gggweek2016 kicked off in south korea

GGGWeek2016 kicked off in South Korea

South Korea-based Global Green Growth Institute has officially launched its Global Green Growth Week 2016 on the nation’s Jeju Island.
1 dead 12 injured in hot air balloon crash on south koreas jeju island report

1 dead, 12 injured in hot air balloon crash on South Korea's Jeju Island: Report

The pilot of a hot air balloon was killed and 12 tourists onboard injured on Thursday (Apr 12) after it crashed on an island in South Korea.
skoreas jeju seeks to lure more vietnam tourists

S.Korea’s Jeju seeks to lure more Vietnam tourists

Jeju Island, in a bid to attract more Vietnamese to visit South Korea’s special self-governing province, has guaranteed it will extend financial aid for travel firms that bring local travelers there on chartered flights.
skorea publicizes names of 32 vietnamese tourists over alleged overstay on jeju island

S.Korea publicizes names of 32 Vietnamese tourists over alleged overstay on Jeju Island

More than 30 Vietnamese tourists have ‘disappeared’ since their trip to the South Korean island of Jeju last week and are still at large, with their personal information made public by local authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in the East Asian country said on Monday.
how to take advantage of south koreas green expertise

How to take advantage of South Korea’s green expertise

South Korea plans to reduce greenhouse gases in its economy and lay the groundwork for domestic companies to push into the global projects for emissions reduction, by sharing low carbon and green growth policy experience with developing countries, including Vietnam.
south koreas unexpected unelected new leader

South Korea's unexpected, unelected new leader

SEOUL: Hwang Kyo-ahn, a former prosecutor who has never held elected office, found himself elevated to de-facto leader of South Korea on Friday (Dec 9), and supreme commander of a military under constant threat from nuclear-armed North Korea.
south koreas supportive ma plans

South Korea’s supportive M&A plans

Following stronger bilateral ties between South Korea and Vietnam, major South Korean investors such as SK Group are rushing into Vietnam’s mergers and acquisitions market. Eun-Young Jung, CEO of HSBC Korea, and Pham Hong Hai, CEO of HSBC Vietnam, jointly discussed the growing trend.  
south koreas lg group chairman dies

South Korea's LG Group chairman dies

The chairman of South Korean conglomerate LG Group has died, company officials said on Sunday (May 21). He was 73.
denuclearisation is path to peace south koreas moon

Denuclearisation is path to peace: South Korea's Moon

SEOUL: Denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula is "the path to peace and our goal", South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Wednesday (Jan 10), a day after the North agreed to send its athletes to the Winter Olympics in his country.
moon jae in sworn in as south koreas new president

Moon Jae In sworn in as South Korea's new president

SEOUL: South Korea's new president Moon Jae In was sworn in on Wednesday (May 10), just a day after a landslide election victory.
daughter of south koreas rasputin arrested in denmark

Daughter of South Korea's 'Rasputin' arrested in Denmark

COPENHAGEN: The daughter of Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea's president, has been arrested in Denmark after months in hiding, Danish police said on Monday (Jan 2).
south koreas gggi pushes for sustainable growth

South Korea’s GGGI pushes for sustainable growth

South Korea-based Global Green Growth Institute has continued to support Vietnam to realise green growth, with a focus on developing national energy planning processes that enable the transition to a clean energy future.
south koreas samsung and lg unveil new smartwatches

South Korea's Samsung and LG unveil new smartwatches

Samsung's Gear S and LG's G Watch R are the latest in wearable devices.
vinacapital ventures invests in south koreas innohas

VinaCapital Ventures invests in South Korea's INNOHAS

VinaCapital Ventures announced on July 2 that it has led a Series A-3 investment in INNOHAS, a plant-based meat alternative company, to facilitate the South Korean company's expansion into Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
south koreas internet giant naver ventures further into vietnam

South Korea's internet giant Naver ventures further into Vietnam 

Naver, one of South Korea's biggest technology companies, on August 20 officially signed a cooperation agreement with Vietnam’s Posts Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT) on investment, development, and training of AI in the country.