Samsung Elec to develop Vietnam as global strategic base

Samsung Elec to develop Vietnam as global strategic base

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, aims to nurture Vietnam as a global strategic base as it opens a ne...

Doosan Enerbility to introduce ammonia co-fired power plant in Vietnam

Doosan Enerbility to introduce ammonia co-fired power plant in Vietnam

Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to introduce an ammonia co-fired power plant in Vietnam jointly with South Korean and Vietnamese research institutes.Sou...

Korean confectionery and snack co. Orion enjoys brisk sales in Vietnam

Korean confectionery and snack co. Orion enjoys brisk sales in Vietnam

South Korea’s confectionery and snack maker Orion Corp. is enjoying rapid growth in Vietnam, thanks to brisk sales of the Choco-Pie, a chocola...

Vietnam emerges as South Korea's No. 3 trading partner

Vietnam emerges as South Korea's No. 3 trading partner

Vietnam will finish this year as South Korea's No. 3 trading partner and the country with which the latter has the largest trade surplus, a study ha...

Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee flies to Vietnam for global business

Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee flies to Vietnam for global business

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee embarked on a business trip to Vietnam on Wednesday to attend an opening ceremony for a research and dev...

Hyundai Heavy develops new chemical-resistant paint for PC carriers

Hyundai Heavy develops new chemical-resistant paint for PC carriers

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group said Wednesday that it has developed a paint product for petrochemical product (PC) carriers with significantly impro...

LabGenomics unites with Humanscape on Asia, US genetic testing biz

LabGenomics unites with Humanscape on Asia, US genetic testing biz

LabGenomics Co., a molecular diagnostics company, said on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with digital healthcare company Humanscape to deve...

S.Korea's Bespin Global, Daewoo E&C sign smart city deal with Aussie company

S.Korea's Bespin Global, Daewoo E&C sign smart city deal with Aussie company

South Korea's cloud management company Bespin Global on Wednesday said its subsidiary Bespin Global Vietnam formed a strategic partnership with Daew...

Home&Shopping partners with K-Market to explore opportunities in Vietnam

Home&Shopping partners with K-Market to explore opportunities in Vietnam

Home & Shopping, South Korea's home shopping channel specializing in products of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),  announced on Th...

Korean hospitality startup Jienem enters Vietnam with local partners

Korean hospitality startup Jienem enters Vietnam with local partners

Guesthouse accommodation service provider Jienem is revving up to enter the Vietnamese market.The South Korean startup announced Wednesday that it s...

LG plans additional $4 billion investment in Vietnam

LG plans additional $4 billion investment in Vietnam

South Korean electronics giants including LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics plan to pour billions of dollars of additional investment into Viet...

LS Cable & System Asia expands cable production capacity in Vietnam

LS Cable & System Asia expands cable production capacity in Vietnam

LS Cable & System Asia said on Thursday that it has invested 6.8 billion won in its Vietnamese subsidiary LS Cable & System Vietnam to compl...

Hyundai Engineering completes Long Son plant project in Vietnam

Hyundai Engineering completes Long Son plant project in Vietnam

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said Monday it has completed its co...

Vietnam to get its first Korean-style industrial complex

Vietnam to get its first Korean-style industrial complex

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for Vietnam's first Korean-style industrial complex, to be built in the country's northern Hung Yen Provin...

KT to invest $2 million in US voice biomarker developer

KT to invest $2 million in US voice biomarker developer

KT Corp., a South Korean telecommunications giant, plans to invest $2 million in Sonde Health Inc., a US voice biomarker developer, to enhance the c...

KT adds partner to expand Vietnam digital healthcare biz

KT adds partner to expand Vietnam digital healthcare biz

KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, has teamed up with another local company to expand its digital healthcare business in Vietnam furth...

Vietnamese MZers ensnared by K-beauty, K-fashion, K-everything

Vietnamese MZers ensnared by K-beauty, K-fashion, K-everything

HANOI – Vietnam’s young people are avid fans of Korean culture, collectively known as Hallyu. Trang, a 21-year-old college student, is o...

Kolon Ind expands tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam

Kolon Ind expands tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam

Kolon Industries Inc. has expanded the capacity of its polyester tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam, the South Korean company said on Wednesday.The f...

Lotte to invest $900 mn in Vietnam smart city project

Lotte to invest $900 mn in Vietnam smart city project

Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate, is set to invest $900 million in Vietnam to establish a smart city as it aims to accele...

Korea's Hyundai E&C to build smart green city in Vietnam

Korea's Hyundai E&C to build smart green city in Vietnam

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. is poised to become the first South Korean company to join Vietnam’s green smart city development p...

South Korea’s Shinhan launches credit card in Vietnam

South Korea’s Shinhan launches credit card in Vietnam

South Korea’s Shinhan Card Co. launched its first credit card in Vietnam to expand its business portfolios into overseas markets as the sector...

Korean air filter maker CNTUS SUNGJIN aims to crack US market

Korean air filter maker CNTUS SUNGJIN aims to crack US market

CNTUS SUNGJIN Co., a mid-sized South Korean company known for its colorful face masks made under the Aer brand, has focused on business-to-business ...

Seoul National University to set up first overseas campus in Vietnam

Seoul National University to set up first overseas campus in Vietnam

Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea’s top-ranked higher education institution, is pursuing the setup of its first overseas campus in ...

SK subsidary to supply EV battery materials to Vietnam's Vingroup

SK subsidary to supply EV battery materials to Vietnam's Vingroup

SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET) secured battery separator orders from Vietnam’s No. 1 conglomerate Vingroup, in the latter's push to expand into ...

Hyundai Elevator aims to more than double sales by 2030

Hyundai Elevator aims to more than double sales by 2030

CHUNGJU, North Chungcheong Province -- Hyundai Elevator Co., South Korea’s top elevator maker, aims to more than double its sales in the next ...

Samsung Eng. to invest in Vietnam for SE Asia water biz

Samsung Eng. to invest in Vietnam for SE Asia water biz

Samsung Engineering Co. agreed to spend $41 million on Vietnam’s largest private water treatment company for the eco-friendly business in Sout...

LG Display to raise $1 billion to ramp up OLED module line in Vietnam

 LG Display to raise $1 billion to ramp up OLED module line in Vietnam

LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, said on Wednesday it is raising $1 billion in new funding from global banks to expand its ...

CJ Logistics steps up automated distribution system in SE Asia

CJ Logistics steps up automated distribution system in SE Asia

South Korea’s major logistics firm CJ Logistics Corp. is accelerating business expansion in Southeast Asia. It has started applying a homegrow...

Korea top capsule maker expands Vietnam plant in global push

Korea top capsule maker expands Vietnam plant in global push

South Korea’s top capsule and functional food maker is expanding its plant in Vietnam to raise its presence in the world market with the goal ...

Shinsegae to resume soju business targeting Southeast Asia

Shinsegae to resume soju business targeting Southeast Asia

South Korea’s Shinsegae L&B Co. is set to resume its distilled spirit soju business as early as the end of May, aiming for exports to some...

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