SEOUL, Jan.28 (Korea Bizwire) – Data shows that imports of food and medication from 57 countries that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have more than doubled over the past 10 years. However, Korean exports to OIC countries are still negligible, raising the issue of halal assurance in the food and medication [...]
SEOUL/SEJONG, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean processed food companies and farmers are ramping up efforts to tap into the rapidly growing global halal market as they face tougher competition from cheaper rivals and unfavorable foreign exchange rates, industry watchers said Monday. Halal food refers to food products that are prepared in a specific [...]
SEOUL, Nov.27 (Korea Bizwire) – Five Korean food companies, including Seoul Milk and Punggi Ginseng Cooperative, have passed halal certification in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The achievement marked the first time that Korean food companies passed the evaluation and received halal certification. According to the Korean embassy in the UAE, the companies applied for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s state-run food agency said Wednesday it has launched a mobile application that provides details of local halal restaurants, in line with its efforts to attract more Muslim tourists. The app, “HALAL Korea,” provides various information related to halal foodstuffs in South Korea, including locations of restaurants and [...]
DAEGU, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Jukjeon Elementary School is providing school lunches that are customized for students from Muslim families. For the five Muslim students attending the school, a different menu has been prepared since May, with pork replaced by eggs or beans. Faculty at the school explained the reason for the change. “There were [...]
DAEGU, Aug.31 (Korea Bizwire) – Municipal officials in Daegu have announced that a halal assured Korean restaurant is expected to open soon. Korean restaurants catering to Muslim tourists are still relatively rare, as currently there is only one halal assured Korean restaurant in Seoul. City officials announced that they would be supporting a Korean Muslim [...]
JEJU, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Tourists from the Islamic world who visit Jeju Island are inconvenienced by a lack of halal restaurants and proper prayer facilities. Aside from those two factors, most Muslim visitors turned out to have enjoyed their visit to Jeju. According to a survey conducted on 405 Muslim visitors that visited Jeju, [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Law enforcement agents have arrested food manufacturers who distributed halal food with fake certificates worth 140 million won. Halal is an Arabic word meaning “lawful” or “permitted.” Halal certificates are placed on food, drugs, cosmetics and other products that are prepared according to religious rules. To obtain the certificates, one [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A specialized education curriculum for companies seeking to enter Islamic markets is set to open for the first time in Korea. KOTRA, the Korean Trade Promotion Corporation, announced that they would be opening the ‘Halal Insight’ program from July 22 to 24. The Korea Institute of Halal Industries will [...]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — ArKay is inviting our Muslim friends to be part of our success. ArKay has created a new collection of 16 Halal drinks with exotic names, including Ocean Blue, Italian Coffee, Mexican Coconut, Mexican Sunset, Scottish Drink, Russian Dream, Caribbean Paradise, French Napoleon, London Drink, Italian Almond, Cold [...]