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South Korea to Increase Agricultural Imports From Vietnam

South Korea is increasing its imports of Vietnamese agricultural goods in order to balance Vietnam's trade deficit between the two countries, South Korea said in an Oct. 24 press release, according to an unofficial translation. South Korea said it plans…

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to import more Vietnamese tropical fruits to strengthen “Vietnam’s agricultural competitiveness.” South Korea said it “will be able to alleviate trade imbalances in the medium and long term through this.” The press release came after the two countries recently met during the Korea-Vietnam Economic Cooperation Committee in Hanoi, where they discussed trade and economic cooperation.