VOV.VN- Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Doan Van Viet and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung have recently co-chaired a virtual meeting with Vietnamese diplomatic representative agencies abroad to discuss stepping up co-operation to promote local tourism in major markets.

Sectors that are inviting investment, along with investment incentives and benefits, in special economic zones and industrial parks of ASEAN countries were introduced to businesses of the Republic of Korea (RoK) at a workshop held in Seoul on October 6.

VOV.VN - A number of Japanese companies are in the process of considering plans to move part of their production chains to the nation in the near future, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Japan.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese timber and forestry exports during the nine months of the year surged by 31.9% to US$11.97 billion, with these products enjoying a trade surplus of US$9.699 billion, a rise of 45%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - The police in the central city of Da Nang are completing procedures in order to transfer two arrested Korean nationals wanted by the INTERPOL to the Republic of Korea.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has attracted over US$22 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the opening nine months of the year, representing a rise of 4.4% against the same period from last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) poured over US$2.43 billion into Vietnam in the first eight months of 2021, ranking third in terms of total registered capital after Singapore and Japan.

VOV.VN - Despite facing a range of adverse impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, several foreign investors have maintained their investment in the Vietnamese market, with Japan being the only major investor to increase its capital in the country.

Separate economic ministerial-level consultations between ASEAN and its dialogue partners - China, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, and ASEAN Plus Three nations - took place virtually on September 13 within the framework of the 53rd ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) Meeting.

Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence is ready to play an active role in promoting defence relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) for a common interest, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien said on September 8.