The three-year-old free trade agreement with Vietnam will allow South Korean companies to further increase their auto, steel and petrochemical exports on tax removal or cuts, customs experts said Thursday.

Việt Nam is ready to work with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to effectively implement the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), boosting their trade to US$70 billion, perhaps even $100 billion, by 2020.

Việt Nam is ready to work with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to effectively implement the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), boosting their trade to US$70 billion, perhaps even $100 billion, by 2020.

In terms of customs and trade facilitation, commitments on customs procedures and cooperation and legal provisions will be a bridge for customs authorities to access new standards and use modern methods for more efficient and proactive customs management

A Vietnam-Korea FTA Support Center was inaugurated in HCMC last Friday (4thMarch 16) as one of two such facilities in Vietnam the Korean government had decided to form under the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).