Vietnam always welcomes and creates the best conditions for investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to do stable and long-term business in the country, especially in the fields of infrastructure, transport and support industries.

So said Politburo member and Permanent Secretary of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Le Hong Anh at a reception for visiting Kumho Asiana Chairman Park Sam-koo in Hanoi on November 18.

At the meeting, Le Hong Anh spoke highly of Kumho Asiana Group’s efforts and contributions to boosting the economic cooperation between two countries as well as its social activities in Vietnam over the past time.

Highlighting the fruitfully developing relation between Vietnam and the RoK, he asked RoK investors, including Kumho Asiana, to expand their investment and contribute more to human resources development, social activities and environmental protection in Vietnam .

For his part, Park Sam-koo informed the host of his group’s operations in Vietnam , saying that Asiana Airlines is the first carrier launching direct flights to Vietnam and now operates the largest number of flights between the two nations.

The group has effectively implemented a number of projects in Vietnam , he said, adding that the Kumho Asiana Scholarship and Cultural Foundation has granted 1,100 scholarships to Vietnamese students since its establishment in 2007.

He affirmed that Kumho Asiana will increase investment in areas of Vietnamese concern, thus making practical contributions to the country’s socio-economic development as well as developing the Vietnam- RoK relations in a more comprehensive and sustainable manner.-VNA