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S. Korea’s Exports May Rebound in Aug.: Finance Minister

S. Korea’s Exports May Rebound in Aug.: Finance Minister

SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s finance minister on Sunday said the country’s exports are anticipated to rebound in August, although uncertainties still remain after Britain’s exit from the European Union. “(The recovery) may come in August,” Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho said in a meeting with Korean reporters during his visit to China [...]

Korean Pushes Food Exports to Japan, China

Korean Pushes Food Exports to Japan, China

SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of Korea announced on July 14 that it would discuss export growth plans for agricultural food products during the ‘Ninth Public-Private Joint Conference on Agricultural Food Product Export Expansion’, which will take place on July 15 at the Korea Federation of [...]

Japanese Crave Seedless Watermelons from Korea

Japanese Crave Seedless Watermelons from Korea

JEONGEUP, South Korea, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Accidentally biting into one of many watermelon seeds can be an unpleasant experience, which is why farmers decided to come up with a seedless alternative.  Jeongeup is a city located in North Jeolla Province, and seedless watermelons are one of its regional specialties. The area’s watermelon exports [...]

Weak Exports Set to Hurt Korea’s Growth

Weak Exports Set to Hurt Korea’s Growth

SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s weakening export growth may hurt the country’s growth by 0.2 percentage point this year as global demand remains sluggish and uncertainties involving a possible U.S. rate hike this month remain high, a parliamentary agency said Monday.  The country’s weak export growth will continue to weigh on its [...]

Korea Reinforces Crackdown on Directly Imported Products

Korea Reinforces Crackdown on Directly Imported Products

SEJONG, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Customs Service (KCS) is reinforcing its crackdown on directly imported goods, with unsanitary food as its main target. The practice of purchasing foreign products (also known as overseas direct purchasing) through e-commerce websites such as Amazon has become commonplace among Koreans over the past few years. The KCS [...]

Big Data Solution for Clinical Information Exported to Saudi Arabia

Big Data Solution for Clinical Information Exported to Saudi Arabia

SEOUL, Dec.10 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul National University’s Bundang Hospital in collaboration with SK Telecom and EZCaretech signed an agreement to export a Clinical Data Warehouse (CDW) to King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, one of the most prestigious hospitals in Saudi Arabia, for $1.3 million. A CDW is a solution that can be used to [...]

Fish from Gyeongnam Now Available in New York

Fish from Gyeongnam Now Available in New York

CHANGWON, Dec.8 (Korea Bizwire) – Live fishery products caught in Gyeongnam Province can now be tasted in New York. Gyeongnam Province promoted its fisheries at large supermarkets and restaurants in New York and New Jersey from December 4 to December 6. The local government explained that it succeeded in exporting live fishery products to the [...]