SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean hotel chains are targeting Southeast Asian countries to bypass tough competition at home and take advantage of the region’s fast-growing economy, industry watchers said Sunday. Industry watchers said Southeast Asia is an attractive market for local hotel chains as South Koreans also frequently visit the region for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Nonghyup Financial Group Inc., a major South Korean financial holding firm, said Friday it will ramp up efforts to expand its presence in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries. Nonghyup Financial Group said it will actively push to make forays into Indonesia in an effort to secure a foothold [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnam national football team’s new South Korean head coach Park Hang-seo on Wednesday vowed to make his side the best among teams in Southeast Asia. Park officially signed a contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in Hanoi to lead its men’s national team until 2020. Vietnamese media reported [...]
JEJU, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Oceans Minister Kim Young-choon on Friday pledged government measures to attract more cruise tourists to South Korea, aiming for more than 3 million visitors by 2020. Speaking at the opening of the 2017 Asia Cruise Forum Jeju on the southern resort island, the policymaker said the government will be [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Southeast Asia’s online market is expected to expand sharply backed by the region’s huge population, which serves as a good business opportunity for South Korean companies, a report showed Sunday. In the report, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said the region’s online shopping market has been growing at [...]
JEJU, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Tourists from Southeast Asian countries visiting Jeju Island on the last leg of their tour will soon be able to travel to the rest of South Korea for five days without a visa, according to government officials. At a provincial government conference held yesterday, Jeju Province Governor Won Hee-ryong [...]