Nghe An province delegation works with Gwangju City (Korea)
(Baonghean.vn)- On May 19, a delegation of Nghe An province led by comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council visited and worked in Korea.
The working delegation included leaders of the Office of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, the Provincial People's Council, leaders of the Provincial People's Council committees, leaders of the Department of Foreign Affairs and related units.
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Overview of the meeting. Photo: Thanh Huyen |
On the afternoon of May 19, the delegation had a working session and paid a courtesy call to the Mayor of Gwangju City. The delegation was welcomed by Mr. Kang Gijung - Mayor of Gwangju City and related members.
At the meeting, the Mayor of Gwangju City welcomed the delegation from Nghe An province and introduced the city's potential and advantages.
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Delegates from Nghe An attended the meeting. |
Gwangju is the 6th largest city in South Korea and a central city, with an area of 501 km2, population of nearly 1.5 million people. Gwangju has advantages in agriculture and automobile manufacturing industry. In recent years, Gwangju has considered artificial intelligence (AI) as the core of the 4th industrial revolution. In particular, the "Gwangju City Project - Center of Artificial Intelligence" stands out and takes the lead in creating "Four Major Powers of Artificial Intelligence in Korea".
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Gwangju City delegates at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Huyen |
Speaking at the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to and promotes the comprehensive partnership with Korea. After more than 30 years of establishing diplomatic relations, cooperation in all fields from foreign affairs, trade, investment, tourism, culture, education, sports, etc. between the two countries has been increasingly developing.
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Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh writes in the guestbook at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Huyen |
Nghe An, the hometown of the great President Ho Chi Minh, is a large province in Vietnam, with the largest area and the 4th largest population; economic scale and foreign direct investment attraction FDI are in the top 10 of Vietnam. In 2022, Nghe An province and Gwangju City established and signed a bilateral cooperation agreement; exchanged delegations, organized events to promote investment, trade, tourism, culture, sports, and education.
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Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh presented a souvenir to the Mayor of Gwangju City. Photo: Thanh Huyen |
The Standing Vice Chairman of the People's Council of Nghe An province emphasized: The presence of the delegation of Nghe An province at the "Vietnam Day" program in Gwangju and "Gwangju Citizens' Day" is a vivid demonstration of cultural cooperation between the two localities. This event is an opportunity to learn about Korean traditions and introduce the unique and distinctive culture of Vietnam and Nghe An to the Korean people; especially the Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam folk songs, which have been recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Mayor of Gwangju City and delegates presented souvenirs to the delegation of Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Huyen |
In addition, this is also an opportunity to develop economic, trade, high-tech, electronics industry, education, vocational training, and labor export cooperation, as the Nghe An delegation includes principals of universities and colleges and directors of enterprises to exhibit and introduce the province's strengths such as: Agriculture, aquaculture, fine art stones, construction materials, handicrafts, rattan, and bamboo. In 2023, the two provinces will also exchange famtrip delegations to survey tourism potential, open charter flights, and tours from Korea to Nghe An...
At the meeting, the two sides discussed and exchanged issues related to surveying tourism potential, economic, cultural, educational cooperation, etc.