On Wednesday, Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s leading newswire, inked a deal with Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry to publicize the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of South Korean businesses in Vietnam.
In accordance with the memorandum of understanding, Yonhap will regularly distribute news of South Korean firms’ CSR endeavors in the Southeast Asian nation to promote bilateral economic cooperation and collaboration. Yonhap will submit related content to VNA, which will incorporate the material into its digital newspaper.
A signing ceremony was held in Seoul, attended by Seong Ghi-hong, CEO and president of Yonhap, and VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang. Seong and Trang discussed the importance of media in enhancing mutual understanding between the two countries, in addition to the notable progress in trade and investment.
Seong Ghi-hong (L), president and CEO of Yonhap News Agency, Vu Viet Trang (C), general director of Vietnam News Agency (VNA), and Cho Young-jun, executive director of the Sustainable Management Institution at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, pose for a photo during a ceremony at Yonhap’s headquarters in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2023, to form a memorandum of understanding on reports of corporate social responsibility programs of South Korean companies operating in Vietnam. (Yonhap)
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