ROK President touts special ties with Vietnam ahead of state visitPresident Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea has praised Vietnam as a key partner and invaluable friend in an interview with Nhan Dan Newspaper ahead of his state visit to Vietnam from March 22-24. Over the past 30 years, a variety of development cooperation projects totaling US$1.65 billion have been carried out in Vietnam. I will pursue economic cooperation between our two nations in a mutually beneficial way that contributes to our common prosperity. I hope bilateral cooperation in new industries such as the Smart City and ICT will strengthen the foundation to promote future-oriented economic cooperation between our two nations. The RoKGovernment intends to continue expanding bilateral cooperation in sports to create yet more Korea-Vietnam Magic.