SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has sent 51,000 sampling kits used in coronavirus tests to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday, clarifying its earlier announcement. Earlier in the day, the presidential office announced that 51,000 diagnostic kits had been shipped to the UAE in emergency exports as part [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s nuclear watchdog on Monday approved the operation of the first reactor at the Barakah nuclear plant built by South Korean companies, industry sources said. The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation approved the operation of the unit-1 reactor of the Barakah nuclear plant, the Middle [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Media outlets of the United Arab Emirates have offered extensive coverage of a recent K-pop gala concert thrown by SM Entertainment, South Korea’s largest entertainment agency, last week in Dubai. The concert, “SM Town Live World Tour VI in Dubai,” was held at the Autism Rocks Arena in Dubai [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — SJS Hospital said Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) business group to build a hospital specializing in stem cell research and treatment in the Middle Eastern country. The MOU signed between Song Jun-seop, head of SJS Hospital, and officials of [...]
DUBAI, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in called for increased business cooperation, especially in renewable energy, between South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday. Moon made the call during a business forum in Dubai attended by some 200 business people from both countries. “I propose we take another step forward,” Moon said. “I wish the two countries will join forces not only to expand investment in renewable [...]
ABU DHABI, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean firms may expect to cinch up to US$25 billion in new energy development projects in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has told the visiting South Korean president, South Korea’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. The assurance was [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Leaders of South Korea’s major business groups and economic organizations will accompany President Moon Jae-in on his visit to Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week to further strengthen economic cooperation, industry sources said Friday. Moon will visit Vietnam and the UAE between March 22 and 27 [...]
BARCELONA, Spain, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Mobile World Congress — UAE-based telco ‘du,’ from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Cisco announced a collaboration to build a future-proof network that is designed to support du’s rapid transformation into a digital service provider. The announcement was made to coincide with Mobile World Congress 2018, being [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A top South Korean defense official used an international expo on advanced arms systems in the Middle East this week as an opportunity to explore ways to deepen overseas military partnerships, the authorities here said Tuesday. Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo-suk attended the third Unmanned Systems Exhibition & Conference [...]
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 [...]