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 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnam is attracting attention from international processed-coffee makers for its potential to be a significant player in the processed-coffee export market. The Vietnamese government is determined to increase, before 2030, the nation’s share of processed coffee production among its coffee products to 25 percent, according to a KOTRA trade [...]
BEIJING, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea was ranked as the second-most popular destination for Chinese Internet users buying high-quality goods via cross-border e-commerce platforms, a survey showed Thursday. The survey, conducted by a Chinese research institute named i-research and commissioned by the Chinese unit of South Korea’s Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency [...]
SEOUL, Nov.20 (Korea Bizwire) – Ha Ji-won, Korea’s actress, appeared in a charity event held by Operation Smile, an international medical assistance organization specializing in cleft lip and palate repair surgeries, in Vietnam to celebrate its presence in the Southeast Asian country for 25 years. In a press conference and opening gala show held at Lotte Hanoi [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In bringing about opposite results for its program to attract more foreign investment, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) turned out to have given half of its incentives none other than to its employees, rather than granting it to the eligible outside candidates. According to National Assemblyman Lee Chae-ik [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In the United States, the world’s largest consumer market, baby boomers, Hispanics, and millennials, have fast emerged as the three most power consumer groups. The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency recommended to Korean consumer goods exporters that they must come up with marketing strategies that take into account these changes. In [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Road Traffic Authority and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency signed a business partnership agreement to extend “One-stop Licensing Service” starting from June 23 in an effort to bolster foreign investment to Korea. The service targets foreign investors in Korea who are having a hard time acquiring the international driver’s [...]