronger measures to protect the bloc’s 650 million population against COVID-19.
vietnamese workers in rok receive free face masks

Vietnamese workers in RoK receive free face masks

Vietnamese workers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) will be given ten face masks each free of charge for use in two weeks amid the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
indonesia rok agree to sign fta

Indonesia, RoK agree to sign FTA

Indonesia and the Republic of Korea on April 6 agreed to hold a signing ceremony of their bilateral free trade deal in the near future to quickly implement it in a way that helps minimise the economic fallout from the new coronavirus pandemic.
rok seeks asean3 summit on covid 19

RoK seeks ASEAN+3 summit on COVID-19

The Republic of Korea (RoK) said on April 2 it is pushing for a special video conference of the leaders of the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) member states over the COVID-19 pandemic.
jica southeast asian trainees prefer rok to japan

JICA: Southeast Asian trainees prefer RoK to Japan

In a recent report on the programme to receive foreign intern trainees, the Japan International Cooperation Agency said the Republic of Korea (RoK) is emerging as a destination more preferable than Japan in the eyes of Southeast Asian trainees.
workers to be required to pay deposit in order to work in rok

Workers to be required to pay deposit in order to work in RoK

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision on a piloting scheme which requires domestic workers to make deposits before departing to work in the Republic of Korea.
lotte ec completes pre feasibility study for yen vien lao cai railway route

Lotte E&C completes pre-feasibility study for Yen Vien-Lao Cai railway route

Three years after receiving the approval from the Ministry of Transport, Lotte Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (Lotte E&C), a member of South Korean giant Lotte Group, completed the pre-feasibility study for the second phase of the project to upgrade the Yen Vien-Lao Cai railway route.
roks bank supports over 200000 usd for vietnams covid 19 fight

RoK's bank supports over 200,000 USD for Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Vietnam Park Noh Wan and the country’s Shinhan Bank on March 31 presented 5 billion VND (213,000 USD) to Vietnam’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
samsung experts finish 14 day quarantine in bac ninh with no positive cases

Samsung experts finish 14-day quarantine in Bac Ninh with no positive cases

The Health Department of northern Bac Ninh province announced on March 28 that 172 experts of Samsung Display, who flew into Vietnam from the Republic of Korea on March 13, have completed their 14-day quarantine period and all have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 for the second time.
optimism for south korean surge

Optimism for South Korean surge

South Korea has been Vietnam’s leading foreign direct investor over the past few years. However, on-going difficulties have recently slowed down business activities between the two. Kim Heung Soo, chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry, shared with VIR’s Thanh Van the outlook of South Korean investment and merger and acquisition activities here. 
miratorg group to export 50000 tonnes of pork to vietnam this year

Miratorg Group to export 50,000 tonnes of pork to Vietnam this year

Along with boosting pork imports from traditional markets like the US, Europe, and South Korea, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has accelerated to completing procedures to import pork from Miratorg Group, Russia’s largest meat producer.
samsung galaxy could be delayed by quarantine regulations of vietnam

Samsung Galaxy could be delayed by quarantine regulations of Vietnam

Samsung Group has been hit hard by Vietnam's restrictions on travel from South Korea, setting the production of the latest Galaxy Note smartphones behind schedule.
bidv uncertain prospect despite historic deal with keb hana bank

BIDV uncertain prospect despite historic deal with KEB Hana Bank

BIDV’s overvalued stocks will likely do more harm than good for the lender’s plans to lure funding in the face of pessimistic economic growth, despite last year’s historic deal with South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank.
south korea reports 87 new coronavirus cases total 8652

South Korea reports 87 new coronavirus cases, total 8,652

South Korea reported 87 new coronavirus cases on Friday (Mar 20), bringing the country's total to 8,652, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.