HANOI/SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnam has designated Korean as one of its first foreign languages, allowing it to be taught from primary school onward beginning this August, South Korean officials said Thursday. Education of the Korean language has expanded in the Southeast Asian country, driven by the popularity of Korean pop culture and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The government confirmed that young sea turtles released on Jeju Island last September have safely settled on the coast of Vietnam. The turtles in question are 4-year-old sea turtles bred through captive propagation in 2017 by the South Korean government. Sea turtles hatch in Vietnam, and typically come to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state overseas aid agency said Thursday that it plans to inject US$6.4 million into Vietnam’s efforts to enhance industrial energy efficiency and promote environmentally friendly growth until 2025. The funds will be used to examine about 20 energy-intensive businesses in Vietnam to check their energy efficiency and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co., a major display panel maker in South Korea, will make an additional US$750 million investment in its plant in Vietnam, news reports showed Monday, as the company eyes expanding OLED panel productions. The city of Hai Phong approved LG Display’s latest investment plan for its plant [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s overseas aid agency has decided to support smart city technology for Hue, an ancient citadel located in Thua Thien-Hue Province in Vietnam. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) recently announced that it had signed a record of discussion (RD) with the provincial government to help promote the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Kolon Industries, a South Korean industrial materials company, said Tuesday it will expand its tire cord plant in Vietnam to increase exports of the product from the Southeast Asian country. Kolon Industries will invest 68 billion won (US$62 million) in its wholly owned Kolon Industries Binh Duong Company Ltd. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnam will allow coronavirus quarantine exemptions to business travelers and their families from South Korea from the beginning of next year as part of efforts to shore up economic exchanges despite the pandemic, the foreign ministry said Friday. The two countries reached the agreement when Seoul’s Second Vice Foreign [...]
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – For its almost 100 per cent success rate in straight-through processing, the Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank, HOSE: HDB)has received the MT202 and MT103 STP awards for international payment servicesfrom J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. This is the third year in [...]
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The HCM City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank, HOSE: HDB) reported pre-tax profits (separately) of VND3.615 trillion (US$155.5 million) for the first nine months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 31.9 per cent and equivalent to 107 per cent of the target. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc., a major home appliance maker in South Korea, on Monday reaffirmed a plan to build its second research and development (R&D) center in Vietnam as it tries to expand its presence in the Southeast Asian market. LG recently signed an agreement with Vietnamese real estate developer [...]