In the afternoon of August 29, Mr. Nguyen Viet Dung (Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology) received and worked with the delegation of Jeollabuk-do province (Korea) on the occasion of the delegation having a business trip to Ho Chi Minh City within the framework of the Korea - Vietnam Trade Connection Festival event (MEGA US EXPO 2023).

According to Mr. Yun Se-young (representative of Jeollabuk-do delegation), Korea - Vietnam trade activities in recent years have had many good marks. Since 2021, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and Jeollabuk-do province have discussed and planned cooperation between the two localities in the field of startups, promoting trade exchange, market integration, and etc. One of the activities Of great importance is the MEGA US EXPO 2023 event and the Korean - Vietnamese Student Startup Ideas Contest (UNIV.STAR 2023) taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from August 30-31 with the support of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology.

Jeollabuk-do Province attaches great importance to the entrepreneurial spirit with many support policies to attract and promote the value of startups. The startup incubation fund in Jeollabuk has been strongly supporting startups. It is expected that by 2026 it will create 10 large companies and continue to attract 50 foreign startups, creating many policies and initiatives to promote startup nurturing.

Representatives of the Jeollabuk-do delegation also expressed their desire to cooperate with Ho Chi Minh City more in supporting the promotion of startups, especially in the current climate change situation, Ho Chi Minh City can quickly grasp and come up with unique technology startup ideas. This is also the reason for the Korean side to come up with many technology startup ideas and make efforts with Ho Chi Minh City to participate in solving problems related to the climate crisis, thereby creating opportunities to promote development of start-ups.

Talking to the Jeollabuk-do delegation, Mr. Nguyen Viet Dung said that the relationship between Vietnam and Korea, especially between Ho Chi Minh City and Korean cities in recent years, has progressed very well. The investment wave of large Korean enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam is strong. In the field of start-up and innovation, Ho Chi Minh City and other cities in Korea have implemented many exchange and cooperation activities to support and promote the development of this field.