Lee Sang-il, the mayor of Yongin, South Korea, is visiting Da Nang, Vietnam, from August 4 to 8 at the official invitation of the city, with which Yongin has a friendship agreement.
Upon arrival in Vietnam on August 4, Mayor Lee and his delegation, including City Council Chair Jang Jeong-soon and council members Shin Na-yeon and Kang Young-woong, visited the Consulate General in Da Nang to meet with Consul General Han Jeong-il and KOTRA Da Nang Trade Office Director Jo Joo-yeon.
On the morning of August 5, they will meet with Nguyen Dinh Bin, chairman of the Da Nang Fatherland Front, to discuss local governance between the two cities.
In the afternoon, the delegation plans to visit FPT Group, Vietnam's largest information and communication technology (ICT) company, to explore the country's semiconductor industry ecosystem at the FPT High-Tech and Semiconductor R&D Center.
On August 6, they will visit the 'Yongin Public Digital Library in Da Nang' to review its operations. This library was established as part of an Official Development Assistance (ODA) project, covering an area of 1,686 square meters (approximately 510 pyeong) within the International Lotus Village Welfare Town in Quang Phu District.
Following this, they will move to the Quang Phu District Office to hold discussions with Party Secretary Bui Ngoc An and People's Committee Chairman Huynh Ngoc Ba regarding the dispatch of a youth volunteer group as part of the 'K-Warm Village Project,' aimed at promoting Korean culture and local volunteer activities.
On August 7, the delegation will visit Da Nang City Hall for talks with People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Manh Hung and attend a welcome dinner for guests participating in the Korea-Vietnam Festival. In the afternoon, they will participate in the 'Meet Korea in Da Nang' conference at the Furama Hotel, where Mayor Lee will present on 'AI - A New Driving Force for Growth and Development.'
Later, they will attend the opening ceremony of the '5th Korea-Vietnam Festival' at East Sea Park in Da Nang, which has been held since 2022 to promote cultural exchange between the two countries.
Yongin City established a friendship agreement with Quang Nam Province in 2013, which was integrated into Da Nang following administrative changes in July 2022. The two cities signed a friendship agreement on January 14.
Mayor Lee stated, 'Da Nang is a key city in central Vietnam that is accelerating the development of advanced industries such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence. I hope this official invitation to the Korea-Vietnam Festival will further mature the cooperation between our two cities.'
Meanwhile, the 'Yongin Public Digital Library in Da Nang' features digital learning spaces, reading rooms, and a promotional area for Yongin City. The city has allocated a budget of 200 million won for the library's construction, pending final approval from the International Development Cooperation Committee under the Prime Minister's Office in 2024. The library will be operated by the International Lotus Village for the next two years before being handed over to Da Nang's Quang Phu District.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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