December 3, 2011
Vietnam’s garment and textiles industry benefits from preferential tariffs in the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement. A bilateral free trade agreement between Vietnam and South Korea expected next year should save Vietnam from paying more Korean taxes, a Korean official said Tuesday. Â The two countries are expected to negotiate an agreement early next year, after [...]
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October 16, 2011
The medical tourism market in South Korea is expected to grow around 30 percent during 2010-2012, according to a study from RNCOS, a global market research and information analysis company A robotic operation performed at the Wonkwang University Hospital on September 29, 2011 Clean, modern facilities, and a warm welcome greet patients at several [...]
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May 27, 2011
Models pose with Samsung Electronics' new smartphone Galaxy S II at the company's headquarters in Seoul April 28, 2011. The proliferation of smartphones in South Korea is transforming this former "walled garden" ruled by local players into one of Asia’s most promising destinations for global Internet and social networking firms. A solid, wireless broadband infrastructure, [...]
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January 14, 2010
Saigon Postel (SPT) is continuing its cooperation with SK Telecom and is seeking the governmentâs approval for a mobile services joint venture with the South Korean partner, an SPT official said. The two companies have jointly invested in the S-Fone mobile phone network since 2001 in the form of âbusiness cooperation contract.â SPT said last [...]
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August 19, 2009
File photograph taken on Aug. 17, 2009 shows the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) is moved to its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, 450 km south of Seoul, capital of South Korea. South Korea’s rocket launch was suspended 7 minutes and 56 seconds before its scheduled time, local media reported Wednesday. [...]
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July 20, 2009
Complaints arise after a leading Vietnamese IT firm claims it traced South Korea, US cyber attacks. The Korean Computer Emergency Response Team (KrCERT) has complained to its Vietnamese counterpart about a Hanoi-based IT security company, Bkis, over the latterâs investigations into cyber attacks in South Korea and the US.On July 15 and 16, in emails [...]
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February 19, 2009
A South Korean court refuses to consider a biological motherâs claim that she was duped into surrogacy. The denial of custody to a Vietnamese mother over her biological children by a South Korean court has been greeted with indignation and anger.The case highlights the many problems arising out of commercially arranged marriages between Vietnamese women, [...]
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