Tra Vinh cooperates with Korean partners in various areas
Departments and Tra Vinh University in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh signed cooperation agreements with partners from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in various fields on March 11.
Representatives from the RoK’s Dtonic Corporation, Tra Vinh province’s Department of Science and Technology, and Tra Vinh University sign cooperation agreement. (Photo: VNA)
Tra Vinh (VNA) – Departments and Tra Vinh Universityin the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh signed cooperation agreements with partners from the Republicof Korea (RoK) in various fields on March 11.
At the signing ceremony held by the provincial People’sCommittee, the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology(KICT), the province’s Department of Information and Communications, and TraVinh University signed a 5-year cooperation agreement on smart urban areadevelopment and smart transportation systems. Under the agreement, they willshare information, exchange technology, and human resources, and cooperate intraining. They will also carry out and support joint research on technologiesused in smart cities and smart transportation systems. At the same time, theywill provide and operate testing platforms for technology development andpromote international cooperation projects in this field.
The RoK’s Dtonic Corporation which provides big data solutionsand develops big data platforms, Tra Vinh province’s Department of Science andTechnology, and Tra Vinh University signed a cooperation agreement to promoteiಞnternational exchange and joint research for five yꦰears.
The corporation, the university, and the province’s Departmentof Natural Resources and Environment signed a cooperation agreement to promotethe K-City NetWork foreign pilot project in 2024. From March to December,the three parties will participate in building a groundwater saline intrusionmonitoring system in the Mekong River basin.
At the signing ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Tra Vinh provincialPe🅰ople's Committee Nguyen Quynh Thien said that the province has had manyinvestment cooperation activities with the RoK in fields such as economics,education, and culture. The number of companies and total investment capital ofKorean enterprises rank first among foreign companies investing in TraVinh.
He said the local authorities hope that the newly signedagreements will help Tra Vinh develop sustainably and attract more Koreanbusinesses and investors./.
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Representatives from the RoK’s Dtonic Corporation, Tra Vinh province’s Department of Science and Technology, and Tra Vinh University sign cooperation agreement. (Photo: VNA) 
