The French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry, or FKCCI, will hold an informal networking session on June 7.As part of its Cafe du Commerce series, the event will take place at the Novotel Ambassador Gangnam from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.Guests can enjoy a French-style buffet featuring regional as well as traditional dishes. Wine will also be offered. The event costs 26,000 won. For more information, call (02) 531-6868 or e-mail novogfbcoord@ambatel.com.

The Seoul Global Center is inviting future entrepreneurs to the second session of its Business Start-up School for this year, officials said.The program provides expats in Seoul with the necessary information to set up and run a business successfully as well as a chance to network with other expats and local professionals, the officials said.The Business Start-up School is a tuition-free program run by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.The program will last for 10 days starting June 25 at the Se

The Seoul Global Business Support Center will hold a tax seminar on Tuesday for foreign businesses operating in Korea, organizers said.The seminar will run from 6:30-9p.m. at a COEX conference room on the third floor in southern Seoul. Tax experts Bae Jin-ho and Lee Young-mi will speak about how to operate a business in Korea and make it successful, according to the organizers.After the speech, a question-and-answer session and networking time will be given to participants.

Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, or AMCHAM Korea, held more than 19 corporate social responsibility events or activities during the first quarter of 2012. The events help companies give back to the local community, and the chamber says in its official publication that it is a cornerstone of AMCHAM membership. Many of the programs helped benefit local students or the underprivileged. PPG Industries Korea offered scholarships for eight female Korean students majoring in chemis

The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea will host a charity event that emphasizes fun on June 5. Called “The 8th AMCHAM CEO Servers’ Night,” the event will take place at the Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul, located in Jangchung-dong, central Seoul. During the event, business executives will dress up as waiters and serve a four-course dinner to their clients, employees and family members. Participating CEOs will be required to attend an afternoon training session that will be held on the same day.

More than 100,000 people visited the World Expo under way in South Korea’s Yeosu on Sunday for the first time since the event opened about two weeks ago, the organizing committee said.A three-day holiday through Buddha’s Birthday Monday is believed to have led to the rise.The 93-day event is the first Paris-based Bureau of International Exhibitions approved event hosted by South Korea since the 1993 Daejeon Expo.The increase was helped by Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s fifth largest automotive

Mando Corp., one of South Korea’s leading auto parts manufacturers, said Friday that it completed construction of a plant in Brazil that will allow it to make inroads into the South American market.It said the plant located in Limeira, in the eastern part of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, has been built on 55,000 square-meters of land and has a factory floor space of 13,000 square meters.The company said it invested $50 million into the plant, which will hire around 100 local employees and ma

The Export-Import Bank of Korea is set to have a bill submitted to the 19th National Assembly, scheduled to open this Wednesday, to change its name to reflect its expanded role beyond export financing support. The state-run bank plans to rename itself the Korea Bank for International Cooperation to better represent its capacities as an investment bank, supporter of small-and medium-sized companies, manager of funds to support developing countries and supporter of economic cooperation with North

Korean company files opposition to Apple’s new motion last FridaySamsung Electronics vice chairman Choi Gee-sung said little when he returned from patent negotiations with Apple CEO Tim Cook late Friday.“It’s difficult to discuss matters involving the patent dispute,” said Choi as he arrived at Gimpo International Airport at 11 p.m.“I’ve been ordered to keep completely silent about the negotiations because it is part of the ongoing court case. I’ll notify the details if there are any changes mad

South Korea’s growth target for 2012 remains achievable despite mounting downside risks triggered by persistent eurozone woes, the country’s top economic policymaker said Friday.In a press conference, Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan said the developments taking place in the European Union pose greater challenges, but data indicates there may not be any need to change Seoul’s 3.7 percent growth forecast for this year.He stressed that the government is not considering artificial measures to bolster