Vietnamese intellectuals in RoK talk sci-tech cooperation

The Embassy of Vietnam held a seminar with Vietnamese scientists and intellectuals in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on May 15 to discuss cooperation in science and technology.
Vietnamese intellectuals in RoK talk sci-tech cooperation ảnh 1Participants in the seminar pose for a group photo. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Embassyof Vietnam held a seminar with Vietnamese scientists and intellectuals in theRepublic of Korea (RoK) on May 15 to discuss cooperation in science andtechnology.

Nearly 30 Vietnameseprofessors and doctors from leading universities and research institutes in theRoK, along with representatives of the Vietnamese Students’ Association in thecountry attended the event.

Counsellor Do Thi Bich Ngoc,head of Vietnam’s division for science and technology in the RoK, provided anoverview of Vietnam’s orientations for scientific - technological developmentand innovation, noting that the country views science and technology as animpulse for growth.

Participants presented some speecheson the studies on environmental and climate change issues, metaverse development,the chemical industry, 3D printing, and human resources development, which arebeing conducted by Vietnamese scientists in the RoK. These areas suggest newcooperation chances for the two countries’ scientists and businesses, as wellas policies for scientific and technological development.

They held that the bilateral cooperationcontext has been creating favourable conditions for partnerships in science andtechnology.

Vietnamese scientists andstudents in the RoK are growing in terms of both quantity and quality. Manyscientists of Vietnam have initially gained a foothold in some scientific andtechnological areas in the Northeast Asian nation. A number of them areenthusiastic about contributing to the homeland’s development.

Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tunghighly valued the scientists’ sense of responsibility towards the homeland and bilateralscientific - technological cooperation.

He stressed that the embassywill stand by the Vietnamese scientists in the RoK and create favourableconditions for them to develop./.
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