Thailand will host the first round of talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Republic of Korea (RoK) from July 9 -17 in Bangkok, according to the Thai Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN).

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) has announced that the country is taking the lead in food security cooperation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Vietjet has resumed the non-stop services from Vietnam’s two tourism destinations of Da Lat and Can Tho to the capital city of the Republic of Korea - Seoul, just in time for the Christmas holidays.

Vietnam raked in 29.17 billion USD from phone and component exports during the first half of the year, representing a rise of 16.4% on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam’s low cost airline Vietjet has brought its hot air balloon and beautiful and young flight attendants in bikini to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2017 in the United States, the largest balloon festival in the world.

Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and his RoK counterpart Suh Choo-suk co-chaired the sixth Vietnam-the Republic of Korea (RoK) defence policy dialogue at deputy ministerial level in Seoul on September 8.

The number of international holiday-makers to Vietnam in the first seven months of the year surged 28.8 percent year-on-year.

Hanoi, June 23 (VNA) – The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) will hold a seminar on “Smart manufacturing system for sustainable textile industry” in Hanoi on July 13.

The northern province of Ha Nam plans to attract 180 trillion VND (8 billion USD) in investments between 2016 and 2020, said an official of the province's Department of Planning and Investment.