State leader works with Korea-Vietnam Friendship Association President

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held an online meeting on June 30 with Choi Young-joo, President of the Republic of Korea-Vietnam Friendship Association and Chairman of Panko Group, who announced that Korean enterprises had raised 1 million USD to support Vietnam’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
State leader works with Korea-Vietnam Friendship Association President ảnh 1State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held an online meeting onJune 30 with Choi Young-joo, President of the Republic of Korea-VietnamFriendship Association and Chairman of Panko Group, who announced that Koreanenterprises had raised 1 million USD to support Vietnam’s fight against theCOVID-19 pandemic.

Appreciating the donation, President Phuc said that Vietnamis well controlling the pandemic, and continues exerting extra efforts to soondrive back the pandemic, stabilise production and business, ensure the continuityof supply chains and ensure a safe environment for local people and investors.

Speaking highly of Vietnam’s success in the COVID-19 fight,Choi said he hopes the money donated this time will be sent to Ho Chi Minh Citywhich is being hit hard by the pandemic.

He proposed the Vietnamese State leader maintain attentionto boosting the Vietnam-RoK Strategic Partnership so as to facility the RoK’sinvestment in Vietnam.

He went on to say that Panko and several Korean investorsare paying attention to the development of industrial parks, resort tourism,smart cities and commercial centres in Vietnam.

Welcoming Korean businesses’ interest in investing in scienceand technology, smart city, pharmaceutical industry, President Phuc said a favorablebusiness investment environment, and a rapid increase in the middle class aregood conditions for foreign investors to come to Vietnam.

The RoK is the largest foreign investor in Vietnam with9,200 projects worth about 72 billion USD. Trade between the two countries has alsogrown well and reached over 66 billion USD last year.

He affirmed that Korean enterprises’ operations havecontributed greatly to the development of the bilateral strategic partnership.

The Vietnamese leader showed his hope that the RoK-VietnamFriendship Association continue mobilizing resources to help Vietnam respond tothe pandemic./.
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