VOV.VN - Permanent Representative of Vietnam Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, and Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to ASEAN Lee Jang-keun co-chaired the 11th Meeting of the ASEAN-RoK Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held at the ASEAN headquarters on March 21.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 19 received the new ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Laos who have just commenced their tenures in Vietnam, affirming the Vietnamese Government’s commitment to supporting them in fulfilling duties.

VOV.VN - President of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Chang Won-sam has told Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang that official development assistance (ODA) from the Republic of Korea (RoK) for Vietnam will increase to more than US$52 million, nearly doubling the figure of 2023.

Vietnam, one of the world’s leading agricultural exporters, wants to bolster cooperation in the field with the Republic of Korea (RoK) who boasts strengths in applying advanced technology into cultivation and processing, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said on March 18.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) boast huge potential for economic and trade cooperation, especially after their ties were upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Vietnamese Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said on March 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$62 million from exporting squid and octopus in January, up 45% year on year, of which the Republic of Korea (RoK) represented the largest export market, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has committed to creating the optimal conditions for the Republic of Korean businesses to operate successfully in the country, aiming to raise two-way trade turnover to US$150 billion by 2030, said Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc at an investment promotion conference held in Seoul, the RoK, on March 7.

The Incheon Port Authority (IPA) has announced that Maersk, a global shipping company, launched its new PH5 service at the Incheon Port on March 4, a weekly container service that connects the Republic of Korea’s Incheon with Vietnam and Thailand via China.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Coast Guard announced on March 1 that eight out of 10 crew members, including five from Vietnam, had been successfully rescued by a fishing boat after their fishing vessel capsized near the RoK’s Jeju Island.

Authorities of northern Hai Duong province hosted a local reception on February 26 for a delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Suwon city.