SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean builder SK ecoplant Co. said Sunday that the Canadian green hydrogen project Nujio’qonik, in which it holds a stake, has received approval from the Canadian provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador to utilize state-owned land for wind power generation. Canadian firm World Energy GH2 Inc., a leading [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold various cultural events in Canada this year to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the culture ministry said Friday. The first event will be an exhibition, titled “Barrier Free,” slated for Sept. 5-29 at the Korean Cultural Center in Canada. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed his gratitude to a South Korean emergency firefighting team dispatched a month ago to assist the North American nation in dealing with raging wildfires. The Korea Disaster Relief Team, comprised of 152 workers, including firefighters, emergency workers and medical personnel, was sent [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The joint battery venture between LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) and Stellantis N.V. will receive up to C$15 billion (US$11.2 billion) in incentives for their electric vehicle battery plant under construction in Ontario, Canadian government officials have said. The announcement on Thursday (local time) came a day after LGES [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Thursday decided to dispatch an emergency firefighting team to Canada to help the North American nation deal with raging wildfires across the country, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. The decision to send the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) of 151 workers — including firefighters, emergency workers and [...]
Basseterre, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Government of St Kitts and Nevis is proud to announce that after sustained and meaningful dialogue between itself and the government of Canada, Kittians and Nevisians can now travel visa-free to Canada. The policy applies to St Kitts and Nevis nationals who have had a Canadian visa over [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Future M Co., a major South Korean manufacturer of secondary battery materials, said Tuesday its joint venture with General Motors Co. has secured C$300 million (US$221 million) in funding from the Canadian government for their envisioned cathode plant in Quebec. Canadian Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne made the announcement [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food and beverage giant SPC Group on Thursday said its bakery chain Paris Baguette opened its first store in Canada. The store, which was opened on the first floor of the Yonge Sheppard Centre in Toronto, will pave the way for Paris Baguette to expand its presence [...]
TORONTO, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — No one knows buckets like KFC. For decades, Canadians have gathered around KFC’s iconic bucket to share a meal. Now, KFC is rallying Canadians around their shared passion for buckets through basketball in a definitively Canadian way, with the KFCourt, the world’s first winterized basketball court. While winter is usually [...]
DALLAS, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Fogo de Chão, the internationally-renowned restaurant from Brazil that allows guests to make discoveries at every turn, today announced the signing of a franchise development agreement that will bring Fogo’s award-winning dining experience to Canada for the first time. Through the agreement, Debut Development Group, a leading developer, owner and operator [...]