Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented Park Sam-koo, Chairman of the Republic of Korea’s Kumho Asiana Group, with the Prime Minister’s certificate of merit on March 12 in Hanoi.

The honour was made in recognition of the company’s activities in a wide range of investment, business and socio-cultural areas in Vietnam as well as the chairman’s contributions to fostering friendship between the two countries.

Thanks to his contributions, the State and Government of Vietnam also decided to confer the Friendship Order on Park.

Addressing the reception, Deputy PM Phuc expressed his pleasure at the group’s success not only in the economic field, but also in activities relating to building and developing national culture and education-training.

Park, meanwhile, pledged that his group will continue expanding its investment in Vietnam and boosting ties between the two countries, helping socio-cultural development in Vietnam and granting scholarships to students.-VNA