Vinh Long, March 12 -- The People's Committee of Vinh Long province convened a conference on March 12 to boost trade and investment linkages between the Mekong Delta locality and the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Daejeon city.

Addressing the event, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Truc Son said the event builds on the momentum from the successful investment promotion trip to Daejeon in October last year. He described it as a platform for local agencies and enterprises to discover new trade opportunities, reinforcing the increasingly substantive and effective ties between both sides.

Vinh Long has plenty of potential in the Mekong Delta, with a road and waterway network, more than 130 km of coastline, and a dense riv...