RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Park Noh-wan grants the award to the winner of the logo design contest Ngo Quang Trung. Photo Sai Gon Giai Phong

The logo features the national flags and famous landmarks of the two countries - Thap Rua (Turtle Tower), a symbol of Hanoi and Gwanghwamun, the main and largest gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, a symbol of Seoul.

They are combined with number 30 to represent the 30-year friendship between Vietnam and the RoK.

The logo was chosen among 775 entries to a logo design competition which was open to Vietnamese and Korean nationals in October and November last year.

The logo has four versions with different colors. Photo Dan Tri

The winner Ngo Quang Trung is a fourth-year student of the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City.

He said “I feel proud and happy knowing my design has been selected as the official logo of the 30^th anniversary of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic relations.”

He hoped his design would make contribution to strengthening friendship between the two countries.

RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Park Noh-wan said the logo announcement was a curtain raiser for a series of cultural exchanges serving the celebration this year.

Details of other anniversary activities will be announced on the official portals of the two countries’ embassies, social network channels and media.

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