Gov't delegation travels to Vietnam to seek urban rail cooperation, project opportunities

This file photo provided by the Seoul transport ministry shows a signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding for railway cooperation between South Korea and Vietnam held in Hanoi, March 31. Yonhap

A government delegation traveled to Vietnam on Tuesday to explore cooperation opportunities for South Korean firms in the Southeast Asian nation's urban railway sector, the transport ministry said.

The delegation from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will hold meetings with senior transport officials and industry representatives in the country, including Nguyen Tuong Van, Vietnam's vice minister of construction, during its four-day trip.

On Thursday, the delegation will host the Korea-Vietnam Urban Railway Cooperation Forum in Hanoi, with around 100 metro officials and industry representatives from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang scheduled to attend.

South Korean rail organizations, including Korea Railroad Corp. and Seoul Metro Corp., will present proposals on technology cooperation, training programs and project implementations at the event.