President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and the Republic of Korean (RoK) People’s Association Chairwoman Chang Eun-sook. (Photo: VNA)

President Phuc made the request while receiving a delegation of the Association led by its Chairwoman Chang Eun-sook.

Highlighting the flourishing Vietnam-RoK relations, Mr. Phuc said more than 200,000 Korean people are living in Vietnam and there are roughly 200,000 Vietnamese people in RoK at present.

Chang said to mark 30 years of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties this year, her association plans to organize a number of cultural exchanges to step up people-to-people ties.