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The embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Vietnam National Music, Song and Dance Theatre are preparing for a special art performance with the theme of “Korea Festival in ASEAN”. The event will be held at the Au Co arts centre in Hanoi on November 15. The Sookmyung Gayaguem Orchestra will be giving a musical performance on Korean traditional instruments, whilst the Expression Crew dance group will provide a unique performance to the event which is sure to excite watching crowds. In addition, Ariang folk songs, a marionette pantomime performance, and a black light show will all serve as some of the event’s highlights. The festival will give Vietnamese spectators an insight into the traditional and modern arts of the RoK, while it is also hoped that the occasion help boost cross-cultural exchange between local people and international friends. VOV Vietnamese brides take lion’s share of int’l marriages in South Korea The number of … [Read more...] about Hanoi gears up for Korea Festival in ASEAN

The ASEAN-RoK train in the RoK (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in on November 12 emphasised the significance of two upcoming summits with Southeast Asian nations for his New Southern Policy. In a weekly Cabinet meeting in the southern port city of Busan, he pointed out that the ASEAN-RoK Commemorative Summit, slated for November 25-26, will be the biggest multilateral summit to be held in the country under his government. It is also an important diplomatic event for the co-prosperity of the RoK and ASEAN, he underlined. In addition, the Mekong- RoK Summit is scheduled for November 27 involving the five nations of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Moon described the summits as a midterm review of the New Southern Policy that was introduced in 2017. He cited two major changes in his administration’s diplomacy from that of previous ones. One is to pursue a resolution to the Korean Peninsula issue through … [Read more...] about RoK President highly values ASEAN’s role in New Southern Policy

Kim Hak-yong, head of the National Assembly’s Environment and Labour Committee of the Republic of Korea, has been honoured with the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State. Kim Hak-yong, head of the National Assembly’s Environment and Labour Committee of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and President of the RoK-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group The decoration was handed over to the RoK lawmaker, who is also President of the RoK-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, by Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Do Ba Ty at a ceremony in Hanoi on June 13. At the event, Kim thanked the Vietnamese Party, State and NA, and Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong for the honour, and pledged to make all-out efforts to contribute more to the relations between the two countries and legislatures in the time ahead. Earlier, Tran Van Tuy, head of the Vietnamese NA’s Committee for Deputy Affairs and President of the Vietnam-RoK … [Read more...] about Korean lawmaker honoured with Friendship Order

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Tae-ho (Photo: Yonhap) Hanoi (VNA) - Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Tae-ho on May 8 reiterated the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s policy commitment to deepening ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Eurasian countries for regional peace and prosperity. Speaking at a forum on the RoK’s New Southern and Northern Policies involving the above-said countries, Lee highlighted the Korean government's wish to expand cooperation with them in people-to-people exchanges, trade, development and other areas. The Korean government will mobilise all of its capabilities to implement the policies, he told the forum hosted by the state-run Korean National Diplomatic Academy in Seoul. These are the core policies that reflect the Korean government's will to contribute to prosperity in Asia and in Eurasia based on peace on the Korean Peninsula, he added. Lee said that the RoK will push to increase the combined number of Korean … [Read more...] about RoK reaffirms commitment to beefing up ties with ASEAN, Eurasian nations

Vietnamese pop star Noo Phuoc Thinh (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese pop star Noo Phuoc Thinh will perform at the ASEAN Fantasia 2019 at the Chanwon Veledrome in Busan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on November 24. The event is part of the ASEAN-RoK Commemorative Summit 2019, which will open in Busan in November 27.   The singer will share the stage with famous singers from countries in the region, including singer PSY and the girl band BoA of the RoK. Noo will sing "I’m Still Loving You" from his latest MV.      “I will introduce a taste of Vietnamese pop,” said the 30-year-old.  Before singing at the ASEAN Fantasia 2019, Noo will perform at the concert V.Heartbeat Live in Seoul on November 16. He will sing the hit "Mai Mai Ben Nhau" (Together Forever) with a dance group of 20 artists. V.Hearbeat Live will be organised at the Gocheok Sky Dome which has 25,000 seats. It will feature famous Korean music bands … [Read more...] about Pop star Noo Phuoc Thinh to perform at ASEAN Fantasia 2019