HWACHEON, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Santa Claus is coming to the ice fishing festival in Hwacheon, all the way from his “official” hometown of Rovaniemi in Finland. According to Hwacheon County officials, the mythic figure has graciously accepted their invitation, and has agreed to make a string of appearances from January 12 through 14. [...]
TORONTO, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CIGI) and (TSX:CIGI), a global leader in commercial real estate services, today announced the acquisition of Ovenia Group (“Ovenia” or the “Company”), Finland’s leading real estate management and service company. For the last twelve months, the Company generated revenues of over US$50 million. Financial details [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s economic growth ranking among major advanced and emerging economies plunged 10 spots in the second quarter from three months earlier as its recovery lost ground, data showed Tuesday. Asia’s fourth-largest economy expanded 0.6 percent on-quarter in the April-June period, compared with a 1.1 percent expansion for the [...]
Helsinki, Finland, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Euroloan Group PLC issued new shares on Privanet Group PLC’s crowdfunding platform Around. The statutory maximum limit of EUR 4.995 million for the issue was reached on Thursday, June 8, eight days early. The subscription was at termination at 5,599,031 EUR, i.e. 377% of the minimum target of [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korean TV sensation “Descendants of the Sun” has been exported to 27 countries and the number is set to grow, its production company said Wednesday. Next Entertainment World said that the burgeoning attention the drama has been attracting overseas raised the possibility of sealing more broadcasting contracts in the [...]