RoK seminar on investment in Vietnam

An international seminar on trend of investment in Vietnam in the new normal context took place in Seoul on August 18, with over 150 Korean investors and enterprises in different areas taking part.
RoK seminar on investment in Vietnam ảnh 1CEO of Anam Electronics speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

Seoul (VNA) – Aninternational seminar on trend of investment in Vietnam in the new normal context tookplace in Seoul on August 18, with over 150 Koreaninvestors and enterprises in different areas taking part.

The event was co-hostedby the Vietnam Viglacera Corporation, the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK, theVietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency, theIndustrial Bank of Korea (IBK) and the Bae, Kim& Lee LLC, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Vietnam –RoK diplomatic ties.

It was one of the first investmentpromotion seminars held in the RoK following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaking at the event, VietnameseAmbassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tung stressed the country as the biggest FDI partner to Vietnam with nearly 10,000 projects worth 80 billion USD. Two-way trade hit 78.1 billion USD in 2021and is likely to reach 90 billion USD.

The Embassy commits to standing side by side with Korean firms in businessoperations in Vietnam, stays ready to connect with and realise businessopportunities in the country, he said.

Participants at theevent heard reports on the trend of investment in Vietnam the in new normal, Vietnam’sinvestment policy, and Vietnameseeconomy and foreign currency market.

Deputy Director ofViglacera Real Estate Company Nguyen Thi Thu Huong briefed participants on industrialproperties developed by Viglacera Corporation and answered questions raised byKorean investors./.

VNA

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