Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Park Sam Koo, Chairman of Kumho Asiana
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The PM affirmed that Vietnam always treasures and creates favourable conditions for all foreign enterprises and investors, including Kumho Asiana, to do business in the country. He expressed hope that Kumho Asiana will continue expanding its investment while increasing cooperation in culture and education. Vietnam will further improve its investment environment to draw more foreign enterprises, particularly RoK enterprises, the PM said.
Chairman Park Sam Koo thanked PM Phuc and the Vietnamese government for facilitating the group’s investment and trade activities in the country. He said besides trade, Kumho Asiana also pays attention to cultural and charity activities in Vietnam, such as presenting scholarships to poor students.
According to him, the group will implement more programmes and projects in the time ahead to contribute to boosting the cooperation and mutual understanding among businesses and people of the two countries.
Park Sam-koo informed the host of his group’s operations in Vietnam, saying that Asiana Airlines is the first carrier launching direct flights to Vietnam and now operates the largest number of flights between the two nations.
The group has effectively implemented a number of projects in Vietnam , he said, adding that the Kumho Asiana Scholarship and Cultural Foundation has granted 1,100 scholarships to Vietnamese students since its establishment in 2007.
He affirmed that Kumho Asiana will increase investment in areas of Vietnamese concern, thus making practical contributions to the country’s socio-economic development as well as developing the Vietnam- RoK relations in a more comprehensive and sustainable manner.
