S.Korea’s SoluM joins Vietnam's largest EV charging project

SoluM Co., a South Korean mid-sized electronic component maker, said on Wednesday that it signed an agreement with PetroVietnam Power Corporation, a...

Hanwha Aerospace invests in Israeli startup with anti-jamming tech

South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. has invested in an Israeli start-up possessing anti-jamming technology to prevent interference in global position...

Webcash launches AI accounting solution Wabooks in Vietnam

South Korea's Webcash Co. Group announced on Tuesday that it recently launched Wabooks, a Vietnamese version of the AI-powered accounting solution...

Blockchain game startup Gomble gets seed round

South Korean blockchain gaming startup Gomble announced on Monday that it has successfully secured its first institutional investment. The seed fund...

Export of Korean medical devices to Vietnam to be easier

South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on Thursday that the public procurement regulations of the Vietnamese government, which had...

Orion’s Turtle Chips launches in Vietnam, India

South Korea's confectionary giant Orion Corp. is launching its popular snack "Kkobuk Chip" in Vietnam and India. Orion announced on Monday that it h...

S.Korean corporate investment in Vietnam plunges 70% in first quarter

South Korean corporate investment in Vietnam, which has led the economic development of the Southeast Asian nation, has plunged this year due to fac...

Korea's InnoGrid to collaborate with Hyosung for cloud business

InnoGrid Co., South Korea's cloud computing and digital transformation (DT) specialist, announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement with dat...

S. Korea's Orion sees brisk sales growth in Vietnam, Russia

South Korea's confectionary giant Orion Corp. has seen brisk sales growth this year, pushing out rival CJ CheilJedang Corp. to solidify its dominanc...

NongHyup opens office in Vietnam to strengthen K-food exports

South Korea's NongHyup, or the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, announced on Wednesday that it has opened an office in Vietnam with pla...

Hyosung TNC to team up with Samsung for eco-friendly protective clothing

Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn manufacturer, is teaming up with Samsung Electronics Co. to produce eco-friendly protective cloth...

CJ undertakes educational programs for ethnic minorities in Vietnam

South Korea's CJ Group announced on Wednesday that it will undertake a "Second Girls Education Project" for the Vietnamese ethnic minority.The proje...

Hyundai Capital issues green bonds under eco-friendly biz guidelines

South Korea's Hyundai Capital on Tuesday said it issued green bonds worth 600 billion won ($462.3 million) following K-Taxonomy, a series of governm...

Bespin Global to work with GBike for smart mobility business in Vietnam

Bespin Global, a cloud delivery platform company based in South Korea, announced on Thursday that it had partnered with GBike, a micromobility tech ...

SGC Energy pursues transformation of biomass power plants in Vietnam

South Korea's SGC Energy Co. is pursuing a project to convert coal power plants abroad into those using biomass.The power supplier, which has secure...

Hyundai Asan to sell $30.7 million worth of shares for capital restructuring

Hyundai Asan Co. under South Korean conglomerate Hyundai Group will raise 40 billion won ($30.7 million) in its seventh share sale since it was forc...

LG Electronics opens R&D corporation in Hanoi, Vietnam

LG Electronics Inc. will upgrade its research and development (R&D) center in Vietnam to an official corporation and boost its electric vehicle ...

HYBE wins 2nd battle against Kakao over SM Entertainment

A South Korean court on Friday ruled in favor of SM Entertainment Co. Founder and former Chief Producer Lee Soo-man to block the company from sellin...

DB Insurance acquires Vietnam's 10th largest insurer VNI

DB Insurance has acquired Vietnam National Aviation Insurance (VNI), Vietnam's 10th-largest property and casualty(P&C) insurance company. With a...

S.Korea's Hwajin Medical gets FDA sales approval for syringes

HLB Therapeutics Co. announced Thursday that Sofjec, a syringe produced by its subsidiary Hwajin Medical, has been approved for sale by the US Food ...

Igaworks partners with Vietnam’s Clever Group to supply data platform

South Korean big data platform company Igaworks said on Thursday it has signed a contract and strategic alliance deal with Vietnam’s largest m...

Vietnam’s rise: An ominous sign for Korean chipmakers

Just a few years back, it was Taiwan that was on everyone’s lips in the semiconductor industry.The small East Asian island country, home to th...

Hyundai Capital wins IAAI Award for pioneering AI application

Hyundai Capital, the financial services arm of the Hyundai Motor Group, was honored with the Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Awar...

Aekyung Chemical to expand surfactant plant in Vietnam

Aekyung Chemical plans to expand its surfactant plant in Vietnam, with the aim of targeting global markets in Southeast Asia, the company said on Fr...

Seoul to run $3.9 billion fund for startups over 4 years

The local government of South Korea’s capital city Seoul this year will launch its own vision fund, dubbed the Seoul Vision 2030 Fund, to inve...

Snack maker Orion to pursue M&As, expand Vietnam facility

South Korea’s confectionery and snack maker Orion Corp. reported its largest-ever earnings last year, driven by strong sales in emerging marke...

AfreecaTV, VTVCab agree on live streaming platform service in Vietnam

South Korea's video streaming platform AfreecaTV Co. said Wednesday that it has agreed with VTVCab, a member of  Vietnam's largest state-run TV...

S.Korean institutional investors inject more capital in MMFs

South Korean institutional investors, such as pension funds, mutual aids and corporates, are rushing to money market funds (MMFs) for short-term pro...

Hanwha Hotels & Resorts to work with Vietnam's Lodgis to expand overseas network

South Korea's Hanwha Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd. said on Wednesday that it has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lodgis H...

Korea's venture capital investment falls 12% last year amid downturn

South Korea's venture capital investment last year fell more than 10% from a year ago due to the economic downturn caused by a series of global rate...