The Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) Festival will take place in the central city of Da Nang from September 7-9, according to the municipal Department of Foreign Affairs.
The Golden Bridge is currently a famous destination in Da Nang city. (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – The Vietnam-Republic ofKorea (RoK) Festival will take place in the central city of Da Nang fromSeptember 7-9, according to the municipal Department of Foreign Affairs.
The festival, to be jointly held by the Department of Foreign Affairsand other relevant departments, agencies and the RoK Consulate General in DaNang, is expected to promote and deepen the friendship between the Vietnamese cityand Korean localities.
It will include traditional art performances staged byKorean artists, 60 booths introducing the culture, products,cuisines and folk games of both countries, a culinary contest and a filmscreening.
The Vietnam-RoK relationship was upgraded to acomprehensive strategic partnership in 2022. The RoK now ranks first in termsof foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam with 9,500 projects and combined registered capital off morethan 80 billion USD.
The two countries are striving to raise their bilateraltrade revenue to 100 billion USD this year, and 150 billion USD by 2030.
The RoK is also the second biggest source of tourists toVietnam. Other fields like culture and sports have also contributed to bringingpeople of the two countries closer.
Particularly, Da Nang has set up friendship andofficial cooperation with five Korean localities, namely Changwon (in 1997),Daegu (in 2004), Hwaseong (in 2008), Seoul (in 2016) and Jeju (in 2023), coveringthe areas of tourism, training, cultural exchange and experience sharing ingreen transport and smart city building.
As of the second quarter of this year, Da Nangattracted 268 Korean projects valued at 362 million USD.
The city welcomed more than 1.8 million visitors fromthe RoK in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out./.
Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam and Deputy Minister of Science and ICT Park Yun-kyu of the Republic of Korea (RoK) held an online meeting on August 4 to discuss measures to promote cooperation in information technology between the two countries.
The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and the Korea Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation, KOFOTI announced on August 24.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The Golden Bridge is currently a famous destination in Da Nang city. (Photo: VNA) 
