Vietnamese, Korean firms seek links for technological supply-demand
A hybrid networking took place in the northern port city of Hai Phong on November 25 to connect Vietnamese and Republic of Korea (RoK) businesses with supply capacity of and demand for technology.
Hai Phong (VNA) – A hybrid networking tookplace in the northern port city of Hai Phong on November 25 to connectVietnamese and Republic of Korea (RoK) businesses with supply capacity of anddemand for technology.
Co-organised by the municipal Department of Science andTechnology and the Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA Hanoi),the event saw many of its participants joining remotely from the RoK’s Incheon,Gyeonggi, Busan, and Seoul.
Within the day, more than 50 networking sessions arescheduled to introduce a series of technologies such as dry ice blasting forindustrial cleaning, a product error detection technology to control andmonitor the production process, and solutions for smart factories and machinerymanufacturing.
According to the department, the organisation of thenetworking was based on a survey of demand from more than 100 Vietnamese firms,most of whom lauded the RoK’s sci-tech products for their diversity and easyapplication.
Tran Quang Tuan, Director of the Hai Phong Department of Science and Technology speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)
In his speech, director of the department Tran Quang Tuan saidapplying science, technology, and innovation play a prerequisite role inbusiness development, as the world and Vietnam no longer rely on availableresources and advantages such as land and labour for economic growth.
This year, the department organised four networking eventsto connect Vietnamese enterprises to their peers from Taiwan (China), Israel,Japan, and the RoK. As a result, more than 200 working sessions between the sidestook place and over 50 foreign technological solutions found customers inVietnam. Deals for bilateral cooperation were also sealed, including onebetween LG of the RoK and Vietnamese firms in support industry manufacturing./.
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At the event (Photo: VNA) 
Tran Quang Tuan, Director of the Hai Phong Department of Science and Technology speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) 
