Republic of Korea’s naval ship, the Kang Gam Chan, with 296 crew members, began a three-day visit to the central city of Da Nang as part of its drive to boost friendship, cooperation and exchanges within the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Việt Nam and the RoK.
The destroyer, led by Colonel Kwon Yong Gu, met the Vietnamese Navy of Zone 3. The crew is touring the city’s destinations and carrying out some joint exercises.
Vice Chairman of Da Nang People’s Committee Hồ Kỳ Minh highly appreciated the friendly visit by the Korean ship, stressing that the nation is one of the most important partners in terms of investment, trade and tourism for Da Nang.
Minh said Korean investors poured US$382 million into 285 projects in the city, making it in the top five FDIs in Da Nang, while 1.68 million Korean tourists visited the city last year.
Da Nang, in co-operation with Consulate General of Korea, will host the fourth annual Việt Nam-Korean Cultural Festival this August he added.
Korean Colonel Kwon Yong Gu said he was impressed with the development of Da Nang City over the past years.
He also expressed his thanks to the warm welcome by the city’s relevant agencies in making the Korean navy ship’s visit successful. In 2017, the ship also visited the city.
A series of cultural activities and exchange programs have been organized between Korean partners and Da Nang City in recent years.
Changwon City presented 11,000 Korean language teaching books to the city’s library and foreign language university.
Da Nang City’s fishery association and Jeju fishery trade co-operative inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on fishing development.
Hải Châu District of Da Nang promoted ties with Uiwang City, Gyeonggi, by signing an MoU on cooperation and friendship two years ago.
Six universities from Korea also signed agreements with Da Nang’s Đông Á University, while five cities – Changwon, Daegu, Hwaseong, Seoul and Jeju – officially signed friendship ties with Da Nang. —VNS