15-12-2018 10:40
President Donald Trump played down hopes on Friday (Dec 14) for any imminent deal to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear arsenal.
15-12-2018 08:00
South Korean investors are seeking further funding opportunities in Vietnam’s capital market and are keen to dive in, providing the country further strengthens existing legal frameworks in order to support an efficient capital market.
14-12-2018 09:10
More than 160 young entrepreneurs and leaders from ten ASEAN countries along with representatives of South Korea, Japan and China on Thursday gathered in HCM City to discuss and share hi-tech agriculture initiatives, pioneering the realisation of the objectives of the ASEAN Economic Community and contributing to building a sustainable ASEAN Community.
13-12-2018 14:00
Amidst the trade war between China and the US, Vietnam is expected to see a new wave of South Korean investment in transport infrastructure, smart/ICT, and renewable energy on the back of President Moon Jae-in’s New Southern Policy, but varied concerns are rising above the horizon. Bich Thuy reports.
11-12-2018 09:03
The United States on Monday (Dec 10) imposed sanctions on three North Korean officials as it called the regime's human rights record among the world's worst, in an abrupt shift from President Donald Trump's efforts to woo the regime.
10-12-2018 09:27
Nearly a year after the bribery scandal that involved Lotte Group chairman and took down the South Korean president, the multinational giant is now gearing up its investment strategy in Vietnam by pushing ahead with two giant projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
09-12-2018 02:51
Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and Korean Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy Sung Yunmo signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Seoul on Thursday on an action plan to reach US$100 billion in bilateral trade by 2020.
07-12-2018 15:38
Hanwha Group, one of the ten biggest corporations in South Korea, today inaugurated its aero engines factory at the Hoa Lac High-Tech Park in Hanoi, making it the first foreign-invested project of its kind in the Vietnamese aviation sector.
06-12-2018 09:59
South Korean-backed high-tech industrial complex Doosan Vina has just inaugurated its Suppliers Association earmarked to serve the company’s potential and strategic partners in Vietnam.
05-12-2018 11:11
The South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group’s chairman Shin Dong-bin hopes Lotte’s eco smart city projects will become the best places to live in Vietnam.
02-12-2018 11:06
Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue has agreed with the Ministry of Finance’s proposal on import tax exemption applicable to Korean Airlines.
29-11-2018 08:00
Despite Vietnam’s large trade deficit with South Korea, concerns are being allayed with the latter boosting investment and exports for production and re-export in the former, to take advantage of tax cuts under a regional trade pact.
27-11-2018 18:21
Danang has been named among the world’s 10 destinations favoured by South Korean families and couples, with Altara Suites emerging as a top choice among high-class hospitality establishments.
23-11-2018 08:59
South Korean manufacturers have been shifting the focus of their overseas direct investment to Vietnam from China thanks to tax incentives, cheaper labour and other favourable conditions, Yonhap reported on Thursday.
22-11-2018 15:22
South Korean officials on Thursday (Nov 22) began to dismantle the country's largest canine slaughterhouse complex, as animal rights activists push to end the custom of eating dog meat.