Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency

Dr. Le Thuy Trang, Chairman of Asia-Pacific Business Association, Chairman of JBC Groupand  Chairman of the Association for Training and Human Resource Development informed about the potential advantages of the Mekong Delta's provinces and launched for development programs in the fields of trade, agriculture and education.
Mr. Lee Jong Seob, President of KOTRA Southeast Asia and Oceania, General Director of KOTRA Hanoi office hopes that business and investment activities in Vietnam will soon return to normal and production flow, investment from Korea into Vietnam will be continued.

As of the end of June 2021, Korea maintains the No. 1 position among countries with foreign direct investment in Vietnam, with a total number of projects of about 9,100 projects and accumulated investment capital. reached 72 billion USD. Although foreign investment into Vietnam in the first half of 2021 is estimated to decrease by 2.5% year-on-year, Korean investment alone increased by 43.6% year-on-year.

Vietnam's export turnover in the first six months of this year increased by 28.4% over the same period last year. In the first 6 months of this year, Vietnam recorded the highest economic growth in the region with 5.64%. This fact shows that the potential and resilience of Vietnam's economy is great, if Vietnam successfully controls the pandemic.