28-03-2024 16:25
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) on March 27 announced that it has agreed with Thailand to kick off negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership, as the North Asian country aims to expand its presence in the Southeast Asian region.
25-03-2024 18:01
ScaleUP, a provider of innovative solutions for e-commerce, announced on March 22 that it has received seed funding from the South Korean venture capital fund Nextrans.
25-03-2024 15:19
Japan look poised to reach the final stage of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup without kicking a ball after FIFA said their match at North Korea will not be rescheduled.
25-03-2024 09:54
Korean investors demand transparency in investment conditions, including legal ownership percentage criteria for Korean-Vietnamese investments, as well as the simultaneous elimination of unnecessary merger and acquisition approval procedures.
22-03-2024 15:36
With financing from local VC firm Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV) and Singapore-based VC firm TNB Aura, agritech startup TechCoop Pte. Ltd. secured over $5 million in equity and debt from local banks on March 21. Ethos Ventures, South Korean impact investor MYSC, and Mandala Capital also participated in the fundraising.
22-03-2024 11:41
Overseas development assistance (ODA) funds from South Korea to Vietnam are expected to hit more than $52 million in 2024, an increase of 50 per cent on year.
22-03-2024 10:37
South Korean flag carrier Korean Air said Thursday it will sign a $13.7 billion deal with Airbus to purchase 33 A350 series aircraft to strengthen its long-term fleet operations.
19-03-2024 10:31
CS Wind Vietnam, a subsidiary of South Korea's CS Wind Corporation, inaugurated an $80 million offshore wind tower facility in Phu My 1 Industrial Park, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, on March 13.
15-03-2024 10:11
Thai Minister of Labour Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn reached an agreement to send 3,000 Thai skilled shipbuilding workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK), during his trip to Seoul on March 13.
13-03-2024 16:56
Singer Jisoo of Blackpink, one of the Republic of Korea’s most famous music bands, has recently donated all of the profits she has earned from her YouTube channel to charity organisation Save the Children that will use the money to develop mangrove forests in the Vietnamese southernmost province of Ca Mau, the Korean media reported.
11-03-2024 14:50
SK Group, one of the largest South Korean conglomerates, is keen on applying a new model for hydrogen production and carbon storage in Vietnam.
08-03-2024 14:30
South Korea's JB Financial Group announced on March 7 that JB Securities Vietnam (JBSV) will scoop up a 3.9 per cent stake in Vietnamese financial platform Infina.
04-03-2024 16:35
In a conference on February 28 to outline the objectives for the development of Vietnam's securities market in 2024, Sang Key Yoon, Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of South Korea in Vietnam, detailed a vision for bolstering the Vietnamese stock exchange.
04-03-2024 09:55
On March 1, Korean-backed insurer Shinhan Life Vietnam launched the S-Career programme for high school students in collaboration with the career education company SIF Career in Dong Thap province.
27-02-2024 11:16
On February 23, Imexpharm JSC (IMP) officially announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with Genuone Sciences Inc., one of the leading pharmaceutical companies from South Korea.