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Work started on the Vietnam – Republic of Korea Friendship Village in the mountainous district of Bac Ai, the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on February 23.

Speaker of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s National Assembly (NA) Park Byeong-seug left Ho Chi Minh City on November 4 evening, concluding his five-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) attaches great importance to its strategic cooperative partnership with Vietnam and hopes that bilateral ties will develop fruitfully in all spheres, channels, and levels.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s parliament will make efforts to ensure no more recurrence of abuse of Vietnamese brides by their Korean husbands, affirmed Speaker of the RoK’s National Assembly Moon Hee-sang.

Kim Hak-yong, head of the National Assembly’s Environment and Labour Committee of the Republic of Korea (RoK), has been honoured with the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State for his significant contributions to the strategic partnership between the two countries.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on Dec. 6 held talks with Speaker of the Republic of Korea National Assembly Moon Hee-sang in Seoul as part of her visit to the east Asian country.

The Party and State of Vietnam highly appreciate the activities of people friendship organisations as well as intellectuals of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) in contributing to the promotion of people-to-people exchange and friendship between the two nations, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung met with the head of the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF), the President of the Republic of Korea (RoK)-Vietnam Friendship Association and leaders of several major RoK corporations in Seoul on December 4.

The Vietnamese Government and people stand ready to work with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to promote the strategic cooperative partnership into a deeper and more comprehensive manner, which is in line with the common perception of the two countries’ leaders, particularly the Vietnam-RoK Joint Statement towards the future signed in March, 2018.

A 20-member delegation from Vietnam’s Academy of Journalism and Communication paid a study tour of the Republic of Korea (RoK) from July 29-August 12.

Nearly 800 Vietnamese students in the Republic of Korea (RoK) competed in and cheered the 10th ICFood Football Cup held at Chungnam National University in central Daejeon city on July 1.

The Government of Vietnam always supports and creates favorable conditions for defence ministries of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to foster their affiliation, contributing to diversifying and deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Volunteers from the Republic of Korea have completed some 30 more murals on walls of houses in the coastal commune of Tam Thanh in Tam Ky, the capital of central Quang Nam province.

Doctors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will continue the “Change Life” programme, which provides free cosmetic surgery for young Vietnamese people with facial defects, said Dr. Chon Yong-hun, Vice President of the Vietnam-RoK Friendship Association.

Vice President and Secretary General of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) presented the Medal for Peace and Friendship among Nations to outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Lee Hyuk in recognition of his remarkable contributions to promoting the two countries’ friendship and cooperation.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on March 22 co-organised a ground-breaking ceremony for Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) Institute of Science and Technology in Hanoi-based Hoa Lac High-Tech Park.

The Vietnam-RoK Friendship Association and the RoK Embassy in Vietnam hosted an exchange in Hanoi on December 22 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations.

President Tran Dai Quang and the Republic of Korea’s President Moon Jae-in on Dec 21 exchanged messages of congratulations on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is on a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 19-21 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

Ly Xuong Can, a descendant of King Ly Thai To – the first king of the Ly dynasty (1010-1225), has been appointed Vietnam’s tourism ambassador to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for 2017-2020 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.