Korea, Đà Nẵng keep promoting friendship ties

A performance of he Honam Women’s Nongak troupe – Korea’s latest UNESCO’s intangible Cultural heritage -- in the opening ceremony of Việt Nam-Korea Culture Exchange Festival in Đà Nẵng. Photo courtesy of Lê Lâm

ĐÀ NẴNG — Efforts have been continuing between the two countries of Việt Nam and Korea in making their friendship ties closer than ever.

The 30-year diplomatic partnership has paid off with fruitful successes in the past years and now.

Head of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Đà Nẵng, Kang Boo Sung said at the opening ceremony of the annual Việt Nam-Korea Culture Exchange Festival, that the third festival was a case in point.

It was building on the strategic comprehensive partnership between Việt Nam and Korea, in terms of economy, trade, investment, culture and people-to-people exchanges.

Local visitors share a photo at a check-in site of the Việt Nam-Korea Culture Exchange Festival in Đà Nẵng. Photo courtesy of Lê Lâm

“Đà Nẵng, a key city in central Việt Nam, has played an important role in the Việt Nam-Korea partnership as the city hosted 1.4 million Korean tourists – 40 per cent of the total Koreans visiting Việt Nam in 2023. Korean investment also reached US$2.7 billion with 371 projects,” Kang Boo Sung said.

“The Consulate General of Korea, in cooperation with the city, has been boosting the expansion in investment and cooperation fields of hi-tech industries, business-to-business, university as well as strengthening deeper bilateral benefit cooperation in the future.” 

He also said the festival this year involved the participation of Jeju, Gangwon and Gurye for better friendship exchanges among local and cities from Việt Nam and Korea.

A painting experience pavilion offers visitors a chance to explore Korean arts and culture in Đà Nẵng City. More than 800,000 Korean tourists visited the city in the first six months of 2024. Photo courtesy of Lê Lâm

Korea is seen as a top investor in Việt Nam with total investments of $85.9 billion, while bilateral import-export turn-over was $76.1 billion last year, he said.

Many Korean businesses are seeking for hi-quality manpower from universities in central Việt Nam for development of information and communication technology (ICT) projects, he said at the Việt Nam-Korea ICT conference in the city.

An exhibition and 60 pavilions opened for all visitors at East Sea Park,offering series of cultural activities and cuisine experience including a Korean food contest, Hanbok and Vietnamese long dress shows, folk games, a Taekwondo experience and a performance of a K-Pop random dance.

Korean tourists enjoy a promotion programme when visiting Đà Nẵng City. The city attracted 40 per cent of the total Korean travellers visiting Việt Nam in 2023. Photo courtesy of Đà Nẵng City's Tourism Promotion Centre

The city has a current South Korean tourist promotion programme ‘Enjoy Đà Nẵng Again’ to attract more South Korean visitors to the end of 2024 including special offers at four and five-star hotels, the Đà Nẵng Downtown show, a Charming Show and shopping and spa services which can be booked by scanning a  QR code at Đà Nẵng International Airport.