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Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of central Da Nang city Nguyen Thi Anh Thi had meetings with delegations from Japan’s Sakai city and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Naju city on July 5, according to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

Vice Chairwoman of the Da Nang city People's Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi (right) presents a gift to Motoya Kazuhiro, Deputy Mayor of Sakai city (Japan). Photo: VNA

Welcoming the Japanese delegation, Thi said that since Da Nang and Sakai elevated their ties to the status of friendship cities in 2019, they have maintained frequent exchanges such as the annual teleconference between the chairperson of the Da Nang People’s Committee and the mayor of Sakai to share information about their localities’ situations and work out cooperation orientations.

Exchanges of students and officials, along with cultural events have also been organized regularly to help strengthen bilateral friendship and cooperation, she noted, thanking the Deputy Mayor of Sakai for attending the Vietnam - Japan Festival 2024 in Da Nang.

The Vice Chairwoman asked both sides to maintain dialogue between their high-ranking officials, along with friendship and youth exchanges. They should prioritize in-person meetings to enhance mutual understanding between the two cities.

Thi also called on Sakai to continue introducing Da Nang to Japanese businesses and investors who plan to learn about and make investments in the Vietnamese city.

Hailing Da Nang’s dynamism and development potential, Motoya said the two cities have carried out various cooperation activities in the fields of economy, culture, education, and health care over the past years. Both also share the vision of building carbon-neutral and zero-emission cities.

He expressed his hope that they will continue cooperating fruitfully in such areas as environmental protection and tourism development in the coming time.

The same day, Thi received a delegation of the RoK’s Naju city led by Vice Chairman of the municipal Council Kim Kwan Yong.

The host official said that Da Nang and Naju share many similarities as well as cooperation opportunities for common development. They are also promoting investment attraction, environmental protection, and clean energy use.

Given this, she voiced her expectation that the Korean delegation’s visit will help further strengthen bilateral cooperation, boost the organization of more cultural exchanges and community connecting events, and step up investment promotion in the time ahead.

Noting that both localities are working to develop smart and ecological cities, Kim highlighted the wish to keep fostering bilateral partnerships.

As the numbers of Vietnamese and Korean tourists visiting each other’s countries are considerable, the cities should also open a direct air route to help facilitate tourism, trade, and economic development, the Naju official suggested.

Vietnam-Japan Festival underway in Da Nang

The Vietnam-Japan Festival in the central beach city of Da Nang opened on July 4 evening.

An activity at the Vietnam-Japan Festival in the central beach city of Da Nang. Photo: VNA

In her opening remarks, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi said that the 9th edition gathered 85 booths from big names of the two countries like Acecook, Honda, Nam A Bank, Mikazuki Resorts and Spa, and Toyota, along with typical OCOP (one commune one product) products of the central city, Nhan dan (People) Newspaper reported.

Within the framework of the four-day event, there are also sports and art exchange programs with many activities held for the first time such as Japanese baseball experience, Bon Odori dance, and Japanese and Vietnamese tea exchange.

Thi said that with a desire to establish practical and effective directions for a strong development of the Vietnam - Japan relationship in Da Nang, this year's festival has been expanded across various sectors, from tourism promotion, investment, and economic cooperation to information dissemination, product promotion, as well as cultural and sports exchanges and culinary experiences between the two sides.

Notably, the Da Nang - Japan Meeting, scheduled for July 5, is expected to serve as a forum for both sides to exchange specific topics and update new trends in cooperation within priority development sectors of the central city such as hi-tech industry, information technology, electronics, semiconductor microchips, and human resources.

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki expressed his hope to, together with the municipal authorities and Japanese enterprises, jointly exert efforts to further promote exchanges through cultural, sports, and tourism activities, as well as economic cooperation, including investment endeavors./.

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