HCM City (VNA) – A festival on consumer products from the Republic of Korea(RoK) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25.
Co-organised by the RoK’s Ministry ofIndustry, Trade and Energy (MoITE)and the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), the three-day eventsees 50 RoK enterprises displaying their products like cosmetics, food, and homeappliances.
There are also business-to-businessexchanges between RoK and Vietnamese firms during the festival.
E-mart, the RoK’s largest distributor, isshowcasing many famous RoK products which are on shelves of its supermarket inHCM City.
In addition, 1,000 prestigious products from well-known Korean brands such asTony Moly, Enprani, Ottogi, Paldo and Daesang will be introduced to Vietnameseconsumers, in addition to many interesting entertainment activities like aK-POP contest and K-POP dancing.
Kim Jae Hong, KOTRA Chairman, said theagency hoped the event would contribute to boosting bilateral trade,particularly in consumer goods, between the two countries.
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A booth of E-mart store in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) 
