RoK President to pay State visit to VietnamPresident of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in and his spouse will pay a State visit to Vietnam from March 22-24. President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-inThe visit will be made at the invitation of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs, two-way trade between Vietnam and the RoK hit 61.5 billion USD in 2017, a year-on-year increase of 41.3 percent. Vietnam’s exports to the RoK reached 14.8 billion USD, while its imports from the East Asian country stood at 46.7 billion USD, up 30 percent and 45.3 percent against 2016, respectively. The RoK was the second largest foreign investor in Vietnam last year, just behind Japan, with total registered capital of 8.49 billion USD.

Source: VietNamNet News March 15, 2018 11:37 UTC