Da Nang People’s Committee Chairman Huynh Duc Tho recently played host to a delegation from South Korea’s Daegu City, led by its Mayor Kwon Young Jin.

Mayor Kwon (left) and Chairman Tho

Chairman Tho expressed his delight at the fruitful results from the bilateral cooperation with Daegu City which was first established in 2004.  Numerous arts, cultural and student exchange programmes, plus other related activities, have been organised over recent years. 

In particular, the police departments of the 2 localities have conducted many exchanges of delegations in order to share their mutual experiences.  The bilateral cooperation between the Daegu Skilled Technicians’ Association and the Da Nang Vocational Training Junior College has also been promoted.  South Korea is now one of the largest foreign investors in Da Nang out of 38 countries and territories worldwide.  In addition, recent years have seen a growing number of South Korean visitors to the city.

The host also affirmed that his city is now giving top priority to boosting the development of local tourism services and hi-tech, IT, and support industries.  Meanwhile, South Korea also boasts strengths and development potential in these aspects.  Given this advantage, South Korea and Da Nang will have more cooperation opportunities in the near future.

Chairman Tho also stressed the need to foster increased bilateral cooperation with Daegu City, especially in education, health, urban management, architectural planning, e-government-building work, administrative reforms, and other aspects through their practical activities.

In reply, Mayor Kwon said his locality wants to learn from Da Nang’s valuable  experience in developing beach services and building the municipal administrative centre in Da Nang.  The guest also hoped that the 2 localities would increase the number of delegation and internship exchanges, as well as boost bilateral cooperation in culture, IT, and other aspects in the years ahead.