A delegation from the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETTRADE) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade will pay a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on November 8-11 in a bid to seek business opportunities there.

The delegation will organise a working session with the RoK-based Vietnam Trade Office and the Korean Importers Association and visit local manufacturing enterprises.

During the five-day study tour, the mission plans to attend the Korean Design Festival 2014 and Food Week Korea 2014.

In recent years, RoK has become a leading export market for Vietnam. In the first seven months of 2014, Vietnam’s export to RoK totalled 3.65 billion USD, up by 2.4 percent compared to the same period last year, according to statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.-VNA