Hyosung is participating in the Chinaplas 2017 being held in Guangzhou, China, for four days from May 16 to 19 to promote Hyosung Chemicals Performance Group’s polypropylene brand Topilene and polyketone brand Poketone on the Chinese and global markets.Participating in the event for the first time f

New Zealand’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Clare Fearnley presented to Chairman Kim Jae-chul of Dongwon Group the insignia of appointment as an Honorary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit on May 16.  The investiture ceremony took place at the New Zealand Residence in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority will hold the 6th New Cities Summit at the Songdo Convensia in Songdo International City from June 7 to 9 for three days.The New Cities Summit (http://www.newcitiessummit2017.org) marks its sixth anniversary this year. The summit began in Paris France

The New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Korea, known as “The Kiwi Chamber,” will host its annual New Zealand Wine Festival events on Saturday, May 20, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the idyllic Waterfall Garden of the Grand Hyatt Seoul, and on Saturday, June 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom

Ssangyong Motors took the wrap off the Tivoli Air diesel model at a press event of the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show on the National Center for Exhibition and Convention on April 19."In its 60-year history since its inception, Ssangyong Motors has grown into a world-class SUV-specialized company with know

THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES, the first regular season tournament of the US PGA golf tour in Korea will be held at Nine Bridges Golf Course on Jeju Island.The CJ Group announced the location and logo of the contest in the official agreement ceremony for the successful hosting of PGA Tour and the tourna

KINTEX announced on April 14 that the Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo will run for the fourth time from June 28 to 30 this year.Inside 3D printing,(http://inside3dprinting.com/seoul/2017/) sponsored by KINTEX and Rising Media of the US, will be held at the exhibition space of 6,000㎡, excluding

Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) presented a paper about the world’s first LNG storage tank maintenance technology and LNG terminal technology evaluation methods at the Gastech 2017 Conference and Exhibition taking place in Japan on April 5.The LNG storage tank maintenance technology, which repairs and impro

South Chungcheong Province will assemble the South Chungcheong Provincial Support Group headed by lieutenant governor Heo Seung-wook in order to prepare for the 2017 Geumsan World Ginseng Expo which will be held in September.The South Chungcheong Provincial Support Group will be headed by lieutenant

The 2017 Seoul Motor Show, which has begun with a press day held at KINTEX exhibition hall in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, on March 30, shows in advance how future cars will change our lives.Hyundai Motor brought up “hyper-connected smart lifestyle.” The company declared to become a company which provi

Chevrolet on March 30 introduced the 2017 Bolt EV at the 2017 Seoul Motor Show, illustrating its long-range, affordable and functional electric vehicle for the masses. Customer deliveries will start in April.The Bolt EV offers 383 km of certified driving range on a full charge. “The Bolt EV is a rev

North Chungcheong Province announced that it chose “Coloring the World with K-Beauty” as the official slogan of the Osong Cosmetics & Beauty Expo 2017 via its official slogan contest on March 28.The winner “Coloring the World with K-Beauty” means a hope that the K-Beauty Wind will spread all over th

With 350 days to go, the official sport pictograms for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, comprising of six images, were unveiled on March 24 by the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG).The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games vision is to open up New Hor

Mok Eun-jung, a famous Hanbok (traditional Korean dress) designer who was invited to at the US Academy Awards (Oscar) for the second consecutive year for the first time in Korea, is playing a role as a public relations messenger for the 2017 Geumsan World Ginseng Expo through various external activi

CJ E&M, one of Korea's leading integrated entertainment and media groups, announced on March 19 that the KCON 2017 Mexico, which was held at the Mexico City Arena for two days from the 17th to 18th, ended with a great fanfare. A total of 33,000 people from neighboring South American countries, such

After an overwhelming response to the PyeongChang 2018 volunteer program which saw more than 91,000 applicants, the lucky ones who have been selected to be part of the Olympic and Paralympic Games from the host nation have been announced on March 16.From the initial interested parties, 41,350 were s

Korea Midland Power Co. (KOMIPO) President Chung Chang-kil attened “Korea-Indonesia Business Summit” held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 14.KOMIPO currently operates and develops generation plants with a total capacity of 3900 megawatt (MW), which is equivalent to four nuclear power units, in Indon

According to the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games, the 8th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission meeting to check on preparations for the 2018 Winter Games and IOC Executive Board meeting to discuss the current issue of the IOC w

Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform Paschal Donohoe addressed over 40 distinguished businesspeople at a breakfast meeting with the Irish-Korean Business Network this morning at the Millennium Hilton in Seoul. The minister highlighted the mutually beneficial trade and investment partne