SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Wandsbecker, a small German city on the outskirts of Hamburg, is home to a small building with a red sign that says ‘Seoul Station’. At first, it looks like a Korean restaurant, but it is in fact a dance studio specializing in K-pop choreography. This studio was opened by [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Consulate-General in Germany and the K-Move center held a joint conference in Frankfurt, Germany on November 30 to talk with young South Koreans about looking for jobs overseas. The meeting invited some 10 young South Koreans to talk about the difficulties in getting a job overseas, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — While the controversy surrounding BMW engine fires continues to rage in South Korea, the atmosphere in the carmaker’s home country of Germany is relatively calm. Although BMW recently decided to launch a recall of its problematic vehicles in Europe, the move has not received the type of media attention [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Even after losing their first two matches at the FIFA World Cup in Russia, South Korea are somehow still alive in the tournament, with a chance to book a knockout spot by beating Germany in its Group F finale. In Group F, Mexico are the leaders with six points, [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Daejeon Convention Center will host the 5th Asian Wine Trophy convention until August 30, as 130 jurors from 24 countries will attend to test over 4,000 wines of 32 different nationalities. The convention held in Daegu is the sister event of the ones held in Portugal and Germany. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Remarks made by President Moon that the nation will only be nuclear power free in “at least 60 years” at a presidential press conference yesterday has garnered comparisons between South Korea’s nuclear power deactivation policy and other nations. Held to mark his 100th day in office, President Moon expressed [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea emerged as the world’s fifth-largest market for the German luxury auto brand Mercedes-Benz in the first half of the year thanks to its high popularity among local motorists, data showed Monday. Mercedes-Benz sold 37,723 vehicles in South Korea in the January-June period, up a whopping 54 percent [...]
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) - Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT®) (NASDAQ:IDTI) announced today it will offer technical demonstrations of its sensing portfolio, including its newly-released inductive position sensor for automotive applications as well as complimentary technology in wireless power at this year’s SENSOR+TEST show in Nurnberg, Germany. The event occurs May 30 [...]
TORONTO, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Colliers International Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CIGI) (TSX:CIGI) announced today that Matthias Leube has been appointed CEO of Colliers International Deutschland GmbH. Leube succeeds Achim Degen who has led the Colliers operations in Germany and will now return to his role as the Market Leader for our important Munich office. Leube joins [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the latest data from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association, Korean automakers sold 171,147 units in Germany last year, up 2.8 percent compared to 2015 (166,563). Although Hyundai Motor Company saw its sales drop by 1.1 percent [...]