Vietnam is expected to drive Korea's food exports to Southeast Asia, according to the Korean government, which last week completed a market survey in the region's key economy. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Tuesday that it confirmed strong local demand for K-food and identified logistics infrastructure needed to facilitate exports during a recent market survey in Vietnam. K-Market, a Korean food distributor in Hanoi, has risen as a key local company in collaboration with the Korean government. At the center of the ministry’s latest Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) K-food expansion plan is a new multimodal logistics hub in Hanoi completed last month. The ministry and its fresh produce distribution agency, the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp., jointly built the facility to support Korean food exporters by providing a way for them to save on logistics. The advanced facility is equipped with rapid cooling and freezing rooms and a cold-chain package, which are critical for fresh agricultural and livestock products. The corporation said the fa