Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) meets with Park No-hwang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Yonhap (Photo: VNA)He made the remarks at a reception for Park No-hwang,President and Chief Executive Officer of Yonhap, in Hanoi on February 9.
The Prime Minister hailed the cooperative outcomes betweenthe two news agencies, saying that the expansion of the bilateral collaborationhas helped increase mutual understanding between the two peoples.
As a partner of Vietnam News Agency - a leading press agencyin Vietnam,Yonhap is expected to boost information on the culture, land, people andbusiness environment in the Southeast Asian country, especially pertaining toremarkable accomplishments in the two countries’ relations, the PM said.
He asked the two sides to focus on news about outcomes andefforts in increasing competitive edge and improving investment climate inVietnam so as to attract more RoK groups and businesses to inject capital inVietnam, which is hoped to amount to 100 billion USD in the future.
The PM suggested Vietnam News Agency and Yonhap promptly providenews about achievements in the two countries’ relations as well as solutions toremove difficulties for the Vietnamese community in the RoK as well as theKorean community in Vietnam, contributing to elevating the bilateral strategiccooperative partnership to a new height.
President Park No-hwang said his ongoing visit to Vietnamaims to tighten the cooperative ties with Vietnam News Agency and contribute tothe enhancement of Vietnam-RoK relationship.
He said that the RoK pays much attention toKorean-Vietnamese multi-cultural families, and the RoK government pledges tospare no effort to step up the comprehensive collaboration with Vietnam acrossthe board.
He also briefed the PM about the positive outcomes of histalks with VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi, noting that the two sidessigned a new agreement on professional cooperation, which will make it easierfor the expansion of bilateral collaboration in providing accurate informationon political issues, business environment, and dissemination of Vietnamese andKorean land and people.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said a large number ofVietnamese and Korean citizens are living in the respective countries. The Koreanculture is strongly developing in Vietnam and the RoK is currently the secondbiggest foreign investor in the Southeast Asian nation.
Vietnam is focusing on refining its institution andimproving business-investment environment and national competitiveness to enterthe leading group in ASEAN.
Vietnam always welcomes and creates favourable conditionsfor foreign enterprises, including the RoK, to expand business in the long run,he affirmed.
He highlighted 2017 as a year of celebrating the 25thanniversary of Vietnam – RoK diplomatic relations.
Vietnamis going to host the APEC 2017 with around 200 meetings, including the APECEconomic Leaders’ Meeting as part of the APEC Week in the central coastal cityof Da Nang, hesaid.
This will create an excellent opportunity for Vietnam NewsAgency and Yonhap to exchange information on APEC cooperation for sustainable,inclusive growth, innovation, and stronger economic connectivity in the regionin the new era.-VNA
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