SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agricultural exports to the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) topped US$680 million in the first half of this year, making the bloc the biggest importer of South Korean farm goods, data showed Sunday. It was the first time that ASEAN had replaced Japan as the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Commenting about his recent official visits to India and Singapore between July 8 and 13, President Moon Jae-in said that the “New Southern Policy” that was first drawn up last year had finally gotten off the ground. The president went onto say that the policy is not merely an [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The “New Southern Policy Initiative” ambitiously being pursued by the South Korean government would require heightened levels of engagement with ASEAN member states. However, a recent study has showed that the understanding of ASEAN countries by South Koreans was very low. This is according to a study titled “Koreans’ [...]
BANGALORE, India, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Scaled Agile, Inc., provider of SAFe®, the world’s leading framework for enterprise agility, today announced the company has appointed a new Partner Development and Enablement Manager in Bangalore, India to support the growth of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) there as well as in ASEAN member countries. The new operation [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) became the second-largest export market for South Korean agricultural and livestock products last year as the country’s trade with China was hit by a diplomatic row, a report said Wednesday. South Korea exported $1.22 billion worth of agricultural and livestock products to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government will assist local cosmetics makers in expanding their presence in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) market, the government said Wednesday. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will expand education programs for local manufacturers, covering topics such as customs procedures and product registration, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in found himself at the center of attention after his speech at the Asian Business and Investment Summit in Manila, when he was beset by requests for selfies from excited attendees all around. Held at 2 p.m. at the Solaire Resort in Manila, Moon gave [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite news continuing to filter out about South Korea and China’s mending relationship post-THAAD disagreement, the political and business sectors are taking the lessons learned from an overreliance on China to heart by ramping up efforts to establish a foothold in ASEAN member countries, or what some in South [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – International students hailing from ASEAN member countries think South Koreans and their country are “friendly”, “kind”, “hardworking” and “difficult”, according to a joint survey conducted by the ASEAN-Korea Centre and the Korean Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. From March to May, the two organizations spoke to 1,004 South Koreans [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of South Korean beauty products to Southeast Asian countries soared 31.6 percent last year, amid surging demand for skin care and makeup items, a report showed Wednesday. The outbound shipments of Korean cosmetics products to the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reached US$406 million in 2016, [...]