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The Hanoitimes - The Vietnamese Government encourages enterprises from South Korea to further investments in high-tech industries like support industry, IT, energy and high-quality agriculture. Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung made the appeal at the first-ever Maekyung Korea-Vietnam Forum held in Hanoi on December 6 as part of activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-South Korea diplomatic ties. Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung at the event The event was organised by Seoul-based Maekyung Media Group, the Korea Cultural Industry Forum and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). The Deputy PM stressed that the strategic partnership relations between the two countries have seen impressive development in various fields, especially in economy, trade, investment and ODA cooperation. The South Korea is currently the largest FDI investor in Vietnam with more than 6,300 projects worth nearly 60 billion USD. He said both sides need to bolster collaboration to carry out the Vietnam-South Korea free trade agreement in an effective manner and increase two-way trade value to 100 billion USD by 2020 as agreed by leaders of the two countries at the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week. Bilateral trade was value at 56 billion USD in the January-November period this year. Dung highlighted that Vietnam wants to increase export of agro-forestry-fishery products, electronics and spare parts to the South Korea, while committing to providing an open, equal and favourable environment for foreign businesses, including those from the South Korea. According to Chairman of Maekyung Media Group Chang Dae-Whan, Vietnam has become a key in the South Korea’s new look-south strategy. In the era of the fourth industrial revolution, the South Korea wants to cooperate with Vietnam to create the foundation for a society of information technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI), he added. Meanwhile, VCCI President …

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The Hanoitimes - The capital’s visitors will have a chance to explore the culture beauty of South Korea and Japan. Cultural programs are being held by tour promotion agencies from Japan and South Korea at the ongoing Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM) for visitors to experience the cultural beauty of these two countries. The Seoul Olympic Park in South Korea. Photo: Imagine Your Korea According to the Korea Tourism Board (KTO) in Vietnam, with the theme “Imagine Your Korea - Discover Korea in your own way,” South Korean businesses not only introduce tourist information but also offer many cultural experiences such as wearing South Korean traditional costumes (Hanbok) for free; watching a K-Pop cover dance show; do-it-yourself Korean bracelets; taking part in mini games to receive gifts if winning. In particular, visitors also have the opportunity to take pictures with mascots dressed in the traditional Hanbok, and watch the beautiful landscapes of South Korea through the promotional videos displayed at the booth. KTO Chief Representative Park Jong Sun said that 2020 is a particularly difficult year for the global tourism industry and travelers due to Covid-19. Through the VITM Hanoi 2020, KTO hopes to attract Vietnamese tourists to South Korea’s destinations after Covid-19. At the same time, KTO will also accompany travel businesses to promote the recovery of the tourism market as soon as air routes connecting the two countries are resumed in the near future, Mr. Park said. According to KTO’s statistics, Vietnam is the market with the highest growth rate in the world for South Korean tourism in recent years. According to the representative office of the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) in Vietnam, Japan’s booth at the VITM will hold many activities for visitors to experience traits of Japanese culture such as drawing and making figurine of maneki neko cat, folding origami, calligraphy, wearing the traditional …

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Police in Ho Chi Minh City raided a hotel on Thursday and caught four South Korean men picking wives from a group of six Vietnamese girls at an illegal marriage brokerage service. Preliminary investigations revealed that the service was organized by a group of brokers led by a South Korean man, who connected Vietnamese girls with foreign husbands. The group changed location repeatedly in HCMC and Binh Duong Province to escape authorities. Cases of Vietnamese women offering themselves as wives for Korean, Chinese and Taiwanese men are not uncommon in Vietnam. Most of these girls come from poor families and have a vision of a better life overseas. Media reports suggest that many young Vietnamese women meet their future South Korean husbands through illegal brokerage services. Statistics show that almost 40 percent of those marriages end in divorce within five years. Some blame cultural and language differences for the break-ups, while others say they have been abused by their husbands and new families. According to immigration data published by The Korea Times , 147,295 Vietnamese people were living in South Korea at the end November last year, accounting for 7.4 percent of all expats. …

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