HCM City wants to bolster cooperatives ties with RoK localities
Ho Chi Minh City always treasures and wants to boost cooperation with localities of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the fields of tourism, healthcare, investment and environment.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (R) and RoK Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Na Jong-min (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City always treasures and wants to boostcooperation with localities of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the fields oftourism, healthcare, investment and environment.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong made the statementon November 11 when receiving RoK delegations who are in the city for the HoChi Minh City–Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017.
Phong said that the RoK is currently the fourth largest investor in Ho Chi MinhCity with 1,300 projects in the economy, education, healthcare, tourism andculture.
Particularly, the World Cultural Festival taking place in the city fromNovember 11 to December 3 is an important event, marking the 25th anniversaryof the Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties, he noticed.
Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-Do province Kim Kwan-yong and Mayor of Gyeongju cityChoi Yang Sik said that the cultural festival will help deepen ties between theVietnamese southern hub and seven localities from the RoK.
Gyeongju and Ho Chi Minh City will furtherpromote cooperation in fields of their strength like culture and tourism afterthe event, Choi added.
Meanwhile, RoK Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Na Jong-minbelieved that Ho Chi Minh City would lure more international visitors,especially those from the RoK, to realise its target of 10 million visitorstravelling between the two countries in the coming time.
Lauding Ho Chi Minh City’s development in recent years, Kwon Young-jin, Mayorof Deagu city thanked the city’s leaders for facilitating operation of RoKenterprises.
There are some 84 Deagu businesses investing in Ho Chi Minh City, he said,adding that Deagu city wants to put forth cooperation with the city in water,healthcare and culture.-VNA
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang met with Speaker of the Republic of Korea’s National Assembly Chung Sye-kyun on April 27, stressing that his city wants to enhance cooperation with Korean localities.
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Gyeongsangbuk province opened its representative office in Vietnam’s southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City on May 30 to promote the bilateral comprehensive relations.
Ho Chi Minh City will continue working with stakeholders to prepare for the HCM City–Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem.
The Ho Chi Minh City – Gyeongju World Cultural Festival 2017 will take place in HCM City from November 11 to December 3 with a series of cultural exchange activities between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).
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Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (R) and RoK Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Na Jong-min (Source: VNA) 
