(c) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

South Korea and Vietnam held a forum to expand cooperation in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital, promoting business cooperation and exchanges between enterprises.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 29th of last month that it jointly held the "2026 Korea-Vietnam AI & Digital Forum" in Hanoi, Vietnam, in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and ICT and Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology. The event was organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA).

The forum featured introductions to the AI policies of both countries, corporate presentations, and an exhibition of South Korean AI companies. During the AI Diplomacy Roundtable, experts discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation.

A total of 308 participants from 172 companies and institutions from both countries attended the event. A total of 106 business matchmaking sessions, $3.2 million worth of contract consultations, and the signing of 5 Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) took place.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is strengthening its diplomatic system centered around overseas diplomatic missions to respond swiftly to each country's AI policies, technological trends, and market demands, and to support the spread of K-AI.

In particular, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam serves as the first AI hub diplomatic mission in the ASEAN region, and promoted this forum as a pan-governmental cooperative project. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects the embassy to act as a frontline outpost supporting the expansion of K-AI within the ASEAN region.

[ⓒ Global Economic Times. 무단전재-재배포 금지]