South Korea's Yoon to expand defence industry cooperation with Vietnam - Yonhap

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday he hoped to expand defence industry cooperation with Vietnam, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Yoon will head to Vietnam on Thursday for a three-day state visit, accompanied by a 205-person business delegation, his office said. Yoon told the Vietnam News Agency that he hoped to strengthen security cooperation with Vietnam to cement the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, according to Yonhap.

He also said South Korea planned to announce a new aid project during his Vietnam trip to bolster Vietnam's science and technology sector.