Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - A series of art performances, exhibitions, culture performances and trade and tourism promotions are coming to the central city, part of a cultural exchange festival between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The events will be held at Da Nang's Bien Dong (East Sea) Park on August 16-18.

The city’s Deparment of Foreign Affairs said art troupes from the central city and the RoK will be on stage at the opening ceremony at 8pm on August 16, while students from Keimyung University will demonstrate a performance of the Korean traditional martial art of Taekwondo.

The Honam Women’s Nongak troupe – the RoK’s latest UNESCO intangible cultural heritage – will be playing a traditional instrument and performing traditional Korean arts on the opening night.

Earlier, an exhibition and 60 pavilions will open at the park for visitors and local residents to experience various Korean cultural activities including a Korean food contest, Hanbok and Vietnamese long dress trails, folk games, a Taekwondo experience, a variety of spaces showcasing Vietnam and Korea talent and a performance of a K-Pop random dance.

Promotion events for trade, export, education and tourism will be held by companies from Da Nang, Gyeongsangbuk, Gangwon, Uijeongbu from the RoK, and Pax Ind Company in digital fine arts, exhibition and tourism exchange.

A conference on potential co-operation and development in ICT between the ROk and Vietnam will also be included in the programme.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on fishery development will be signed by the city’s fishery association and Jeju fishery trade cooperative during the festival, the department said.

Uiwang city, Gyeonggi, the RoK and the city's Hai Chau district inked a MoU on cooperation and friendship last year.

Six universities from Korea also signed agreements with Da Nang’s Dong A University, while five cities – Changwon, Daegu, Hwaseong, Seoul and Jeju – officially signed friendship ties with Da Nang.

The city's tourism department hosted a South Korean tourist promotion programme ‘Enjoy Da Nang Again’ to encourage even more visitors from South Korea to visit from July 15 to the end of 2024.

It said 822,000 Korean tourists had booked a room in Da Nang in the first half this year, accounting for 41% of all the international visitors to the city.

Hana Tour, a Korean travel agency will host a golf tournament as a new service to attract Korean tourists to the pristine beaches and ocean-front golf courses of Da Nang.

♎ Korean airlines including Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Air Busan, Air Seoul and T'way Air resumed their flights from Busan, Seoul, Deagu and Cheong Ju to Da Nang last year./.