Vietnam is still a favourite tourist destination for Republic of Korea travellers on the upcoming Seollal or Korean Lunar New Year - a holiday and celebration which marks the first day of the Korean Lunar Calendar.

VOV.VN - Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kim Jin-pyo and his wife will pay an official visit to Vietnam from January 12-18.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme in Seoul on January 8 to bring a warm Tet atmosphere to the Vietnamese community living in the East Asian nation.

Korean Air – the flag carrier and the biggest airline of the Republic of Korea (RoK) - has been permitted to operate irregular flights carrying passengers between Incheon and Lien Khuong airport in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from January 4-24.

Vietnam saw 3.66 million foreign tourist arrivals last year, and those from the Republic of Korea (RoK) accounted for the largest proportion with over 965,000, or 26.4%.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) hosted a banquet in Seoul on December 22 evening to mark the 30th founding anniversary of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic relations.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent messages of greetings to President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk-yeol on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea-Vietnam Economic Cooperation Forum 2022 opened in Hanoi on December 16, aiming to promote investment cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea should increase media cooperation to popularize their countries’ images and contribute to strengthening cooperation between the two countries, said State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - A photo exhibition was opened in Hanoi on December 14 to mark 30 years of diplomacy between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).