SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of Vietnamese agricultural and livestock products jumped 34 percent two years after the two nations’ bilateral free trade deal came into force, data showed Sunday. Two-way trade between the two countries has risen since the deal went into effect in December 2015, making Vietnam the fourth-largest [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — GS Retail Co., a major convenience store chain operator, said Thursday its first two foreign branches are set to open in Vietnam, as local convenience stores accelerate their overseas push amid fierce competition at home. The South Korean firm said two GS25 stores will open in Ho Chi Minh [...]
HO CHI MINH, Vietnam, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnam will host Vietnam Blockchain Week – its first global conference dedicated to blockchain technology and development. Blockchain’s Explosive Growth in Southeast Asia Malaysian banks piloting blockchain payment systems, Singaporean incubators investing heavily in 4.0 technology startups, India putting land rights on blockchain and Indonesian regulators [...]
HANOI, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Vietnam agreed Thursday to expand educational cooperation and exchanges, especially in language learning, according to Seoul officials. Deputy Prime Minister Kim Sang-kon, who also serves as education minister, met with his Vietnamese counterpart Vu Duc Dam in Hanoi. Kim requested Vietnam take measures to expand Korean [...]
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 [...]
HANOI and HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Avnet Asia Pacific has brought its Embedded Vision TechDays seminar series to Asia following a successful launch in Europe last month, kicking off in Vietnam’s Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on November 7 and 9 respectively. As Vietnam sets its sights on becoming [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon stressed trust building and grassroots exchange in his meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart on Tuesday as the two discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation. Lee met with Vietnam’s Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh in Seoul. Lee said he is satisfied with [...]
DA NANG, Vietnam, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang where he was scheduled to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and a series of bilateral meetings with global leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping. The annual APEC economic leaders’ summit was set [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean poultry farms will be able to export chickens and ducks to Vietnam, one year after sales were banned due to a widespread outbreak of avian influenza (AI), the agriculture ministry here said Monday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Hanoi notified Seoul on Friday [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s top duty-free operator, said Tuesday it will officially open a new outlet at a Vietnamese airport, making a foray into the Southeast Asian market. The outlet at Da Nang International Airport will begin full-fledged operations Wednesday, it said. In June, Lotte clinched a joint [...]