awesome lee retains womens 500m speed skating crown

Awesome Lee retains women's 500m speed skating crown

Unbeatable South Korean Lee Sang-hwa destroyed the field on Tuesday to retain her 500m speed skating crown in a new Olympic record time -- underlining her total domination of the sprint event.
k pop icon rain makes comeback with new album

K-pop icon Rain makes comeback with new album

South Korean singer Rain, known as the "King of K-Pop", on Thursday released his first album for four years as part of a long-awaited comeback after mandatory military service.
korean firms aid needy hai duong

Korean firms aid needy Hai Duong

A ceremony to praise the charitable work of Korean businesses in the northern province of Hai Duong took place a few days ago.
gm to cut s korean jobs ahead of chevy europe pullout

GM to cut S Korean jobs ahead of Chevy Europe pullout

General Motors, the top US automaker, plans to cut jobs in South Korea next year as it pulls its Chevrolet brand from the European market, a GM spokesman said Tuesday.
k mart brings happiness to disabled children centres

K-Mart brings happiness to disabled children centres

The Vietnam-Korea rehabilitation centre for disabled children in Dong Yen commune in Hanoi’s suburban Quoc Oai district has become a familiar venue to Korean supermarket K-Mart volunteers over the last two years.
asiana pilot felt stressed prior to san francisco crash

Asiana pilot felt "stressed" prior to San Francisco crash

The pilot of a South Korean airliner that crashed in San Francisco in July felt "very stressful" about touching down with no instrument landing system to guide him, according to documents made public Wednesday.
cockpit automation under scrutiny in asiana crash probe

Cockpit automation under scrutiny in Asiana crash probe

US air accident investigators hold a hearing Wednesday into the role that sophisticated cockpit automation might have played in the fiery crash of a South Korean airliner in San Francisco.
korean food giants look to vietnam to expand materials sources

Korean food giants look to Vietnam to expand materials sources

As part of their continuing expansion in Asian markets, Korean food giants have growing demand for materials from Vietnam.
s korean actresses convicted of propofol abuse

S Korean actresses convicted of propofol abuse

Three South Korean actresses have been handed suspended jail terms for abusing propofol, a short-acting sedative and anaesthetic, a court official said on Tuesday.
man utd held in cardiff

Man Utd held in Cardiff

South Korean midfielder Kim Bo-kyung's dramatic stoppage-time equaliser earned Cardiff City a 2-2 draw that prevented Manchester United from climbing into the Premier League's top four on Sunday.
samsung shares rise despite apples 290m court victory

Samsung shares rise despite Apple's $290m court victory

South Korean markets took in stride a US federal jury's order for Samsung to pay US$290 million in damages to Apple, with Samsung shares going up 0.69 per cent on Friday.
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.
vietnamese shrimps penetrate korean market

Vietnamese shrimps penetrate Korean market

Vietnamese shrimp exports to the Republic of Korea (RoK) have increased substantially in the third quarter of the year, up 77 percent on last year’s same period.
200 million allocated for starlake project

$200 million allocated for Starlake project

Korean-backed Tay Ho Tay Development Company has received a $200 million boost from the Korean Development Bank for its urban development Starlake in Hanoi.
s korean contractor disowns debt of vnd44 bililon to vietnamese firms

S. Korean contractor disowns debt of VND44-bililon to Vietnamese firms

South Korean company, Hyupjin Vina, has refused to pay debts totalling VND44 billion ($2.09 million) to 39 Vietnamese sub-contractors of the five-star Mariott Hotel project, instead shifting responsibility to the project’s main contractor, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company.