Vietnamese businesses active at RoK’s int’l agriculture expo
The Vietnam-Korea Businessmen and Investment Association (VKBIA) has joined the organiser of the ongoing International Agriculture Exhibition (IAE) 2019 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, to run several activities at event.
Seoul (VNA) – The Vietnam-Korea Businessmen andInvestment Association (VKBIA) has joined the organiser of the ongoing InternationalAgriculture Exhibition (IAE) 2019 in Jeollanam province, the Republic of Korea, to runseveral activities at the event.
The VKBIA and ten Vietnamese firms are showcasing their servicesand products at the IAE 2019, one of the most important trade promotion eventsin agriculture in the RoK, which is underway from October17 to 27 and attracting more than 400 exhibitors from 30 countries andterritories worldwide.
As a result of collaboration between the association and theorganiser, Vietnam is hosting a Vietnam Day in the framework of the IAE topromote the nation’s people and landscape.
The VKBIA, together with the organiser and the VietnameseEmbassy in the RoK, also held a business matching event for Vietnamese andKorean firms on October 18, during which cooperation pacts, particularly thoserelated to high-tech application, were signed.
At the exhibition, the association and the Jeollanam researchinstitute for agricultural technique inked a memorandum of understanding oncomprehensive partnership, opening up a new door for Vietnamese farm produceand R&D products to enter the Korean market.
The VKBIA also sealed cooperation deals with the MekongDelta business club and Hau Giang province’s Vietnam – RoK economiccollaboration office, both from Vietnam.
On the occasion, Governor of Jeollanam province and head ofthe IAE organizing committee Kim Yung-RoK presented an insignia to VKBIA Chairman Tran Hai Linh for his significantcontributions to the IAE./.
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Vietnamese businesses at the event (Photo: VNA) 
