RoK’s National Day marked in HCM City
HCM City (VNA) – The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam are combining their efforts to develop a comprehensive partnership for the 21 st century, in which bilateral cooperation in the areas of economy, trade, investment, education and tourism has been opened in mutual trust.
This optimistic opinion regarding Vietnam-RoK relations was shared by Vu Van Hoa, President of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Vietnam-RoK Friendship Association and Kim Sang Yoon, the RoK’s Consul General in HCM City, at a ceremony held in HCM City on Oct. 7 to mark the RoK’s National Day (Oct. 3).
The RoK Consul General expressed his pleasure at the development of the two countries’ economic and commercial cooperation. He said almost all economic, trade, investment and cultural exchange activities between the two countries are currently based in HCM city.
The twinned cities of Busan ( RoK) and Ho Chi Minh City ( Vietnam ) are engaged in the implemention of a number of programmes focusing on the exchange of delegations, economic and trade cooperation, the promotion of tourism and cultural exchanges, he noted.
Hoa said that the relationship between the Vietnam-RoK Friendship Association with the RoK-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Association of RoK people loving Vietnam (Vesamo) has been strengthened through many charitable and cultural activities, such as the provision of healthcare for children and a series of traditional art performances.
He hoped that the association of RoK people in Vietnam, the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kocham) and the RoK Trade Promotion (Kotra) and other RoK non-governmental organisations would actively contribute to promoting Vietnam-RoK ties in the future.
In the first eight months of this year, Vietnam welcomed more than 500,000 RoK visitors; the number of RoK citizens living in Vietnam has increased to more than 100,000.
Regarding education, eleven universities in Vietnam have Korean language departments and five RoK universities teach the Vietnamese language.
The RoK Consul General expressed his pleasure at the development of the two countries’ economic and commercial cooperation. He said almost all economic, trade, investment and cultural exchange activities between the two countries are currently based in HCM city.
The twinned cities of Busan ( RoK) and Ho Chi Minh City ( Vietnam ) are engaged in the implemention of a number of programmes focusing on the exchange of delegations, economic and trade cooperation, the promotion of tourism and cultural exchanges, he noted.
Hoa said that the relationship between the Vietnam-RoK Friendship Association with the RoK-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Association of RoK people loving Vietnam (Vesamo) has been strengthened through many charitable and cultural activities, such as the provision of healthcare for children and a series of traditional art performances.
He hoped that the association of RoK people in Vietnam, the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kocham) and the RoK Trade Promotion (Kotra) and other RoK non-governmental organisations would actively contribute to promoting Vietnam-RoK ties in the future.
In the first eight months of this year, Vietnam welcomed more than 500,000 RoK visitors; the number of RoK citizens living in Vietnam has increased to more than 100,000.
Regarding education, eleven universities in Vietnam have Korean language departments and five RoK universities teach the Vietnamese language.
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