Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man said Vietnam always considers Republic of Korea (RoK) one of its most important partners, while paying a courtesy call to Speaker of the RoK National Assembly Moon Hee-sang in Seoul on September 27.

Air Seoul Inc., a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines of the Republic of Korea, announced on September 26 that it will open a new route to Hanoi as from December 16, 2019.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s major convenience store chain CU will open its stores in Vietnam, following the success in Mongolia.

Hyundai Engineering Co., a major industrial plant builder of the Republic of Korea, has won a 2.17 billion USD deal to upgrade a refinery plant in Indonesia.

The Vietnam-Korea Businessmen and Investment Association (VKBIA) officially made its debut in Seoul on September 25.

The National Assembly’s Office has said it is working with relevant agencies to verify and handle the case of nine Vietnamese who illegally stayed in the Republic of Korea (RoK) after attending a Vietnam-RoK investment and trade forum.

Choi Si-won, a member of the boy’s group Super Junior of the Republic of Korea, will join UNICEF’s #StopBullying campaign in Vietnam, which looks to raise awareness of young people on bullying and to engage them on how to develop solutions to end this problem.

The budget carrier Vietjet Air announced on September 22 that several flights have been cancelled due to the impact of Storm Tapah in the Republic of Korea.

The People’s Committee of northern Hung Yen province and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) on September 20 inked a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on smart city development in Hung Yen province.

The Republic of Korean-based automobile part manufacturer ESMO Corporation inaugurated its 12.9-million-USD plant in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 20.

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue hailed the Republic of Korea as a cashless payment model that Vietnam wants to follow during a reception in Hanoi for Director of the RoK’s Alliex Technology Company.

The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said on September 19 that the country has launched three more libraries for Vietnamese students, lifting the total number in the Southeast Asian country to 14.

Phones and components led all export items to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the first eight months of 2019, accounting for 26.4 percent of total shipments, data of the General Department of Customs showed.

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang has suggested the Federation of Korea Trade Unions (FKTU) increase the sharing of experience with its Vietnamese counterpart.