Korean Support Centre in HCM City holds first workshop
VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK) lead trade agency on March 4 held a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City to assist Korean small and medium sized companies gain access to the Vietnamese textiles, clothing, leather and footwear sector.
The Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) held the conference in connection with the recent opening of its Korea-Vietnam FTA Support Centre aiming to support its nation’s businesses gain market penetration in Vietnam.
The event was attended by approximately 100 Korean businessmen and government officials from primarily the textiles, clothing, leather and footwear sector and ancillary fields.
To enhance competitiveness of various handicraft products in Vietnam, Korean experts in the sector gave lectures on the themes of planning the direction and concept of brand development.
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They also talked about modernization of the traditional textiles and fabrics using natural fabrics in the clothing and textiles industries; development of metal crafts in the sector and the history of bamboo and wooden crafts in the textiles industry.
KOTRA also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Investment & Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City ITPC related to exchanging information on trade and investment in order to push imports-exports between the RoK and Vietnam.
