SEOUL/HANOI, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un flew to Singapore on a rented Air China plane, instead of his aged official jet, last June for his first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. What he will use to travel to Vietnam’s Hanoi for a second meeting with Trump is a point [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Nguyen Cong Phuong, a member of the Vietnamese men’s national football team, is soon to join South Korean football club Incheon United FC. “We are currently negotiating with Cong Phuong,” said a source from Incheon United. “We plan to make an official announcement next week.” Once the transfer is [...]
SANCHEONG, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Sancheong County in South Gyeongsang Province announced on Wednesday that it had nominated Park Hang-seo as an honorary ambassador for the county. Park, who became national hero for his success as the head coach of Vietnam national men’s football team, was visiting his hometown for the South Korean Lunar [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnam national football team head coach Park Hang-seo said Tuesday his side had a lucky run at the continental tournament in the United Arab Emirates. Park returned to his homeland South Korea for a vacation with his family after leading Vietnam at the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday it will set up a joint venture with a Vietnamese company to boost sales in the emerging market. Hyundai Motor and Thanh Cong Group signed an initial agreement to establish a sales JV that will be tasked with selling 100,000 vehicles [...]
HANOI, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Lawmakers of South Korea and Vietnam will have their first friendly football match in Hanoi later this month, diplomats in Hanoi said Friday. Twenty-five South Korean lawmakers, including members of the South Korea-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Association, will make a four-day trip to Hanoi, beginning next Thursday, to hold various [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea-Vietnam relations are drawing closer than ever as tourism exchanges have soared in recent months. Vietnamese media reported on Sunday that approximately 3.16 million South Koreans have visited Vietnam this year, an increase of 46.5 percent compared to last year. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism expected more [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — With Park Hang-seo, the South Korean head coach of Vietnam’s national football team, rewriting history by leading the football squad to victory at the AFF Suzuki Cup for the first time in 10 years, an increasing number of South Koreans are being inspired to hit outdoor soccer fields and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Hang-seo, the South Korean head coach of Vietnam’s national football team, has been chosen by Vietnam’s national television broadcaster as Man of the Year. VTV1, Vietnam’s state-owned channel, chose Park for leading Vietnam’s U-23 national football team to a second place finish for the very first time at [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Hang-seo, the South Korean head coach of Vietnam’s national football team, added another feather to his cap as his team won the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup last Saturday. ‘Park Fever’ is enticing Vietnamese customers to buy more South Korean goods. The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) held a [...]