It was a part of 42,5 million syringes worth 2,5 million USD that will be donated by the Republic of Korea (RoK) Government through KOICA to the Ministry of Health of Vietnam for its Covid-19 vaccination programme.

KOICA donates 6,3 million single-use syringes to Vietnam.

Cho Han-Deog, Country Director of KOICA Vietnam Office, said: “The RoK has committed to solidarity and cooperation to end Covid-19. In this context, the syringes are to help Vietnam fight back the pandemic, where vaccination is robustly in progress. We wish the support of KOICA contributes to ramping up the vaccination against Covid-19 in Vietnam.”

This year, the RoK Government provided 1,39 million doses of vaccines to Vietnam. In addition, KOICA has handed over 300.000 Covid-19 antigen test kits for the country through the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, which was delivered by air on December 31, 2021.

In the meantime, KOICA, the aid agency of the RoK Government, supported 40 thermal imaging scanners to Vietnam that were installed at 10 international airports across the country in May 2021 to assist the epidemic prevention and control.

KOICA is also actively supporting the Vietnamese authorities and vulnerable people by providing quarantine materials, food, and medical supplies.

Vietnam-RoK strategic cooperative partnership

The official visit by Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue to the Republic of Korea (RoK) starting December 12 is viewed as an opportunity to lift the countries’ strategic cooperative partnership to a new height, towards bringing two-way trade to 100 billion USD in a balanced, sustainable and effective manner.

NA Chairman meets with RoK Prime Minister in Seoul

The Vietnamese National Assembly will continue studying policies and laws to create optimal conditions for businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to increase their investments in Vietnam, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed at a meeting with RoK Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum in Seoul on December 14.

Provincial Chairman Le Anh Duong attends NA Chairman’s official visits to RoK

(BGO)- At the invitation of the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Byeong-seug, Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue led a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly to pay official visits to RoK from 12 September.

Another record broken at national athletics championship

Pham Thi Hong Le broke the 10,000-m record at the national athletics championship Monday.

Vietnam, RoK top legislators back upgrading bilateral relationship

Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Byeong-Seug expressed their support for upgrading the relationship between the two countries to a comprehensive strategic partnership during their talks in Seoul on December 13.

Source: NDO