South Korea Dec exports beat forecasts, wraps 2025 at a record
World 09:31 01/01/2026SEOUL -- South Korea's exports rose in December for a seventh consecutive month and wrapped 2025 at a record as exports have surpassed $700 billion for the first time, government data showed on Thursday.
2-decade-old foreign-invested firm with over 2,600 workers to cease operations in Ho Chi Minh City
Economy 17:50 25/12/2025A foreign-invested enterprise employing more than 2,600 workers in Ho Chi Minh City has announced it will halt production and business activities in February, citing a prolonged shortage of orders and a restructuring of its manufacturing operations.
South Korea exam chief quits over complaints of too-hard tests
World 15:11 12/12/2025The chief organiser of South Korea's notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned -- after complaints that an English test he designed was just too difficult.
Ho Chi Minh City deepens ties with South Korean, Japanese partners
Ho Chi Minh City 14:56 01/12/2025Ho Chi Minh City leaders have intensified cooperation with key partners in South Korea and Japan through a series of high-level meetings, investment discussions, and technology exchanges during an official working trip aimed at strengthening international partnerships after the city’s recent administrative expansion.
South Korea's fourth space rocket launch successful, sends satellites into orbit
World 15:30 27/11/2025SEOUL - South Korea successfully launched its fourth homegrown space rocket Nuri on Thursday and put more than a dozen satellites into orbit, the Science Ministry said, marking the country's first launch jointly conducted with a private company.
South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants at COP30
World 10:41 18/11/2025SEOUL -- South Korea pledged Monday to phase out coal power plants that lack emission-reducing measures, an ambitious step for a country that generates a third of its electricity from the fossil fuel.
S.Korean flights set to make up 35% of Da Nang’s int’l arrivals
Travel 14:17 17/11/2025International flights to Da Nang City, central Vietnam are expected to surge over the next three months, with services from South Korea projected to account for some 35 percent of total arrivals, according to Da Nang International Airport.
South Korea rescuers recover 3rd body after power plant collapse, media reports say
World 16:15 09/11/2025SEOUL - South Korean rescue officials pulled a third body from the rubble after the collapse of a large structure at a power station, media reports said on Sunday.
S.Korea’s Busan to boost cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City in ports, shipbuilding, tourism
Vietnam News 17:11 02/11/2025Busan City Mayor Park Heong Joon has pledged to deepen collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City and other Vietnamese localities in seaports, shipbuilding, skilled workforce training, and tourism, reinforcing the South Korea–Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership.
Death becomes a growing business in ageing, lonely South Korea
World 15:38 02/11/2025Rows of coffins line a university classroom in the South Korean port city of Busan, ready for use in training the funeral directors of the future in a rapidly ageing country.
Vietnam’s state president arrives in South Korea for APEC Economic Leaders’ Week
Vietnam News 17:29 29/10/2025Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong arrived in Busan on Tuesday afternoon to attend the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week and engage in bilateral activities in South Korea through Saturday at the invitation of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
Nvidia CEO expects to make announcements with South Korean partners this week
World 09:49 29/10/2025Nvidia (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang said on Tuesday he expects to make announcements with South Korean companies that will please U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korea when he visits the country this week.
