SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Taihan Cable & Solution Co., South Korea’s second-largest cable company, said Friday it has received a 100 billion-won (US$68.6 million) extra high-voltage cable order in Britain. Taihan Cable has obtained the deal from Balfour Beatty plc, a London-based infrastructure construction contractor, to supply 400 kilovolt high-voltage cables and cable [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Tuesday that the country has received the nod from Britain to ship heat-treated chicken products to the European nation. The approval will allow South Korea to export a wide array of related products, including traditional chicken soup, or “samgyetang,” according to the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Veterans Minister Kang Jung-ai was set to embark on a trip to Britain on Thursday to drum up support for South Korea’s bid to host an international sports event for injured service members, her office said. In a two-nation swing, Kang will first visit Britain through Sunday, followed by [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s finance ministry said Thursday it has agreed with Britain to launch a dialogue for investment cooperation as the two countries seek to expand bilateral ties. First Vice Finance Minister Kim Byoung-hwan signed the memorandum of understanding with his British counterpart, Lord Dominic Johnson, during their meeting in [...]
LONDON, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee received a ceremonial welcome from King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they began their state visit to Britain on Tuesday. The ceremony began with Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, arriving at Yoon and Kim’s [...]
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Britain will adopt the “Downing Street Accord” on the occasion of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit to London to upgrade their relations to a “global strategic partnership” and deepen cooperation in the security and economic realms, the presidential office said Monday. The accord, which will [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean diplomats rode in the British royal coach in London. New South Korean Ambassador to Britain Yoon Yeo-cheol on Thursday (local time) submitted the diplomatic credentials to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. In accordance with British customs, the ambassador was escorted from his residence to the palace by [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group reached a double-digit market share in the auto market in Britain for the first time in 40 years. In the January-August period, Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp.’s market share in Britain marks at 12.3 percent, up by 3.4 percentage points [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Gunn, South Korean ambassador to Britain, on Tuesday (local time) submitted a letter of credence to Queen Elizabeth II. The ambassador and his wife headed over Buckingham Palace in London in a carriage and joined a video conference to meet with the Queen at Windsor Castle. Kim wore [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp. cars are up in Germany and Britain, the two largest economies in Europe with strong automobile industries. The German Association of the Automotive Industry reported an 8.7 percent increase in Hyundai and Kia car sales from last year with 129,257 [...]