Hanoi (VNA) – A trade promotion programme between representativesof 58 enterprises from Incheon, Jeonju, Daegu, Gyeongbuk of the Republic ofKorea (RoK) and Vietnamese potential firms will be held virtually on March21-25 by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency(KOTRA) in Hanoi.
During the five-day event, Korean businesses will introduce their high-qualityproducts, including cosmetics and beauty equipment, supplementary foods, foods and beverage,consumer goods, household items, and mother and child products, KOTRA Hanoi said.
The event will offer a good chance for Vietnamese enterprises to expand partnershipwith RoK suppliers, watch directly sample products sent from the RoK. Businessesof the two countries will also receive consultancy fromthe KOTRA Hanoi.
According to KOTRA Hanoi, Incheon is an importanttrading port of the RoK and the world. It became the country's first special economiczone in 2003, and currently serves as one of the RoK's largest export centres with 11 large industrial production complexes covering a wide range of fields.
As many as 17 firms from Incheon will attend the programme, while Jeonju - a culinary cityof the RoK, will send 10 typical businesses to the event.
Daegu is the 4thlargest city in the RoK. Its leading enterprises operating in the beauty andhealth industry have promoted their exports, especially to theVietnamese market. Up to 20 businesses will represent the locality at the upcomingevent.
Meanwhile, Gyeongbuk is not only famous for tourism but also boats great potential for export. As many as 11 products from Gyeongbuk’s businesses are expected to be introduced at theevent.
Following successful tradepromotion activities over the last two years, KOTRA Hanoi plans to hostabout 70-80 similar events in both face-to-face and online forms in 2022, which are expected to contribute to speeding up economic recovery for the two countries’business communities./.
