The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

An international conference on "ASEAN-Korea Partnership 2024" was held in Seoul on November 7, by the ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) and the Korean Association of Southeast Asian Studies (KASEAS).

Korean confectionery maker Orion has announced that its business performance in the first half of 2024 has posted the highest growth rate ever recorded and a record revenue, with particularly impressive results in the Vietnamese and Chinese markets.

Vietnam is witnessing an increasing number of hotel bookings from Korean travelers for this year's peak summer tourist season, according to data from the Booking platform Yeogi Eottae of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The Institute for Northeast Asian Studies (INAS) under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences on November 24 held a national seminar highlighting achievements, issues and potential of the institute’s studies on relations between Vietnam and Northeast Asian nations.

Partners from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea have agreed five deals on cooperation and development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in medical, healthcare, smart city, and automation in the central city, making it a centre of global AI innovation.

Attractive theme parks, stunning paradise-like beaches, and the highest peak in Indochina are just some of the reasons why more and more Korean tourists are flocking to Vietnam, accounting for up to 30% of the total foreign arrivals in the first seven months of this year.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) is interested in Vietnam's webtoon and animation market, according to the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA). ​

The People's Committee of Binh Duong province on January 4 held a ceremony to launch Korean, Chinese and Japanese-language versions of the Binh Duong Portal.

A culture exchange programme to celebrate the 30th founding anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) (December 22, 1992 – 2022) was held at the Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology (VKU), Da Nang University, on December 19.

The Korean Brand & Entertainment Expo 2022 (KBEE 2022) has been held in the capital city of Hanoi, aiming to promote Vietnam – the Republic of Korea (RoK) relations through cultural and commercial exchanges.

Nguyen Van Dung, Vice Chairman of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City, on October 28 hosted a reception for Hang Chang-hwa, Chairman of the International Parliamentarian Friendship Association under the Council of the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Gyeongsangbuk province, who is on a working trip to the southern metropolitan.

As Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) further ease COVID-19 border entry regulations for foreigners, Vietnamese businesses are confident in the growth of tourism.

Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh has pledged to create all possible conditions for foreign firms, including those from the Republic of Korea, to invest in the city.

An exhibition entitled “Baekje & Jeju: From Korean Heritage to World Heritage” will take place at the Vietnam National Museum of History (VNMH) from September 16 to October 16, 2022.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) wishes to collaborate with Vietnam in high quality human resources training, technology transfer as well as in mineral exploitation and processing, said RoK Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang during talks with visiting Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien in Seoul on August 2.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Korea & Vietnam Economic and Cultural Association (KOVECA) and economic organisations of RoK to encourage the Republic of Korea's businesses to increase investment in Vietnam, especially in the fields of high technology, renewable energy, environmentally friendly industires and technological transfer.

Secretary of the Cao Bang provincial Party Committee Tran Hong Minh on July 18 hosted a reception for Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Park Noh-wan, who is on a working visit to the Vietnamese northern mountainous locality.

The Korea Customs Service (KCS) on July 15 announced it will jointly run an Electronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES), which allows certificates of origin to be processed through electronic platforms, with Vietnam and India from next year.

Cooperation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) has achieved remarkable and comprehensive development in most fields over the past 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.