SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS and NewJeans, has founded a Mexico-based unit to tap into the Latin music market. The largest K-pop company in South Korea said Monday that Hybe Latin America will serve as a bridgehead for its artists to enter the Latin music market and a [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean books will be placed in a well-known library in Mexico City famous for its unique architectural design. The Korean Association of Mexico on Monday (local time) announced its plan to launch a project aimed at collecting Korean-related books and donating them to the Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City. [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. will build a new electric vehicle (EV) plant in northern Mexico, a Mexican governor said Tuesday. “More good news! Nuevo Leon consolidates as the ELECTROMOBILITY HUB: KIA once again bets on Nuevo Leon with an investment to expand its plant and produce two KIA car models,” Samuel [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean culture center in Mexico City said Sunday it had hosted a special event in Chapultepec Park where participants enjoyed Korean traditional games. The event was attended by around 40 people, including students from the Korean Cultural Center and Korean culture enthusiasts. Participants played various Korean traditional [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong has visited key production sites run by Samsung units and other affiliated firms in Mexico as he steps up activities as the de facto head of South Korea’s largest business enterprise. Lee has been visiting the Central American country since last Thursday (local [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The King Sejong Institute, a state-run Korean language education center, opened its second school in Mexico on Tuesday (local time) in response to rising demand for Korean language education amidst the Korean wave. The Korean Cultural Center in Mexico held an opening ceremony for the new King Sejong Institute [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean embassy in Mexico has donated three pieces of medical equipment valued at US$76,000 to the Korea-Mexico friendship hospital located in Mérida, capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan. The donation includes mobile ultrasonic diagnosis equipment, a mobile X-ray scanner and a video electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring device. [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO International Corp., a unit of South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said Thursday it has begun the construction of an electric vehicle (EV) parts plant in Mexico as it pushes to expand its EV-related business. The driving motor core-producing plant in Ramos Arizpe in the state of [...]
PHILADELPHIA, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — N2Growth Inc., a global leadership consulting and executive search firm, announced today the expansion to Mexico with its acquisition of the Mexican talent and leadership advisory firm, FluidMind Consulting, appointing Carlos Alfonso Gonzalez as Managing Partner. Carlos will be responsible for all operations in Mexico and neighboring countries and will report directly [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A convention of the Korean wave or “hallyu” in Korean, organized by a group of K-pop fans, was held last weekend at a convention center in Monterrey, northeast Mexico. The event, “Hallyu Expo,” which took place for the first time this year, was organized by three 30-something K-pop fans [...]