City Partnership Forum helps Da Nang boost global linkage
The official session of the City Partnership Forum – Da Nang 2025 has taken place in the central coastal city a hybrid format, drawing leaders from Vietnam’s ministries and agencies, representatives from 35 cities with current or planned ties to Da Nang, foreign ambassadors, consuls general, and delegations of international businesses and cultural groups.
Participants at the official session of the City Partnership Forum – Da Nang 2025 held in the central coastal city on January 17. (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – The official session of the City Partnership Forum – Da Nang 2025 has taken place in the central coastal city a hybrid format, drawing leaders from Vietnam’s ministries aౠnd agencies, representatives from 35 cities with current or planned ties to Da Nang, foreign ambassadors, consuls general, and delegations of international businesses and cultural groups.
In his opening remarks on January 17, Chairman of the Da Nang People's Committee Le Trung Chinh affirmed that the city always welcomes foreign localities and partners worldwide to strengthen friendship, expand global partnerships, and work together to harness potential for sustainable development, bridging geographical gaps, and connecting communities.
Speaking at the forum, Anouphab Tounalom, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Lao capital of Vientiane, said it is necessary to bolster locality-to-locality collaboration to promote economic growth and deepen the Vietnam-Laos relationship.
Tom Tate, Mayor of Gold Coast, highlighted tourism as a key bridge between the Australian city and Da Nang. Da Nang is a rapidly developing city in Vietnam, he said, expressing optimism about future collaboration in economy, education, and culture to benefit residents of both cities.
Addressing the forum virtually, Song Junji, Vice Governor of China’s Shandong province, announced plans to enhance cultural exchanges with the central Vietnamese economic hub to deepen bilateral ties and broaden people-to-people connections, strengthening the Vietnam-China friendship.
Participants shared experiences and discussed strategies for international cooperation and integration toward sustainable development, offering insights from both local and international perspectives.
During the session, Da Nang formalised friendships and partnerships with Kazakhstan’s Aktau city and Italy’s Genoa city. With these agreements, its international partnership network now spans 50 localities across 24 countries and territories./.
Nearly 100 domestic and foreign delegates, including leaders of the Da Nang city People's Committee and the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, along with ambassadors and representatives from diplomatic agencies in Vietnam and those from travel firms, gathered in the central coastal city of Da Nang on January 17 for a seminar on advancing tourism development through international cooperation.
The University of Da Nang (UDN) in the central coastal city of the same name has seen an increase in the number of foreign students over the past years, heard a year-end gathering for international students on December 30.
Within the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan, the central coastal city of Da Nang is ramping up efforts to promote study abroad programmes and high-tech workforce training with Japanese localities, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi has said.
In Vietnam’s case, she said, President Ho Chi Minh demonstrated his strategic vision by founding the revolutionary press a century ago. The late leader understood the press's role not only as a means to reflect the country’s realities but also as a powerful tool to strengthen national unity and inspire the resistance wars and national construction process.
In recent interviews granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s reporters in Mexico, prominent figures reflected on the press’s legacy and its global influence.
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Today, the press for foreign service has evolved into a distinct, irreplaceable force, bridging Vietnam with the world and portraying a nation that is stable, peace-loving, and fully integrated into the international community.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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Granma and the VNA have great potential for cooperation, especially in sharing content regularly, so that VNA products are published on Granma platforms and vice versa, thereby helping Cuban and Vietnamese people access true information and gain a deep understanding of each other's country and people.
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Vietnam and Cambodia are hoped to strengthen their robust collaboration across various sectors, particularly in resolving remaining border issues to transform the border area into a zone of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development.
The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
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Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
With strong support from local authorities, businesses, organisations, and residents, the province has successfully built or repaired 10,707 homes for disadvantaged households, including war veterans, families of martyrs, ethnic minority people, and low-income residents.
Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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