Da Nang hopes for further investment from RoK city
Secretary of the Da Nang municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang said he hopes that the city of Daegu in the Republic of Korea (RoK) will cooperate with the Vietnamese central city and invest more in its hi-tech sector, along with education, training and tourism.
Secretary of the Da Nang municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang (R) presents gift to Mayor of Daegu Hong Joon-pyo (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – Secretary of the Da Nang municipal Party CommitteeNguyen Van Quang said he hopes that the city of Daegu in the Republic of Korea (RoK) willcooperate with the Vietnamese central city and invest more in its hi-tech sector, along with education, training andtourism.
During ♏a localreception on March 15 for Mayor of Daegu Hong Joon-pyo, Quang said Da Nangnow has partnerships with many Korean localities, including Daegu, in various fields such as investment, trade, tourism, education, people-to-people and cultural exchanges.The RoK is also one of the key tourism markets of Da Nang.
According to him, a number of Vietnam’s models are using experiencefrom the RoK such as the new rural development model. Da Nang is also focusingon developing hi-tech industries. Da Nang residents enjoytravelling to the RoK and vice versa.
Hespoke highly of the mayor’s proposals regarding education and cultural exchangetowards human development for economic growth, and wished that the twolocalities would strengthen cultural exchange activities, towards celebratingthe 20th anniversary of their friendship andcooperation.
Hong, for his part,expressed his impression on Da Nang’s investment in human education. He saidDaegu is developing hi-tech industry and education-training. So far, the DaNang-Daegu flight service haඣs resumed, opening up investment and cooperationopportunities in fields that both sides have advantages./.
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Secretary of the Da Nang municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang (R) presents gift to Mayor of Daegu Hong Joon-pyo (Photo: VNA) 
