Ho Chi Minh City leader meets former RoK President
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan expressed his wish to foster ties with the Republic of Korea (RoK) during a reception to former RoK President Lee Myung-bak on Oct 21.
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan (right) and former RoK President Lee Myung-bak (Source: VNA)The Chairman said two-way trade between Vietnam and the RoK has approached 30 billion USD. Close to 1,800 Korean firms are operating in Vietnam with a total capital of 4 billion USD.
In January-September, trade between Ho Chi Minh City and the RoK hit almost 2.1 billion USD. Recently, the city and Busan signed a cooperation agreement for 2015-2020, he added.
The former President hailed HCM City’s growth over the past years and pledged to continue working to strengthen ties between the two nations.
He added that several Korean companies are interested in importing farm produce from Vietnam.-VNA
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