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- BioFach America 2016 to serve up organic Korean food
- Sep 19, 2016
- Nine Korean organic food companies will showcase their range of goods at the upcoming BioFach America 2016 trade fair in Baltimore, Md., running from Sept. 22 to 24. Pictured are scenes from last year's BioFach organic food fair. The National Agricultural Products Quality M...
- US investors eye Korean tech
- Aug 18, 2016
- A special fair in Los Angeles has reaffirmed that there is much interest among U.S. investors in a range of Korean products and advanced technologies. The Creative Economy Global Roadshow, running from July 29 to 31, had a total of 90 Korean companies, including 19 startups,...
- S&P raises Korea's credit rating one level to AA
- Aug 09, 2016
- On Aug. 8, Korea's credit rating was increased one level to AA by Standard & Poor's, the agency's third-highest possible rating. On Aug. 8, Standard & Poor's raised Korea's sovereign credit rating from AA- to AA with a stable outlook, the agency's third-highest possible...
- Chile, Iran to adopt Korean water resource tech
- Jul 29, 2016
- Eduardo Abuauad (left), CEO of Essbio, and Lee Jin Ho, director of waterworks at the Korean Water Resources Corporation, pose for a photo on July 20 after signing an agreement on a non-revenue water (NRW) reduction project in Talca, Chile. Korea's water resource management ...
- Korean fintech makes inroads in UK
- Jul 26, 2016
- JY Tech, a Korean fintech startup, signs a USD 250,000 research investment deal with Standard Chartered Bank during the 'Korean Fintech Open-day' held on July 22 at Level39, a startup center in London. A range of innovative, financial services offered by Korean fintech compan...
- NH Farm brings healthy produce to world markets
- Jul 14, 2016
- Representatives from the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation announce the new brand NH Farm, an umbrella brand that will cover many of the cooperative's agricultural exports, on July 13 in Seoul. A new brand that symbolizes the quality and safety of Korean agricultural...
- FDI in Korea hits new record high in 1st half
- Jul 07, 2016
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Korea hit a record high in the first half of this year. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on July 4 that the officially registered amount of FDI in the first half of the year rose by 18.8 percent to USD 10.52 b...
- Korean transport systems gain international recognition
- Jun 28, 2016
- Two cities in New Zealand, Wellington and Auckland, have been using transport card systems based on Korean technology since 2008. The photo above shows commuters in Wellington using the transport card system to pay their bus fare. New Zealand, Malaysia, Mongolia, Colombia… T...
- Korean, UK producers collaborate on documentaries
- Jun 22, 2016
- MBC and the U.K.'s Zigzag Productions have agreed to the joint production of a three-part documentary about artificial intelligence, and signed an agreement to that effect on June 13 in London. Korean and U.K. TV producers will now be working on the joint produc...
- Korean fintech expands to Southeast Asia
- Jun 20, 2016
- Korean firm Fintech Magic holds a meeting with Cambodian businesspeople at Fintech Demo-day in Cambodia, in Phnom Penh on June 13. Korea's fintech startups have expanded their reach into Cambodia and Singapore. Financial technology, also known as fintech, descri...
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