Vietnam and South Korea aim to boost trade to US$100bil next year

HANOI, July 9 (Reuters): Vietnam and South Korea aim to raise the value of bilateral trade between the countries to US$100 billion next year and to US$150 billion by 2030, up from $78 billion last year, the Vietnamese government has announced.

The trade targets were agreed during a telephone call between South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh late on Tuesday, a government statement said .