SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Emart, one of South Korea’s largest retailers, is taking a proactive stance against climate change through various afforestation activities, with its latest initiative reaching as far as the steppes of Mongolia. On October 15, Emart announced that it had begun planting trees in Mongolia’s Terelj National Park on October 10, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant step towards international standardization of urban infrastructure, South Korean-style street signs are set to appear in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, marking the first overseas implementation of South Korea’s addressing system. The South Korean Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on September 22 that Minister Lee [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In a move to strengthen international cooperation in law enforcement, South Korea is set to share its advanced police dog training system with Mongolia. On August 13, the Korean National Police Agency’s Human Resources Development Institute announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mongolia’s Border Protection Agency. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety has dispatched its first team of addressing experts to Mongolia, which is seeking to implement a Korean model for a standardized national addressing scheme, the ministry announced on June 11. The five-member team’s visit, from June 6 to 15, comes as Mongolia [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Mongolia are currently holding bilateral aviation talks to discuss a potential increase in flights between the two countries, according to industry sources Friday. The two-day talks between the officials of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and their Mongolian aviation counterparts began in Seoul on [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – GS25 said Sunday it has strengthened its presence in Mongolia and Vietnam in recent years by aggressively expanding its outlets. GS Group’s convenience store chain entered the Vietnamese and Mongolia markets in January 2018 and May 2021, respectively, as part of its expansion strategy, the company said in a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Mongolia launched a joint committee Monday for cooperation in the supply of rare metals and other critical minerals, Seoul officials said. The two sides also began a project to establish a joint center for partnerships on rare metals as part of South Korea’s official development assistance [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Mongolia has emerged as a trendy travel destination, particularly appealing to Generation MZ, the demographic born in the early 1980s to the early 2000s. Mongolia typically experiences high summer temperatures in the 20s, with the prime travel season running from June to September. Major travel agencies have significantly increased the [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — T’way Air, a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Monday it will open a Daegu-Mongolia route later this month as travel demand rebounds after three years of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. T’way Air plans to provide two flights a week on the Daegu-Ulaanbaatar route starting from July 28, the company said [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chicken burger chain Mom’s Touch&Co. said Tuesday it inked a master franchise agreement with Mongolia’s Foodville Farm LLC, in its first steps to enter the central Asian country. Foodville Farm is an independent company established by the local franchise operator Monbakery LLC to expand the Mom’s Touch [...]