Where do Korean expats live in Vietnam in 2026?

In Ho Chi Minh City, Phú Mỹ Hưng (former District 7, now spanning wards such as Tân Mỹ and Tân Phú) is the headline cluster. Sky Garden streets, Korean supermarkets, clinics, churches, and school options create a self-contained week for families who speak little Vietnamese or English. Older Korean pockets near Tân Sơn Nhất still exist, but Phú Mỹ Hưng dominates family searches. Industrial parks toward Bình Dương, Đồng Nai, and Tân Thuận keep many commutes south and east of the centre: Renting in Ho Chi Minh City.

In Hanoi, Mỹ Đình–Mễ Trì and Keangnam-side towers attract higher-budget families, while Trung Hòa–Nhân Chính holds a denser mid-budget Korean retail strip. Korean International School options and cram culture pull housing west of the Old Quarter, not into backpacker streets.

KOCHAM operates Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City offices for Korean businesses and members. It is a chamber, not a social club, yet it overlaps with the same school and industrial calendars that define family life: Expat families. Korean-language agencies, clinics, and grocery channels often matter more than English Facebook groups: English in Vietnam. Fee ranges for international schooling: International school costs.

Japanese assignees may share Phú Mỹ Hưng geography but run on different school and chamber tracks: Where Japanese expats live. Da Nang has a thinner Korean corporate base than the two capitals.

Korea has no special Vietnam residence route. An e-visa does not authorise local work. Confirm work-permit and tax arrangements with the employer before treating a Korean street as legal status.