SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is considering sending to Poland another military attache in charge of arms industry cooperation, an informed source said Monday, following a media report about Warsaw’s push to purchase Korean-made weapons. In an interview with Polish media last week, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said his country plans [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean Marine draftee who departed for Poland without approval while on vacation is in the custody of Ukraine authorities, a foreign ministry official said Tuesday, amid a report he intends to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion. The Marine attempted to enter Ukraine from Poland but was [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — SKC Co., a chemical unit of South Korea’s No. 3 conglomerate SK Group, said Thursday it will spend 900 billion won (US$760.7 million) to build a battery copper foil factory in Poland, as part of efforts to expand its market presence in Europe. SKC and its battery copper foil-making [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — As kimchi fever is sweeping across Poland, prompting the launch of a number of kimchi-producing companies, the Polish people are attracting media attention by coming up with a variety of dishes made with kimchi. The Korean Cultural Center in Poland held an online kimchi cooking competition on Instagram from [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — SK nexilis Co., a chemical unit of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said Wednesday it will build a new copper foil factory in Europe to meet growing demand for the essential material for rechargeable batteries. SK nexilis, the copper making unit under SKC Inc. said it will expand its [...]
WROCLAW, Poland and TEMPE, Ariz. and ROTKREUZ, Switzerland, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN), a leading global medical device company engaged in the design and manufacture of the Invisalign system, iTero intraoral scanners, and exocad CAD/CAM services for orthodontic and restorative dentistry, today announced plans to open a new manufacturing facility in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top power plant builder, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., said Wednesday that it has signed a 220 billion won (US$185.6 million) deal to build a power plant using waste in Poland. Under the deal with Polish energy company Dobra Energia, Doosan Heavy and its German affiliate, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s largest refiner by sales, said Wednesday that it will invest 430 billion won (US$380 million) to build a lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) plant in Poland, in a bid to meet growing demand for electric vehicle batteries. The company, also a major EV battery maker, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A new room dedicated to showcasing Korean folk culture will be launched on Friday at the National Museum of Ethnography in Poland. The Korean exhibit at the museum in Warsaw, Poland is funded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Mazovia provincial government, according to the National [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The governor of Poland’s Lodzkie Region on Thursday called on South Korean electronics and automobile companies to invest in the province which is rich in skilled workers and is a major transportation hub in Europe. Gov. Witold Stepien is visiting Seoul along with business executives from nine Polish [...]