INCHEON, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has stopped issuing or extending visas for Chinese language instructors at the local branch of a Chinese non-governmental organization affiliated with its education ministry, sources said Wednesday. The Ministry of Justice has not issued or extended the one-year E-2 teaching visa for instructors at Confucius Institute in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite Samsung apologizing once again to its Chinese customers for the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco during a press conference last week revealing the detailed causes behind the device’s tendency to catch fire, locals are still expressing discontent, making Samsung’s future operations in China uncertain, especially given that it has [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States on Tuesday reaffirmed the planned deployment of an advanced missile defense system this year to counter growing threats from North Korea. Defense Minister Han Min-koo and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talked over the phone to confirm that the Terminal [...]
HONG KONG , Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — VistaJet, the first and only global aviation company, received the Business Jet Operator Star Performer accolade for the second time at the Hurun Research Institute’s “Best of the Best” awards in Shanghai. The awards are based on the results of the Hurun Report Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey [...]
DETROIT and SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Covisint Corporation (Nasdaq:COVS) today announced it has been recognized as a supplier of the year by SAIC General Motors for the second consecutive year during the Annual Suppliers’ Conference and 2016 Suppliers’ Awards Ceremony, held in Wuhan City, January 21, 2017. A photo accompanying this announcement [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is set to impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese-made aluminum plates for offset printing, the trade commission here said Friday, amid rising trade tensions between the two countries. After a preliminary examination, the Korea Trade Commission (KTC) said it will recommend the finance ministry levy punitive duties of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Worries are growing that South Korean classical music might fall victim to the on-going diplomatic feud between Seoul and Beijing over a new anti-missile system called THAAD. According to the classical music industry Friday, the Chinese government has delayed issuing a visa to soprano Sumi Jo, without sufficient explanation. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – China has banned imports of South Korean air purifiers, industry sources said Friday, amid growing concerns Beijing is retaliating against Seoul’s move to install an advanced U.S. missile defense system. Air purifiers made by LG Electronics Inc., Shinil Co. and two other South Korean firms were listed as disqualified [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean conglomerate Lotte will likely relinquish its golf club in the rural town of Seongju so the land can be used for the deployment of a U.S. air missile defense system, informed sources said Friday, despite possible repercussions for its business in China. According to officials from Lotte [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – BAIC Motor Corp.’s Kenbo 600 made its debut in South Korea on Wednesday, becoming the first Chinese passenger vehicle to be sold here. The SUV is marketed as the S6 in China, and it is imported and distributed here via the China-Korea Motor Co. The biggest strongpoint of the [...]