Kim Ki-moon "Key Trade Cooperation Partner"... Meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Korea

Chairman of the Korea Federation of SMEs
Supports Exports through Hanoi Office

Kim Ki-moon, President of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (right), is taking a commemorative photo while meeting with Nguyen Vu Tung, the newly appointed Ambassador of Vietnam to Korea, who visited the headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul on the 8th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daeseop] "Vietnam is a major trading partner and a key cooperation partner of Korea."

Kim Gi-moon, Chairman of the Korea Federation of SMEs, stated this while meeting with Nguyen Vu Tung, the newly appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to Korea, who visited the federation's headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul on the 8th. He added, "Cooperation with the Vietnamese government is necessary to expand exchanges between SMEs of both countries, and we expect the embassy to play an active role."

Chairman Kim Gi-moon and Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung discussed ways to strengthen economic cooperation between SMEs of the two countries. According to the Korea Federation of SMEs, Korea's SME exports to Vietnam last year amounted to 10.3 billion dollars, accounting for 10.2% of the total SME export volume.

The Korea Federation of SMEs operates an office in Hanoi, Vietnam. It plans to support SMEs wishing to enter the Vietnamese market through non-face-to-face online export consultations in the second half of this year.

Chairman Kim said, "The relationship between Korea and Vietnam has greatly developed since the establishment of diplomatic relations. In April, during the global pandemic situation, the Vietnamese government proactively allowed exceptional entry for Korean SMEs, providing hope when air routes were blocked. We will actively promote not only face-to-face exchanges but also non-face-to-face exchanges between SMEs of both countries."

Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung responded, "I will serve as a bridge in exchanges between SMEs of the two countries."

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