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 [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday LG Magna e-Powertrain, its joint venture with Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc., is building a new plant in Mexico to supply electric car parts for General Motors. The 260,000-square-meter plant in the Mexican city of Ramos Arizpe will be LG Magna e-Powertrain’s [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean traditional folk song “Arirang” rearranged to embody the exotic rhythm and inspiration of Mexico have caught the eyes of locals. The South Korean culture center in Mexico City held the 3rd Arirang Concour at Teatro Metropolitan in Mexico City on Sunday (local time), inviting musicians from all across [...]
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Sweegen’s entire Signature Bestevia® portfolio of nature-based sweeteners and sweetener systems is now accessible to brands in Mexico after the country’s food safety authority adopted the Codex Alimentarius (Codex) specifications for steviol glycosides produced by different technologies. This includes Sweegen’s bioconversion method for producing clean and non-GMO stevia sweeteners, such as Rebaudiosides [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The small Mexican town of Taxco, three hours away by car from Mexico City, has set up a ‘Little Korea’ in the downtown square. The 7th Korean Cultural Festival, hosted by the Korean Cultural Center in Mexico, began on Friday. The three-day festival is offering photo exhibitions on Korean [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group Momoland will embark on a promotional tour of Mexico next week for its new digital single, seeking to advance to the broader Central and South American market, its agency said Tuesday. The six-piece group will leave for Mexico on Monday in its second trip to [...]
VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Peplink, a company that makes connectivity reliable, Connectivity Solutions (solution provider), and CTO Networks (Peplink Distributor in Mexico), have recently completed a deployment for Qualitas Seguros, a leading Insurance company in Mexico, marking the beginning of many opportunities in the country. Qualitas is one of the top 5 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A Christmas tree decorated with Korean traditional handicrafts like hand fans, lucky bags and Santa Claus and Rudolph dressed in Korean robes has appeared at a local museum in Mexico. Papalote Children’s Museum in Mexico City has set up 10 different Christmas trees to celebrate Christmas Day, inviting foreign [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO International Corp., the trading arm of South Korean steel giant POSCO, is set to build a plant in Mexico for the production of traction motor cores in its bid to gain a larger share of the fast-growing North American market. The company held a board meeting on Wednesday [...]
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — HostDime is excited to announce another addition to its purpose-built, next-gen, public data center portfolio with the purchase of a three-acre land parcel in Guadalajara, Mexico. With an estimated completion date of Q4 2023, this will be the future home of HostDime Mexico’s Tier IV facility, a rarity in [...]