The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s food industry targets Vietnam as a premier market for K-Food as companies entering the Southeast Asian country early continue to consider it as a key market for their overseas business operations, said insiders.

During his recent official visit to South Korea, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Samsung Chairman Lee Jae Yong. On this occasion, CMC Chairman Nguyen Trung Chinh put forth strategic proposals to collaborate with Samsung.

As part of Vietnamese PM’s visit to South Korea, CMC Corporation has signed memorandums of understanding with KSP Steel and RSupport to enhance technology integration and drive digital transformation.

In 2023, approximately 3.6 million Korean tourists visited Vietnam, making up 30% of all foreign visitors. This data was shared by the Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea.

The 2024 Vietnam Culture and Tourism Festival in the Republic of Korea (RoK) will take place from June 29 to July 3, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

An agricultural cooperative of Gangjin district in South Jeolla province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) is hiring 20 Vietnamese workers under a five-month contract starting from April 22 to harvest onions and garlic.

Ten domestically-manufactured offshore wind turbine towers are set to depart from Phu My Industrial Zone in Ba Ria-Vung Tau by the end of April 2024, bound for Jeonnam 1 wind power project off the coast of the Republic of Korea's Jeonnam province.

Vietnam and Korea have just coordinated to organize the forum ‘Copyright policy in the digital environment and cooperation plans’.

According to the latest Green Shoots Radar report released by Visa, the frequency of international travel among Vietnamese people is significantly increasing, with 30% of citizens travelling abroad for leisure or business purposes last year.

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance and State Securities Commission (SSC) organised a financial investment promotion conference in the Republic of Korea (RoK) themed "Vietnam - Investment Destination" in Seoul on March 7.

The Incheon Port Authority has announced that Maersk 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.

Group tourists from three Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, can travel without a visa to the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Jeonllanam-do province (Jeonnam) through Muan international airport until March 2025.

Genuone Sciences signed a business agreement with Vietnam’s Imexpharm Joint Stock Company on the transfer of technology for seven products, including medications for the treatment of cardiovascular and diabetes-related diseases.

The VN Trade Office in the Republic of Korea has urged enterprises to strictly comply with regulations on pesticide residue levels when exporting farm produce to this market.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has proposed eliminating quotas on shrimp exports to the Republic of Korea within the framework of the Vietnam-Korea Free Trade Agreement (VKFTA) during the review period in 2024.

NTQ Solution and two Korean firms - Riman and Softbridge - inked an agreement on the establishment of a Global Development Center (GDC) at a ceremony held in Jeju Island (South Korea) on February 3rd.

Kpop Festival Open Air #2 is scheduled take place from December 23 to December 24 at the My Dinh National Stadium in the capital, with the event gathering together 16 Korean and Vietnamese singers and bands.

Vietnam has become the largest supplier of all kinds of shrimp to the Republic of Korea during the past 10 months, with turnover reaching US$295.38 million, down 20% against the same period from last year, according to the International Trade Center.

Hyomin, one of the three members of K-pop group T-ara, is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam on December 19 for K-Beauty Festa in Hanoi.

Vietnam ranks second in the list of most preferred travel destinations for South Koreans after Japan thanks to convenient flights and cool weather.