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Poster of the event (Photo courtesy of organisers) Both Vietnamese and RoK firms will participate in the two-day event at Nguyen Hue walking street in the city downtown. Thirty pavilions at the festival will feature various themes from K-Style to popular tourist attractions in the RoK. Visitors will have chances to try traditional Korean garments, make decorative items and join music and art performances of famous Vietnamese and RoK artists. Singers and bands like Noo Phuoc Thinh, Gfriend and Snuper will perform at the event’s opening ceremony. Heads of KTO offices in six Southeast Asian countries will discuss tourism source markets in Southeast Asia at a conference held during the festival. As of September this year, the number was up 25 percent year-on-year to more than 409,000, and is expected to exceed 585,000 during the full year. … [Read more...] about Korean Tourism Festival coming soon to HCM City

Planes of Korean Air at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (Photo: AFP/VNA) Seoul (VNA) - Korean Air Lines Co., the national flag carrier of the Republic of Korea, said on October 2 that it will open four new routes to China and the Philippines later this month, the RoK’s Yonhap news agency reported. Korean Air will begin services on routes to Clark of the Philippines, and Nanjing of China, on October 27 and to Zhangjiajie and Hangzhou, China, on October 28, the company said in a statement. In addition to the new services, the country's biggest full-service carrier plans to offer more flights on Southeast Asia, China and Oceania routes./. VNA … [Read more...] about Korean Air to open more routes to China, Philippines

HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam is an attractive destination for many Korean businesses, Choi Gangsun, Director of Gyeonggi high-tech park, said at a trade promotion workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 3. Choi said Vietnam has enjoyed high and stable economic growth for many years and the country boasts a young and dynamic population. Cultural similarities between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea will make the bilateral cooperation much easier, he added. Furthermore, the demand for information and technology products of Vietnam will increase, and this is the area that young Korean businesses want to promote collaboration in the coming time, according to Choi. Chairman of Pacific Group Le Ngoc Anh Minh said trade promotion workshops between Vietnam and the RoK in the recent time have proved effective.  Through the sharing of information, many businesses could seek partners and establish long-term business ties, he added. Minh said the RoK has strengths in technology … [Read more...] about Korean firms seek business opportunities in Vietnam

Korean Air has been donating bicycles to students in Vietnam's rural areas since 2018 as part of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Through these donations, Korean Air supports children to overcome their challenging circumstances in pursuit of their dreams. Employees from Korean Air's Danang office visited Duy Thu elementary school, one of the four schools that received the supplies. On the same day (September 7), Korean Air donated 40 bicycles, 60 backpacks, and 40 footballs to underprivileged schools recommended by the Quang Nam Education Office. These schools are located in mountainous areas, so students do not have access to public transportation, meaning they have to walk five to seven kilometres every morning to school. The airline also donated footballs to encourage pupils to partake in physical activity. On September 12, the airline also donated another 60 bicycles to Binh Khanh secondary school in the southern province of Ben Tre, located 85km south of Ho Chi … [Read more...] about Korean Air donates bicycles and balls to Central Vietnamese schools

Renowned Korean boyband Seventeen The My Dinh National Stadium will be the venue for the AAA 2019 on November 28. After debuting in 2015, Seventeen consists of 13 members divided into three sub-groups. Each part of the band specialises in something different, such as the 'Hip-Hop Unit', the 'Vocal Unit', and the 'Performance Unit'. The boyband are widely considered to be a "self-producing" idol group, with each of its members actively involved in the songwriting and choreographing processes, along with other aspects of the group. At present, a huge number of Korean artists, singers, MCs, boybands, and girlbands have confirmed their attendance at the AAA 2019. Some notable names include TWICE, Red Velvet, G(I)DLE, Momoland, ITZY, Loona, Chungha, Seventeen, Super Junior, GOT7, Nu'est, AB6IX, Straykidz, Dongkiz, Snuper, TXT, rapper Zico, Jang Dong Gun, Ji Chang Wook, Jung Hae In, Ong Seong Woo, Lee Kwang Soo,and Ahn Hyo Seob, Park Min Young, Yoona (SNSD), Lee Jung Eun, Lim Ji … [Read more...] about Korean band Seventeen set to attend award show in Vietnam