WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A Canadian university has upgraded its Korean language program to a minor program, becoming the first Canadian school in Ottawa to offer an academic program in the language, South Korean officials said Wednesday. Carleton University launched its Korean language minor program on Wednesday after upgrading it from an elective [...]
TORONTO, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Relay Medical Corp. (“Relay” or the “Company”) (CSE: RELA, OTC: RYMDF, Frankfurt: EIY2), and Fio Corporation (“Fio”), together Fionet Rapid Response Group (“FRR”) are pleased to announce an update on Health Canada’s recent statements and the opportunities created for Fionet. “Our government moved strongly towards taking the fight against [...]
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a late stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced it has reached an agreement in principle with the Government of Canada to supply up to 76 million doses of NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine. “We are pleased to work with [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean zombie blockbuster “Peninsula” topped the Canadian box office over the weekend, the film’s distributor here said Tuesday. Released in 48 theaters across Canada last Friday, the sequel to the 2016 sensation “Train to Busan” earned US$120,000 in its first week, according to NEW. Its North American distributing [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. remained the second-largest smartphone vendor in Canada in the second quarter of the year, but its market share gap with Apple Inc. has widened, a report showed Tuesday. Samsung took a 34 percent market share in the April-June period in terms of smartphone shipments, according to [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food and beverage giant SPC Group said Sunday that its bakery-cafe chain Paris Baguette will land in Canada next year. The Canadian operation of Paris Baguette will be set up by the first half of 2021, with stores to be launched in the country’s major cities including [...]
CALGARY, Alberta, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — At the end of April, The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC), Clean Energy Canada and the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) joined together to establish an alliance with the existing geothermal industry participants to promote Canadian geothermal development and to create jobs for displaced oil [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday the first batch of packaged traditional chicken soup, or “samgyetang,” will be shipped to Canada in line with the country’s efforts to beef up its exports of agricultural goods and foodstuffs. South Korea said 13 tons of ready-to-eat samgyetang will be shipped to the North [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As the vegan diet is gaining popularity worldwide, Korean dried laver and triangle gimbap are growing in popularity among vegans in Canada. According to the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, Korean dried laver and triangle gimbap are easily found at vegan food stores in Canada including Vegan Supply. The recent [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Canada maintained its status as the favorite destination for South Korean elementary students’ overseas studying for the second year in a row, beating out the longtime favorite, the United States, educational data showed Sunday. According to the Korean Educational Statistical Services, the number of South Korean grade schoolers who [...]