Korean press: RoK President pledges to strengthen ties with Vietnam
(VOVWORLD) - President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in’s visit to Vietnam is believed to reflect his initiative to expand Korea’s economic markets all over the world.
 President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (Photo: VNA) |
The Korea JoongAng Daily, published in English on Thursday, said that Vietnam is one of the fast growing economies in Indochina, a young, dynamic country with a 100 million population with an average age of just 30. It added that taking pride in amazing growth as high as 6.8 percent last year – second only to China in the world – Vietnam is Korea’s third largest export market following China and the US. It said Vietnam is also a potential security partner of the Republic of Korea. The article said President Moon’s visit to Vietnam shows his determination to improve Seoul’s relations with Hanoi.