​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : December 22, 1992
  • Bilateral Trade (2025.12.) : $94.6 billion
    • Exports : $62.8 billion
    • Imports : $31.8 billion
  • Bilateral Investment
    • The ROK's investment in Vietnam : $56.8 billion(~2025.12.)
    • Vietnam investment in the ROK : $180 million(~2025.12.)
  • People-to-People Exchanges (2025.12.)
    • Number of Korean visitors to Viet Nam : 4,331,411
    • Number of Vietnamese visitors to the ROK : 543,105
  • Number of Koreans living in Viet Nam (2024.12.) : 192,683
  • Number of Vietnamese living in the ROK (2025.12.) : 337,183
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From Viet Nam to the ROK
      • Jul. 2013 Chairman of the National Assembly, Nguyen Sinh Hung(Official Visit)
      • Oct. 2014 General Secretary of the Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong(Official Visit)
      • Dec. 2014 Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung(ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit)
      • Dec. 2018 Chairwoman of the National Assembly, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan(Official Visit)
      • Nov. 2019 Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc(Official Visit)
      • Dec. 2021 Chairman of the National Assembly, Vuong Dinh Hue(Official Visit)
      • Dec. 2022 President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc(State Visit)
      • May. 2024 Minister of the Foreign Affairs, Bui Thanh Son(Official Visit)
      • Jun. 2024 Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh(Official Visit)
      • Aug. 2025 General Secretary of the Communist Party, To Lam(State Visit)
      • Oct. 2025 President, Luong Cuong(APEC)
    • From the ROK to Viet Nam
      • Jan. 2013 Speaker of National Assembly Kang Chang Hee(Official Visit)
      • Sep. 2013 President, Park Geun-hye(State Visit)
      • Mar. 2015 Speaker of National Assembly, Chung Ui-hwa(Official Visit)
      • May. 2017 Special Envoy of the President, Park Won-soon(Official Visit)
      • Nov. 2017 President, Moon Jae-in(APEC)
      • Mar. 2018 President, Moon Jae-in(State Visit)
      • Sep. 2018 Prime Minister, Lee Nak-yon(State Funeral of the President Tran Dai Quang)
      • Oct. 2020 Speaker of National Assembly, Park Byeong Seug(Official Visit)
      • Jan. 2023 Speaker of National Assembly, Kim Jin Pyo(Official Visit)
      • Jun. 2023 President, Yoon Suk Yeol(State Visit)
      • Jul. 2024 Prime Minister, Han Duck-soo(State Funeral of General Secretary of the Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong)
      • Apr. 2025 Minister of the Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae Yul(P4G HA NOI SUMMIT 2025)
      • Nov. 2025 Speaker of National Assembly, Woo Won Shik(Official Visit)
      • Apr. 2026 President, Lee Jae Myung(State Visit)

• Related links

  • Embassy in Viet Nam
  • Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Ho Chi Minh
  • Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Da Nang