Seoul (VNA), Dec. 8 -- Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Bang Moon-kyu co-chaired the 13th meeting of the Vietnam-RoK Joint Committee for Trade , Industry and Energy Cooperation and the 7th meeting of the Joint Committee for the implementation of the Vietnam-RoK free trade agreement in Seoul on December 7.

The meetings aimed to review and evaluate the outcomes of bilateral cooperation in trade, industry and energy since the two countries upgraded their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership in December 2022.

Participants sketched out orientations and plans to further promote collaboration in the fields towards a goal of 150 bill...