Korea’s LCCs to counter headwinds with exclusive routes, lower fares
South Korea’s budget airlines are gearing up to weather the sector’s downturn amid a weaker local currency and a sluggish domestic econo...
LX Pantos, Kazakhstan to cooperate on logistics
South Korea's LX Pantos said on Thursday that it plans to strengthen its logistics business in Central Asia, focusing on Kazakhstan.Lee Yong-ho, CEO...
BGF Retail’s CU looks beyond Kazakhstan deep into Central Asia
Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country 27 times the area of South Korea, did not have any modernized convenience stores until early this year.The count...
Hyundai Motor to produce Genesis cars in Kazakhstan
Hyundai Motor Group will produce Genesis models from its knock-down (KD) plant in Kazakhstan to bolster the South Korean auto giant’s luxury m...
Doosan Enerbility to expand power generation biz in Kazakhstan
South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. announced on Thursday that it signed a cooperation agreement and memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kazakh s...
BGF to vigorously expand convenience stores in Kazakhstan
BGF Retail Co., South Korea’s biggest convenience store chain operator, will expand aggressively in Kazakhstan, creating the potential to cran...
KOTRA holds drone roadshow in Kazakhstan
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Tuesday that the Korea-Kazakhstan Drone Roadshow opened in Astana, the capital of Kazak...
S.Korea, Kazakhstan agree to expand air transport rights
South Korea and Kazakhstan have agreed to expand air transport rights during the South Korea and Kazakhstan aviation talks held in Almaty, Kazakhsta...
S.Korea's CU opens first store in Kazakhstan
South Korea's BGF Retail, the operator of the leading domestic convenience store chain CU, announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in K...
S.Korean used cars flow into Russia via Central Asia
Used cars from South Korea are being funneled into Russia via Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, according to automobile industry sources on Friday. These...
Shinhan Card Kazakhstan arm attracts $24 mn investment
Shinhan Finance, a subsidiary of South Korea's Shinhan Card in Kazakhstan, has attracted a 31 billion won ($24 million) investment from local car de...
S. Korea’s CU surpasses 500 global stores
South Korean convenience store chain CU announced on Thursday that it surpassed 500 global stores, achieving an annual footfall of 100 million overs...
Shinhan Card's Kazakhstan arm secures $60 mn from IFC
Shinhan Finance, a subsidiary of South Korea's Shinhan Card in Kazakhstan, has attracted a $60 million investment from the International Finance Cor...
KT&G breaks ground on new plant in Kazakhstan
South Korea's KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, announced on Thursday the commencement of its new factory's constructio...
CU marks first entry of S.Korean convenience store into Kazakhstan
South Korean convenience store heavyweight, CU, has announced its first foray into Central Asia, beginning with Kazakhstan. The retailer's goal is t...
S.Korea, Kazakhstan to expand cooperation on mineral resource
South Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang and Kazakhstan's first deputy prime minister Roman Sklyar, held a meeting in Seo...
Doosan Enerbility wins back-to-back power plant deals in Central Asia
South Korean power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. has secured a series of contracts in Central Asia, including orders in Uzbekistan and Kazakhs...
Doosan Enerbility wins combined cycle power plant order in Kazakhstan
Doosan Enerbility Co., a South Korean power plant builder, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a contract with Turkestan LLP, a subsidiary of ...
S.Korea's Kyung Dong Navien expands its business in Central Asia
South Korea's heating systems manufacturer Kyung Dong Navien Co. held a conference for 100 local dealers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Feb. 10.The con...
S.Korea's NIA to extend IT cooperation project with Kazakhstan
South Korea's state-run research institute National Information Society Agency (NIA) said on Friday that it had signed an agreement with Kazakhstan'...
