During his meeting with the Sakai City leaders last week, Deputy Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Ho Ky Minh said that Da Nang and Sakai City in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture will start an internship programme for civil servants from Da Nang to work in the Japanese city.

The Da Nang Administrative Centre. — VNS Photo Cong Thanh

Vice Chairman Minh said the two cities signed a cooperation deal in 2009 to develop the programme as a partnership agreement.

The two sides agreed to boost short-term bilateral exchanges for work and language training.

Japan also plans to open a consulate office in Da Nang to boost bilateral tourism cooperation and exchanges.

Da Nang is also enhancing bilateral cooperation with Yokohama, Nagasaki and Kansai.

The Japan-Viet Nam Culture Centre will be built in Ngu Hanh Son District, while a 134ha industrial park has been designed for small- and medium-sized businesses from Japan investing in Da Nang.

The Japanese language has been taught at some junior high schools following the city’s foreign language teaching programme for the 2012 – 2020 period.

Da Nang has hosted an annual Japan-Viet Nam Exchange Festival in the city since 2013.

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)