Vietnam and South Korea promote cooperation in trade, industry, energy

A garment and textile production line at Hưng Việt Garment Joint Stock Company in the northern province of Hưng Yên. RoK is the largest investor in the textile - garment and leather - footwear industries of Vietnam. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): South Korean businesses should pour more capital to fully tap Vietnam’s 100-million-strong market and gradually access the Asean market of 600 million as well as other markets which have signed free trade agreements (FTAs) with Vietnam, said a Vietnamese official.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên made the statement at the Vietnam-RoK business seminar that took place in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday.