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RoK companies sponsor social activities in the south

Twenty major businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) including the Shinhan Bank, Hanwha Life Insurance and Hana Tour have pledged to sponsor social activities in the south of Vietnam, reported the Sai Gon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon) daily.
Twenty major businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) including theShinhan Bank, Hanwha Life Insurance and Hana Tour have pledged tosponsor social activities in the south of Vietnam, reported the Sai GonGiai phong (Liberated Saigon) daily.

The RoKConsulate General and the RoK Chamber of Commerce and Industry inked amemorandum of understanding on June 16 with Vietnamese media outletscommunicating the firms’ corporate social responsibility in the southernregion.

The Vietnamese side includes Sai Gon Giaiphong, the Vietnam-Korea Times of the Vietnam News Agency, and the Tienphong (Vanguard) daily newspaper.

At the signingceremony, RoK Consul General Park Noh-wan said more than 3,400 companiesfrom his country are doing business in Vietnam and employing over 1million local workers. About 2,000 enterprises are running projects inHCM City and neighbouring provinces, specifically.

Anumber of RoK businesses have been donating to charitable work inVietnam, he noted, adding that he hopes the communications willencourage contributors and advocate for more corporate socialresponsibility.-VNA
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