The Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) cooperation forum on future promising sectors took place in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) on June 17 announced the successful outcomes of the K-Med Expo Vietnam held last week in Ho Chi Minh City.

Forty direct business meetings were organised between a delegation of Korean companies from the Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Agency (KISTA) and the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) with Vietnamese importers on June 12.

Vietnam Expo 2024, the largest trade fair in Vietnam, will be held at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre in the capital city from April 3-6.

President of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Yu Jeong Yeol had an article published on the Economic Daily on June 19, which described Vietnam as a crucial economic partner that the Republic of Korea (RoK) must definitely cooperate with.

The National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of the Republic of Korea (Nonghyup) announced on April 5 that it has opened an office in Vietnam to expand its exports to Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, and seek new projects as well as pave the way for its kimchi exports to Vietnam.

The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Ho Chi Minh City and the municipal Department of External Affairs on October 31 launched a Vietnam-RoK business week targeting sustainable development.

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) has announced that it is running an event to promote the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s high quality consumer products in Vietnam at the Estella Place shopping mall in Ho Chi Minh City and Shopee e-commerce platform.

A trade fair of anti-pandemic and health care products for Vietnamese market is underway via videoconference from November 15-19 in Gangnam district, the capital city of Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnamese enterprises will meet 19 companies from the Republic of Korea’s Jeollanam-do province during a virtual event to be held by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in Hanoi from October 18 – 22.

Korean businesses investing in Vietnam can capitalise on preferential treatment under free trade agreements (FTAs) that Vietnam has signed to boost exports, an official has said.

A seminar discussing policies on the phone components industry was recently held by the Department of Trade Promotion (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).

A series of seminars and business-to-business matching events were held in Seoul and Busan port cities, the Republic of Korea (RoK) during November, within the framework of the Techfest Vietnam 2019.

A seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 11 to help local businesses gain an insight into the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) regulations on plant protection product residues on farm produce exported to this market.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Customs held a dialogue with over 150 businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 10 with a view to facilitating customs clearance at local ports of entry.

Leaders of major groups and smaller businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will join President Moon Jae-in on his state visit to Singapore this week, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said on July 9.

The market management force of Vietnam is committed to strictly handling violations of intellectual property (IP) rights so as to create an optimal environment for foreign investors, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), an official of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said.

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said on May 10 that it will relocate its Southeast Asia headquarters from Singapore to the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi to support Korean companies doing businesses in the fast-growing market.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) hold potential of long-term cooperation in energy industry, renewable energy and smart grid, said Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Un-gyu.

Vietnamese education and training sector is a fertile land for enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK), said Kim Sang Mok from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 9.