Can Tho, RoK’s Gimcheon discuss future cooperation
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Gimcheon, the central city of the Republic of Korea discussed their future cooperation in trade, investment and social welfare in a meeting between the two cities’ leaders on November 13.
A view of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho (Photo: VNA)
CanTho (VNA) – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Gimcheon, thecentral city of the Republic of Korea discussed their future cooperation intrade, investment and social welfare in a meeting between the two cities’leaders on November 13.
Chairmanof the People’s Committee of Can Tho Vo Thanh Thong hosted a reception for Mayorof Gimcheon Park Bo Saeng in which he briefed his guest on the localsocio-economic development, noting the RoK has been assisting the city in twoODA projects – the Vietnam-Korea Industrial Technology Incubator and a projectsupporting the city in agricultural mechanisation.
CanTho, the Mekong Delta’s economic hub, looks to enhance partnership with theregion’s developed economies, particularly the RoK, Thong said, adding that thecity welcomes all Korean investors to explore business opportunity here.
Park,for his part, said Gimcheon wants to boost cooperation with Can Tho in thefields of economics, culture and education for mutual development.
TheKorean city wishes to set up partnership between Gimcheon University and localleading universities such as Can Tho University, Nam Can Tho University and VoTruong Toan University, he noted. Can Tho would be the first in the MekongDelta to have links with Gimcheon University after the University of SocialSciences and Humanities in Hanoi, Hanoi Polytechnic College, and HCM CityVocational College of Technology.
Heunveiled that Gimcheon plans to coordinate with travel agencies in Vietnam tointroduce more tours to popular destinations in the Korean city, for examplecommunity-based holidays or those with a wide range of activities like horseriding, mountain hiking, and sightseeing at ancient relics.
Thecity also wants to boost cooperation with Can Tho in infrastructure developmentand high technology with the aim of helping improve the partner’scompetitiveness and backing its shift from agriculture to support industry.
ByOctober, the RoK has operated nine FDI projects, worth 247 million USD, in CanTho, mainly in the fields of sport equipment, electronic games, retailing andwholesale and counseling services in industrial development and investment.-VNA
Chairman of the Can Tho city People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong and Governor of Gimcheon province of the Republic of Korea Park Bo Saeng discussed orientations for economic and cultural cooperation.
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A view of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho (Photo: VNA)
