Since the establishment of their dialogue partnership in 1989, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have built a close and comprehensive relationship, Secretary General of the ASEAN-Korea Centre Kim Hae-yong has said.
Talking to Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of ASEAN’s 55th founding anniversary (August 8), Kim said that the two sides have to date become each other’s major partner in various fields on the basis of the strategic partnership.
ASEAN is currently the RoK’s second biggest trade partner and third largest investment destination. Two-way trade enjoyed a record high in 2021, reaching 177 billion USD.
In terms of people-to-people exchanges, the AKC leader stated that ASEAN is also very important to the RoK. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the ASEAN was the most visited destination by Koreans. In particular, by 2021, the number of students from ASEAN countries ranked first among foreign students studying in the RoK, accounting for 41%.
In the context of complicated developments of the regional and world situations, including the restructuring of global supply chains, lingering COVID-19 pandemic, and food and energy crises, Kim predicted that the RoK-ASEAN relations will become more important.
Since the establishment of their dialogue partnership in 1989, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have built a close and comprehensive relationship, Secretary General of the ASEAN-Korea Centre Kim Hae-yong has said.
Talking to Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of ASEAN’s 55th founding anniversary (August 8), Kim said that the two sides have to date become each other’s major partner in various fields on the basis of the strategic partnership.
ASEAN is currently the RoK’s second biggest trade partner and third largest investment destination. Two-way trade enjoyed a record high in 2021, reaching 177 billion USD.
In terms of people-to-people exchanges, the AKC leader stated that ASEAN is also very important to the RoK. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the ASEAN was the most visited destination by Koreans. In particular, by 2021, the number of students from ASEAN countries ranked first among foreign students studying in the RoK, accounting for 41%.
In the context of complicated developments of the regional and world situations, including the restructuring of global supply chains, lingering COVID-19 pandemic, and food and energy crises, Kim predicted that the RoK-ASEAN relations will become more important.
Source: Vietnam News Agency