SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new state-run facility for promoting the country’s culture will open in Hong Kong this week, the government said Tuesday. The new Korean Cultural Center, located inside Hong Kong’s creative landmark PMQ, is the third of its kind in China after Beijing and Shanghai and the 32nd worldwide. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A Hong Kong-flagged vessel has been seized and inspected by South Korean authorities after secretly transferring oil to a North Korean vessel in international waters in a ship-to-ship transfer prohibited by the United Nations Security Council, government officials said Friday. South Korean customs authorities took and searched the vessel, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s central bank said Friday that it has selected 12 banks, including six foreign banks, as the lenders responsible for setting prices for direct won-yuan transactions. The Bank of Korea said the lenders will also be charged with taking the lead in providing liquidity to the market. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean poultry farms will be able to export chickens to Hong Kong, one year after sales were banned due to a widespread outbreak of avian influenza (AI), the agriculture ministry here said Tuesday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Hong Kong notified Seoul of its [...]
HONG KONG, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) - Asia’s premier fashion event CENTRESTAGE, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), started its four-day run (6-9 September) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The show features more than 210 fashion brands from 22 countries and regions, along with nearly 40 fashion events, including the [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports to Vietnam surged nearly 50 percent in the first seven months of 2017, customs data showed Wednesday, an increase that is likely to put the Southeast Asian country among the top three shipment destinations for locally made goods. According to Korea Customs Service, exports to Vietnam [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has seen a sharp gain this year in the student inflow from Taiwan and Hong Kong who came here on a school trip, amid a faltering tourism stemming from a steep decline in Chinese visitors, government data showed Friday. The cumulative number of student groups on school [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines Inc. and Hong Kong Airlines have begun codeshare flights that offer more options for passengers flying to and from Hong Kong, the company said Thursday. Asiana currently offers three to four daily flights on the Incheon-Hong Kong route. Hong Kong Airlines operates one daily flight on the [...]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. (“TOMI”) (OTCQX:TOMZ), a global decontamination and infection prevention company that specializes in disinfection/decontamination sales and services, including the manufacturing, sale and licensing of its SteraMist™, a hydrogen peroxide-based mist/fog that is registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), announced today that it [...]
LONDON, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG), a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced today the appointment of a leadership team in Asia. Jon Doherty has been appointed as Managing Director of Asia; Sang Kyoun (S.K.) Kim as Chief Underwriting Officer; and Paul D’Souza as Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer for [...]