Thursday, April 23, 2026, 15:21 GMT+7

Vietnam, South Korea exchange multiple cooperation agreements

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President To Lam and President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday evening witnessed the exchange of a series of cooperation documents between the two countries' ministries and agencies following their talks.

The agreements cover various fields such as science-technology, agriculture, energy, food safety, and intellectual property, reflecting the depth of ties between the two countries.

The cooperation documents include a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in security protection between Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the Presidential Security Service of South Korea, and an MoU on digital cooperation and a framework master plan for cooperation in science, technology, and innovation between Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT.

An MoU on strengthening cooperation in intellectual property was signed between Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and South Korea’s Ministry of Intellectual Property.

Also, an MoU on water resource security cooperation was signed between Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the South Korean Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment also exchanged another cooperation in animal quarantine with the South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

In the cultural sector, the Vietnamese and South Korean Ministries of Culture, Sports and Tourism signed an MoU on cooperation for the 2026-30 period, alongside that on underwater cultural heritage cooperation between the Vietnamese ministry and the Korea Heritage Service.

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An MoU on cooperation in food security, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and medical devices was also reached between Vietnam’s Ministry of Health and the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment also exchanged a cooperation agreement on power infrastructure.

Meanwhile, Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) signed an MoU on research cooperation in the development of nuclear power plants.

Another MoU on financial cooperation for nuclear power projects between Petrovietnam, KEPCO, the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) and Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (KSURE) was also inked.