In his speech delivered at the Saturday banquet co-hosted by the ODK Mikazuki Vietnam Co., Ltd and Japan's Mikazuki Hotel Group, Da Nang People's Committee Vice Chairman Ho Ky Minh expressed his delight at the increasingly fruitful development of the friendship and economic cooperation relations between Da Nang and Japanese localities and enterprises over recent years.

Vice Chairman of the Da Nang People's Committee Ho Ky Minh speaking at the banquet. Photo: HOANG HIEP

Vice Chairman Minh said that 2023 was an important milestone when celebrating the 50^th founding anniversary of the Viet Nam-Japan diplomatic ties and marking the 30^th anniversary of Japan's first investment project in Da Nang.

Till date, Da Nang has attracted 215 Japanese enterprises, representative offices and projects. The land of the rising sun has taken the lead in the number of foreign-invested projects and enterprises with a total investment of up to US$ 932 million among more than 40 countries and territories investing in Da Nang.

Many Japanese businesses and investors have had successful projects in the city, including the VND 3,900 billion Mikazuki Hotel developed by the Mikazuki Hotel Group.

Also, such large Japanese corporations as Sumitomo and Aeon Mall are also showing their keen interest in projects in Da Nang.

The annual Japanese Cultural Festival in Da Nang draws much attention from delegations from many Japanese localities.

A number of cultural and student exchange activities, and high-quality human resource training programmes, have been organised by Da Nang and Japanese localities.

Da Nang's leaders, along with the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee, and the Japanese Embassy in Viet Nam, plus some Japanese guests taking a souvenir photo at the observation deck of the Japanese-style pedestrian overpass. Photo: H.H

Recent years have witnessed some important miles stones in the Viet Nam-Japan friendship. Specifically, the Japanese Consulate General in Da Nang was set up in January 2022, the Mikazuki Hotel was opened to the public on June 8, 2022, and the pedestrian overpass crossing Nguyen Tat Thanh Street was inaugurated on July 1, 2023.

The newly-inaugurated pedestrian overpass is a key economic and cultural work in the northwest part of Da Nang and is a symbol of Viet Nam-Japan friendship, contributing to promoting cultural exchange and strengthening bilateral ties between Da Nang and Japanese localities and businesses, and between Viet Nam and Japan at large.

Reporting by HOANG HIEP - Translating by M.DUNG