BUSAN, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Major hospitals in South Korea’s second largest city of Busan will stage presentations in Russia later this week as part of their efforts to enter the Russian medical market and entice Russian patients, a Busan city official said Tuesday. “A medical delegation from Busan-based Dong-a University Hospital, Kangdong Hospital [...]
MURMANSK, Russia, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Government officials and scholars from South Korea and Russia gathered in the northern Russian city of Murmansk Thursday to discuss the prospects of cooperation in the Arctic Ocean. Kim Chan-woo, South Korea’s ambassador for Arctic Affairs, opened the first seminar between the two countries on Arctic issues. “The [...]
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 [...]
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) - Skyland Petroleum Limited (ASX: SKP) is pleased to announce today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Skyland Petroleum Group Limited (both Skyland Petroleum Limited and Skyland Petroleum Group Limited to be known here as “Skyland” or the “Company”) has entered into a deed of exclusivity relating to a Heads of Agreement (“HOA”) [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korean TV sensation “Descendants of the Sun” has been exported to 27 countries and the number is set to grow, its production company said Wednesday. Next Entertainment World said that the burgeoning attention the drama has been attracting overseas raised the possibility of sealing more broadcasting contracts in the [...]
SEOUL, Dec.28 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea turned out to be the largest buyer of weapons in 2014. According to the annual report on the sales of weapons issued by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Korea was the largest importer last year, spending $7.8 billion on weapons. CRS is an organization under the American Library of [...]
LONDON, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — CEO of Gaetano Holdings Ltd (London), Excellency Youness Fathi, is pleased to announce that Geological Experts report showing Komi Oil (Komi Republic, Russia) has a 4.4 Billion Barrels Resource. Oil fields (South-Zverinetsky & Zverinetsky-2) are the closest to the fast growing Asian-Pacific region markets. A photo accompanying this announcement [...]
LONDON, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — CEO of Gaetano Holdings Ltd (London) and its subsidiary Gaetano Llc (Chicago), Excellency Youness Fathi, is excited to announce the final acquisition of Komi Oil Ltd (Komi Republic, Russia), a major Russian Petroleum Refinery for $5 billion US. Komi Oil Ltd fields (South-Zverinetsky & Zverinetsky-2) represent 4,4 billion barrels [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Do you remember the time when creamers, especially one named ‘Frima’, were a necessity along with sugar and coffee? Although they seem to have disappeared from Korea ever since the ‘americano‘ became the new trend, creamers are popular in Russia and Central Asia, being used not only as a [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — GS Home Shopping Inc., the retail affiliate of South Korean business group GS, is set to enter the Russian home shopping market by joining forces with state-run telecommunications firm Rostelecom PJSC, the two companies said Wednesday. GS Home Shopping Chief Executive Officer Huh Tae-soo and Rostelecom President Sergey Kalugin [...]