SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The oceans ministry said Thursday it will work to establish the Korean name “gim” as a globally recognized term for seaweed products as part of efforts to boost their exports. “South Korea has been facing hurdles in promoting its gim products, as they have been referred to by various [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will develop quality seeds of gim, or dried laver, and extend support for its exports with a goal to achieve its global sales of US$1 billion by 2027, the oceans ministry said Monday. It is part of the government’s comprehensive five-year plan to promote the gim industry, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of seaweed products moved up 13 percent on-year over the first nine months of 2021, data showed Thursday, on the back of the growing popularity of Korean culture abroad. Outbound shipments of seaweed products, or “gim” in Korean, came to US$507 million in the January-September period, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan’s dried laver production has reached a 41-year all-time low, raising speculations that South Korean exporters might step in to fill the void. The Fisheries Outlook Center at Korea Maritime Institute said on Thursday that the amount of dried laver put out for public sale in Japan was 63 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Bulgogi’ and ‘jjimdak’ have been found to be two of the most popular Korean dishes among foreign nationals living in South Korea, according to a new survey. The survey conducted by food and beverage company CJ CheilJedang on Tuesday revealed that bulgogi is the most popular Korean dish among foreign [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of South Korean ramyun instant noodles, beer and dried laver to China have surged despite the diplomatic row over the deployment of an advanced anti-missile system here, government data showed Monday. According to data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Rural Affairs exports of the three products [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of dried laver surged 57.6 percent in the first five months of 2017 from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday. Outbound shipments of dried laver came to US$218 million in the January-May period, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. Dried [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In a situation where the Chinese food market has emerged as a new opportunity for Korea’s food exporters, their share in the vast market still falls short of a little more than 1 percent. According to a report “Strategy to Break the Barriers to the Chinese Food Market” published on July [...]