SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – “Jikji,” the world’s oldest extant book printed with movable metal type, will be put on public display in France for the first time in half a century. The National Library of France will present “Jikji” as part of its exhibition on the history of printing technology, set to run [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Maison de la Corée at the International University Campus in Paris is turning into a promotional venue for South Korea. The dormitory is the latest building to be built on the campus. At the South Korea-France Summit in 2011, France made the first offer to improve housing conditions [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Led by the popularity of K-pop and K-dramas, learning the Korean language is rising as a new trend in France. The Ministry of Education said that the number of elementary, middle and high schools in France offering Korean classes jumped from 17 schools in 2018 to 60 schools last [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean online webtoon service providers have launched their European operations in France as a test bed to target the European content market, industry data showed Monday. Naver Webtoon, an online platform for digital comics run by Korea’s leading portal operator Naver, in March announced its plan to establish [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Capital Services Inc., South Korea’s leading auto finance company, said Tuesday it has launched a joint venture with CGI Finance, a subsidiary of France’s Societe Generale Group. Hyundai Capital France will provide auto finance, including lease, loan and insurance, for customers of Hyundai Motor Group — Hyundai Motor [...]
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Proparco, the French Development Finance Institution, has granted a US$50 million loan to HDBank to finance green projects and promote sustainable development in Vietnam. It marks the first collaboration between Proparco and HDBank. A pioneer in green lending, HDBank has in past years helped foster [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — France’s high-speed TGV train has introduced Korean-style pasta made with chicken, bibimbap, and tofu. Passengers onboard the TGV or Ouigo low-cost high-speed train can enjoy the Korean dish at the train’s dining car until November. Chef Pierre Sang Boyer, born in South Korea and adopted by a French family, [...]
GRENOBLE, FRANCE, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Teledyne e2v Semiconductors (Grenoble) and Safran Electronics & Defense (Valence), are currently launching the CORAIL SiP (System-in-Package) project with a significant state aid from the French government. The CORAIL SiP project was created to accelerate investments in order to boost the new electronic sector for System-in-Package in France. [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Embassy in France and Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp. (aT) on Tuesday (local time) held a food sharing event at the International University Campus in Paris, home to many study abroad students in France. Embassy and aT officials distributed some 500 bulgogi or tofu lunch [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Two South Korean veterans who fought during the 1950-53 Korean War in a French battalion of the United Nations forces were to receive a military decoration from France on Thursday, the veterans affairs ministry said. French Ambassador to Seoul Philippe Lefort will deliver the decoration, called La Medaille Militaire, [...]