SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Communications Commission has announced the results of an Internet survey conducted last year to look into the response to Korean dramas in Turkey and three other countries in the Middle East – Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. The study was based on 27 Korean [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle Eastern tourists were the biggest spenders among foreigners who visited South Korea last year, with their average per capita spending reaching US$2,231.70, a local poll showed Wednesday. According to the 2017 International Visitor Survey conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the figure is down from [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Skybox™ Security, a global leader in cybersecurity management, announced today a new partnership with Exclusive Networks for distribution of Skybox solutions in the Middle East, including the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and Egypt. Exclusive Networks will deploy and service the Skybox™ Security Suite, a broad security management [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Young tourists from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia are most interested in tour programs featuring Korean pop content in South Korea, a report showed Sunday. According to the report conducted by local consulting firm Evermint Partners Co. and released by the Korea Tourism Organization, the so-called [...]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — VistaJet, the first and only global aviation company, announces today positive results for the Middle East, highlighting the global trend of individuals and corporations moving away from fractional and full aircraft ownership. Photos accompanying this announcement are available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1182a0ac-fee1-471d-ac41-9ed03d694641 http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/40cedebc-6ebd-40d8-9cbd-4a3f858c8472 http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/0dd92375-2b88-455b-af75-9a8311f8f645 Regionally, the company has [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo will leave for the Middle East later Wednesday to inspect the nation’s troops deployed there, his ministry announced. Song is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman and Lebanon to meet the troops from Friday till Sunday. It will be his [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle Eastern tourists accounted for more than 20 percent of big-spending foreign visitors to South Korea last year with their per-capita spending reaching over US$16,000, a poll showed Thursday. The survey on the top 1 percent high-spending foreign tourists, taken by the Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, showed that [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. is eyeing opportunities to expand into the Middle Eastern luxury car market by showcasing its luxury Genesis sedans at a local conference, the company said Wednesday. Hyundai will provide four G90 top-of-the-line full-size sedans and another four G80 executive cars as official vehicles for the Conde [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s SK Group will work with oil producers of the Middle East to find new business models beyond developing petroleum products, the conglomerate said Thursday. The group’s chairman Chey Tae-won, visiting the region this week, met with CEOs of sovereign funds, oil companies and other partner firms, and [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has been sending active duty soldiers to Middle East countries by disguising them as civilian laborers, as the reclusive country tries to earn foreign currency, a U.S.-based media outlet said Friday. Quoting sources in the Middle East, the Radio Free Asia (RFA) added that the North Korean [...]