President Moon Jae-in has departed for a seven-day trip to Vietnam and the UAE.
The Presidential Office of Cheong Wa Dae says President Moon will sit down for talks with his Vietnamese counterpart in Ho Chi Minh City.
He will press home the importance of their bilateral relations and Vietnam's role in his "New Southern Policy."
President Moon, on his first state trip to Vietnam,... will also stress the need to boost bilateral exchanges,... especially since Vietnam is the world's third-largest importer of South Korean products.
After three days there,... President Moon will head to the UAE, where he will hold summit talks with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.