The ASEAN-Korea Centre (Secretary-General H.E. Kim Young-sun) dispatched a business mission to Vientiane, Lao PDR on 17-20 October 2017 as part of the 5th Mekong-Republic of Korea Business Forum, jointly organized by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and Lao PDR and supported by 4 other Mekong countries (Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand). Composed of representatives from 20 Korean SMEs in tourism, agriculture and food, and renewable energy, the delegates of the mission took part in business discussions and networking sessions together with their counterparts from Mekong countries

During the four-day-long program, the delegates had one-on-one business meeting with companies from 5 Mekong countries, and visited Vientiane Industry and Trade Area (VITA Park), Vientiane Center, EDL Generation Public Company as well as Sinouk Coffee. Furthermore, the delegates had been offered an opportunity to meet Korean companies that have successfully invested in Lao PDR and learn about doing business in Lao PDR and other Mekong countries.