SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank to export a corporate technology evaluation system, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups said Thursday. The technology evaluation system, developed by the Korea Technology Finance Corp. (KIBO), has been exported to emerging markets, including Vietnam, Thailand and Peru. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pharmaceutical firm Samsung Bioepis Co. saw its sales of biosimilar products released in Europe hit US$257 million through the third quarter of this year, data showed Wednesday. Samsung Bioepis said the sales of Benepali released in Europe came to $253 million over the January-September period, compared with [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Friday it will launch two high-performance vehicles in Europe later this year to strengthen its i30 lineup. On Thursday in Germany (local time), Hyundai unveiled the i30N powered by a 2.0-liter gasoline turbo engine and the i30 Fastback in a world premiere, [...]
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — WorldVentures®, the leading direct seller of global vacation and leisure club memberships, opened an office in Amsterdam on April 22, 2017. The office will serve as the headquarters for the European region. Jon McKillip, president, Global Sales, applauded the efforts of everyone involved in the launch, [...]
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that it welcomed a total of 369 new listings so far in 2016 – including 277 in the U.S. and 92 in the Nordic markets – maintaining its position as the leading global exchange venue. With a 73 percent win rate representing 90 initial [...]
DAVIS, CA, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The ZigBee Alliance, a non-profit association of companies creating, maintaining and delivering open, global standards for the low-power wireless Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that SOMFY has joined the ZigBee Alliance at the Promoter level and accepted a seat on its Board of Directors. This addition demonstrates [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. — South Korea’s two major automakers — are showcasing major sport utility vehicle models at a motor show in Geneva in a bid to strengthen their presence in what is deemed to be one of just a few growing markets this year, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) – Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-ranked carmaker, plans to launch the Niro subcompact hybrid SUV in Europe in May, appealing to customers in overseas markets with its eco-friendly features, an industry source said Tuesday. The Niro is Kia Motors’s first hybrid dedicated model based on its own production platform. It [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) - Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. will likely see sales of their major SUV models exceed 100,000 units in Europe this year, industry data showed Wednesday. According to the data, Hyundai Motor sold 95,669 units of the Tucson SUV in Europe during the January-October period, while [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. saw sales in Europe grow in October, driven by strong demand for sport utility vehicles, industry data showed Tuesday. According to data by a local automotive association, Hyundai Motor sold 37,967 cars in Europe last month, up 4.4 percent [...]