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The export value of vegetables and fruit to this market reached $11.1 million in August, up 13.66 percent over the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Six kinds of Vietnamese fruit have been exported to the Asian market including: coconuts, pineapples, white and red dragon fruit, mangoes and bananas. However, the number of fruit exported to South Korea is still low. Banana volume accounts for approximately 2 percent of total imports of the fruit. Meanwhile, the figure of the Philippines is about 75.8 per cent. Vietnam’s pineapple volume accounts for 0.62 percent, while the volume imported from the Philippines accounts for 93 percent of the total. Vietnam is cooperating with South Korean agencies to open more markets for other fruit like pomelos, lemons, longans, rambutans, and lychees. … [Read more...] about Fruit exports to South Korea surge

Three donors have special relationships with Vietnam as they are either long-lasting friends or strategic investors. Four million Covid-19 vaccine doses as gifts from the governments of Italy, Poland, and South Korea arrived in Vietnam on Oct 13-15. Of the total, two million doses are from Italy, nearly 900,000 doses from Poland, and 1.1 million doses from South Korea. At the handover ceremony held in Hanoi on Oct 15, Deputy Health Minister Do Xuan Tuyen expressed his thank to the donors represented by Polish Ambassador to Vietnam Wojciech Gerwel and South Korean Ambassador to Vietnam Park Noh Wan. With the latest batch, Poland-donated volume reaches 1.4 million and medical equipment worth nearly US$4 million. The first delivery of the vaccine took place on August 23 while the medical supplies arrived on Sept 11 at a time when Ho Chi Minh City, the epicenter of the pandemic, was in a tough time. Deputy Health Minister Do Xuan Tuyen (R) and Polish Ambassador … [Read more...] about Vietnam receives 4 million vaccine doses donated by Italy, Poland, South Korea

The launch on Tuesday would be the latest weapons test by North Korea, which has pressed ahead with military development in the face of international sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and missile programs. The missile was launched from the vicinity of Sinpo, JCS said, where North Korea keeps its submarines as well as equipment for test firing submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). North Korea has also launched other types of missiles from that area. The launch came as the intelligence chiefs of the United States, South Korea, and Japan were due to meet in Seoul to discuss the standoff with North Korea, amid other issues, Yonhap news agency reported, citing a government source. Representatives of hundreds of international companies and international militaries were gathered in Seoul for the opening ceremonies of the International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX). It is set to be South Korea's largest defense expo ever, with displays of next-generation … [Read more...] about North Korea fires one ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea military says

HÀ NỘI —  A campaign to support Vietnamese healthcare staff and other frontline forces in the COVID-19 fight has been launched by the Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO). With the message 'Give love, give strength', the 2021 Korea Love Box campaign shows solidarity with Việt Nam in the current fight against the pandemic. “As a Korean friend who always accompanies and supports Việt Nam, the Korea Love Box campaign has been launched to send sincere thanks and gratitude to medical staff, as well as other frontline workers, who strive night and day against the pandemic,” said Park Jong Sun, Chief Representative of KTO in Việt Nam. Park Jong Sun, Chief Representative of KTO in Việt Nam (3rd right), and representatives of the Việt Nam Red Cross Society give gifts to medical staff of the Thanh Nhàn Hospital in Hà Nội. KTO, in collaboration with Việt Nam Red Cross Society and Hope Foundation, has given out 1,000 gifts worth more than VNĐ1 billion (about US$44,000) to six … [Read more...] about KTO support coincides with 1.1m vaccine donations from South Korea

The event aims to support and promote the efficiency of trade activities between Vietnamese and Korean businesses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. — Photo courtesy of KOTRA The Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA Hanoi) plans to organise online meetings next week, in the form of business-to-business (B2B) trade events, to connect Korean suppliers and Vietnamese buyers. The move aims to support and promote the efficiency of trade activities between Vietnamese and Korean businesses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. From October 18 to October 22, 19 South Korean enterprises in Jeollanam-do province will present Korean products in diverse fields via free online business meetings (1:1), including food, agricultural products, aquatic products, cosmetics, industry and energy. The event is expected to provide Vietnamese enterprises with the opportunities to co-operate with reputable South Korean manufacturers and suppliers. All trade promotion support … [Read more...] about KOTRA to connect VN, South Korea business via online meetings next week

Wojciech Gerwel, Polish Ambassador to Việt Nam, and Deputy Health Minister Phạm Xuân Tuyên at the reception ceremony in Hà Nội on Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Health Ministry held a symbolic reception in Hà Nội on Friday to celebrate the arrival of two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by Poland and the Republic of Korea (RoK). Around 887,000 vaccines arrived from Poland on Thursday, in addition to their previous donation of 501,600 doses. Meanwhile, 1.1 million vaccines arrived from the RoK on Wednesday. They are all currently being stored at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hà Nội, from where they will be distributed across the nation. Wojciech Gerwel, Polish Ambassador to Việt Nam, said the Government and people of Poland were grateful for the friendship and support from the Vietnamese community in Poland in previous outbreaks in the country. This was one of the main motivations for Poland’s latest assistance for Việt Nam, he … [Read more...] about Việt Nam receives two million AstraZeneca doses from Poland and South Korea