As part of their ongoing business trip to the Republic of Korea (RoK), the high-ranking delegation of Da Nang, led by municipal Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Quang, paid a courtesy visit to Mayor of Busan City Park Heong Joon on Friday.

Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Quang (left) giving a gift to Mayor of Busan City Park Heong Joon. Photo: HOAN VU

Mayor Park Heong Joon expressed his impression on the increasing number of Busan tourists to Da Nang in recent years. He added that both cities shared many similarities in tourism, hoping that Busan will enhance exchange and cooperation activities with Da Nang in many fields, especially seaports in the time to come.

For his part, Secretary Quang thanked the Busan Mayor for his warm welcome, and informed him about the city's potential and advantages.

He expressed his desire to learn about experience about the construction and development process of Busan.

He unveiled that Da Nang planned to organise a film festival specialising in Korean films in 2025. He, therefore, asked for help from Mayor of Busan City to support the festival as well as connect other festivals between the two cities.

The Da Nang delegation and Busan leaders

The Da Nang delegation had a meeting with leaders of the Busan Port on the same day.

Receiving the Da Nang visitors, Mr. Lee Eung Hyuk, Director of International Logistics Department of the Busan Port, said that the Busan Port was an important gateway for economic trade to the Pacific Ocean and Eurasian countries, and was the 7^th largest container port in the world. It has been planned in association with a free trade zone, with the orientation of developing it into a green, smart and safe port.

Busan Port is responsible for loading and unloading 80% of South Korea's container goods. Every week, 270 container ships arrive at and leave the port, with 50 major shipping lines establishing international maritime routes to Busan Port.

Secretary Quang voiced his hope to learn from Busan Port's experience in calling on investment in, and managing and operating the soon-to-be-developed Lien Chieu Port.

At the working session with the KP Aero Company, the Da Nang Party chief congratulated the company's plans in phase 2 and asked the company to continue to research and expand investment projects in the Da Nang High-Tech Park in order to actively contribute to the growth of the high-tech field serving the aviation and space industry.

Also, the company plans to cooperate with the Da Nang University of Science and Technology in the field of aviation and form a specialised department in the field of aviation and aerospace components.

Chairman of KP Aero Company Seung Wook Yoon informed that 20 students from the Da Nang University of Science and Technology and 2 from the city’s University of Foreign Language Studies are being trained at the company.

Established in 1990, the KP Aeon Company specialises in manufacturing and assembling aerospace components. The company is currently investing in the aircraft components factory project in Da Nang with a total investment of US$ 20 million, which is expected to come into operation in November 2024.

The Da Nang delegation taking a photo with the KP Aero Company.

Earlier on July 11, when meeting with Governor of Gyeongsangbuk Province Lee Cheol-woo, Secretary Quang congratulated Gyeongju City of Gyeongsangbuk Province on being chosen as the host for the APEC 2025.

He took the opportunity ask for support from the Gyeongsangbuk provincial government to advertise Da Nang’s tourism products such as golf tourism, MICE, health care tourism, shopping, and cuisine to local people. He hoped that the bilateral cooperation relations with Gyeongsangbuk Province will be further tightened in the years ahead.

Mr. Quang proposed establishing an information exchange channel between the trade promotion agencies of Gyeongsangbuk Province and Da Nang, thereby supporting their businesses to access and understand market needs, and to exchange goods and services, and information related to major international fairs and exhibitions in the two localities.

Reporting by HOAN VU - Translating by M.DUNG, T.TUNG