SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s overseas aid agency is taking steps to rebuild Colombia’s rural regions, which are struggling with the aftermath of a lengthy armed conflict. The Korea International Development Agency (KOICA) said Thursday it will join hands with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to embark on a project to [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Colombia will participate in the 2022 Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF) next month as the guest of honor to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between South Korea and the South American country, the event’s organizers said Monday. This year’s SIBF, the country’s biggest annual book fair, will [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will take part as a guest of honor in the Bogota International Book Fair (FILBO) set to open in Colombia’s capital this month to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the South Korean culture ministry said Wednesday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports [...]
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Sweegen expanded its Signature stevia footprint in Latin America after Colombia approved its stevia sweeteners made by bioconversion, a method producing clean and non-GMO ingredients. Sweegen’s rebaudiosides E and I will now join the already approved D and M. “Latin America is one of our most important markets [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s veterans affairs ministry said Thursday it has provided 10,000 additional face masks to Colombia to express gratitude for the country’s participation in the 1950-53 Korean War. The masks were delivered Tuesday as Minister Hwang Ki-chul was in the Latin American country to strengthen the bilateral friendship and [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Photos and videos of K-pop stars are sweeping across Twitter as Colombia continues to struggle with a nationwide strike that has been in place for more than 20 days. Each post comes with the hashtags, “no more strike”, “we support the police” or “stop the blockade”. At first, it [...]
London, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao S.A. E.S.P. (SPEC LNG), Calamari LNG S.A. E.S.P. (Calamari), Avenir LNG Limited (N-OTC:AVENIR) (“Avenir”), and Höegh LNG (OSL:HLNG) (Höegh LNG) announced today a Joint Development Agreement in offering additional LNG services from SPEC LNG, Colombia´s LNG Import Terminal in Cartagena. The additional services planned to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Embassy in Colombia has released details of the “Korean Food Festival Night” event held last Thursday at the ambassador’s residence, to which over 200 dignitaries and distinguished guests were invited as part of effort to promote friendly ties between the two nations. Non-profit diplomacy organization the Korea [...]
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In recent weeks, the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) has received important sustainability and quality awards from key players in the global coffee industry such as Rainforest Alliance, the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), and the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA). Last week, on May 9, the FNC received one [...]
TORONTO, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Fura Gems Inc. (TSXV:FURA) (OTC:FUGMF) (FRA:BJ43) is pleased to announce the commencement of its Bulk Sampling Program at the Coscuez emerald project in Boyacá, Colombia (the “Coscuez Emerald Mine”). Key Highlights Fura owns a 76% beneficial interest in the Coscuez Emerald Mine which covers a total area of 46 [...]