​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : December 22, 1992
  • Bilateral Trade (2024.3.) : $20.4 billion
    • Exports : $13.3 billion
    • Imports : $7.1 billion
  • Bilateral Investment(~2023)
    • The ROK's investment in Vietnam : $48.9 billion
    • Vietnam investment in the ROK : $135 million
  • People-to-People Exchanges (2024.3.)
    • Number of Korean visitors to Viet Nam : 1,232,877
    • Number of Vietnamese visitors to the ROK : 109,792
  • Number of Koreans living in Viet Nam (2023) : 178,122
  • Number of Vietnamese living in the ROK (2024.3.) : 285,104
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From Viet Nam to the ROK
      • Jul. 2013 Chairman of the National Assembly, Nguyen Sinh Hung
      • Oct. 2014 General Secretary of the Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong
      • Dec. 2014 Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung(ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit)
      • Dec. 2018 Chairwoman of the National Assembly, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
      • Nov. 2019 Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc(Official Visit, ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit)
      • Dec. 2021 Chairman of the National Assembly, Vuong Dinh Hue
      • Dec. 2022 President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc(State Visit)
      • May. 2024 Minister of the Foreign Affairs, Bui Thanh Son(Official Visit)
      • Jun. 2024 Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh(Official Visit)
    • From the ROK to Viet Nam
      • Jan. 2013 Speaker of National Assembly Kang Chang Hee
      • Sep. 2013 President, Park Geun-hye(State Visit, G20 Summit)
      • Mar. 2015 Speaker of National Assembly, Chung Ui-hwa
      • May. 2017 Special Envoy of the President, Park Won-soon
      • Nov. 2017 President, Moon Jae-in(APEC)
      • Mar. 2018 President, Moon Jae-in(State Visit)
      • Sep. 2018 Prime Minister, Lee Nak-yon(State Funeral of the President Tran Dai Quang)
      • Oct. 2020 Speaker of National Assembly, Park Byeong Seug
      • Jan. 2023 Speaker of National Assembly, Kim Jin Pyo
      • Jun. 2023 President, Yoon Suk Yeol(State Visit)
      • Jul. 2024 Prime Minister, Han Duck-soo(State Funeral of General Secretary of the Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong)

• Related links

  • Embassy in Viet Nam
  • Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Ho Chi Minh