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Hanwha Signs US$2.4 Bln Deal to Sell 129 Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Australia

Hanwha Signs US$2.4 Bln Deal to Sell 129 Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Australia

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Australian subsidiary of Hanwha Aerospace signed a 3.1 trillion won (US$2.4 billion) deal Friday to sell 129 Redback infantry fighting vehicles to Australia, South Korea’s arms procurement agency said. Hanwha Defense Australia struck the contract with Australia’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group in Melbourne, the Defense Acquisition Program [...]

POSCO International’s Subsidiary Senex Energy Signs 7 Long-term Gas Supply Contracts in Australia

POSCO International’s Subsidiary Senex Energy Signs 7 Long-term Gas Supply Contracts in Australia

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO International Corp. said Thursday its Australia-based subsidiary has signed a string of long-term gas supply deals with steel, utility and other companies in the country. Senex Energy Ltd. signed the agreements with seven companies, including Australia’s largest electricity generator, AGL Energy Ltd., as well as BlueScope Steel Ltd., [...]

Hyundai Rotem Wins 1.2 tln Won Railway Train Deal in Australia

Hyundai Rotem Wins 1.2 tln Won Railway Train Deal in Australia

SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system and plant equipment maker, said Friday it has received a 1.2 trillion-won (US$910 million) order for railway trains in Australia. Australian railway company Downer signed the railway train deal with Queensland, Australia’s second-largest state, and Downer subcontracted the project to Hyundai [...]

Bibigo Mandu Available in Australia’s Supermarket Chain Woolworths

Bibigo Mandu Available in Australia’s Supermarket Chain Woolworths

SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Bibigo Mandu, frozen dumpling products of CJ Cheiljedang Corp., has begun sales in Australia’s biggest supermarket chain Woolworths, the major South Korean food manufacturing company said Wednesday. Starting this month, three types of Bibigo Mandu products — vegetable version, kimchi version and prawn version — have been available at [...]

Functional Lettuce with High Sleep-Inducing Properties to be Cultivated in Australia

Functional Lettuce with High Sleep-Inducing Properties to be Cultivated in Australia

SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Heukharang or black harang, a lettuce variety with high levels of sleep-inducing lactucin, is set to be cultivated in Australia. Developed by the Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research & Extension Services (JARES), heukharang contains 124 times more lactucin than regular lettuce, making it a valuable natural insomnia treatment. As the lactucin [...]

Canada’s Leading Crypto Trading Platform Virgo Enters Australia

Canada’s Leading Crypto Trading Platform Virgo Enters Australia

TORONTO, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Virgo Group of Companies, the holding body of Canada’s regulated cryptocurrency trading platform VirgoCX Inc. is going global by bringing its commission-free trading platform to Australia. The company is registered with Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) and has become available for users to buy and sell 60+ [...]

Spryker Research Finds Almost Two Thirds of Australian Consumers Order Groceries Online, with 10% Doing Most or All of Their Food Shopping via the Internet

Spryker Research Finds Almost Two Thirds of Australian Consumers Order Groceries Online, with 10% Doing Most or All of Their Food Shopping via the Internet

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Spryker, the leading platform for Enterprise Marketplaces, Thing Commerce, and Unified Commerce, has today launched its Australian Online Grocery Report 2022. The research of 2,500 Australian consumers finds almost half – 48% – of Australians buy least some of their groceries online, with 10% now ordering most or [...]

Bombardier Expands Worldwide Footprint with Grand Opening of New Service Centre in Australia

Bombardier Expands Worldwide Footprint with Grand Opening of New Service Centre in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Bombardier today announced the grand opening of its new Melbourne Service Centre at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne, Australia. The new facility is a testament to Bombardier’s commitment to the Australian market and establishes a key building block in its growing global customer support network. At full capacity, the new [...]