Offering condolences at the Vietnamese Embassy in Korea,
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, ‘SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won and Chairman Shin Dong-bin of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), among other business leaders, offered condolences on the 19th to the late Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party, who passed away on the 25th.’,
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, ‘Chairman Choi visited the funeral hall for General Secretary Trong at the Vietnamese Embassy in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Chairman Shin also visited the funeral hall to express condolences. Lotte’s local businesses in Vietnam lowered their flags to half-mast and changed their website and SNS logos to black and white. Promotional events, music broadcasts, and entertainment facilities such as cinemas and KidZania were suspended during the period of mourning. Lotte Department Store, Lotte Mart, and other Vietnam subsidiaries paid their respects at a local national funeral home. Chairman Jung Won-joo of Daewoo Construction offered condolences and consoled the Vietnamese Ambassador in Seoul, saying, “I regret that you have more important matters to attend to.” Daewoo Construction is independently advancing the Starlake City New Town project in Vietnam.’,
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, ‘Prime Minister Han Duck-soo conducted diplomatic condolence visits by attending the funeral home in Hanoi, Vietnam, where he met with the Vietnamese President and Prime Minister. Prime Minister Han then held discussions on enhancing cooperation between the two countries with the acting President, who is currently also serving as the General Secretary of Vietnam, the second highest-ranking position in the country. This was the first meeting between Vietnamese top officials and a Korean head of government since President Rum took office in May.’,
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, ‘Nguyen Phu Trong, the top-ranking official in Vietnam, served as General Secretary from 2011 to 2021, making him the longest-serving General Secretary since the Vietnam War. In 2018, he also concurrently served as acting President.’,
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