Da Nang (VNA) – Meet Da Nang 2024, a programme aimedat introducing the central city’s image, strength, and readiness for internationalintegration, was held by the municipal People’s Committee on January 26.

The programme, the first event of external affairs in Da Nangthis year, saw the presence of Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Hang andover 300 guests from Vietnamese ministries and sectors, international organisations,other countries’ agencies of international cooperation in Vietnam,non-governmental organisations, along with foreign invested businesses and thoseinvested by overseas Vietnamese.

It looked to connect the city with domestic and internationalpartners, diplomatic agencies and investors, introduce its integration orientationsand development priorities, and provide an occasion for guests to share theirviewpoints and expectations for the city.

Following the opening plenary session, delegates attended two discussionsabout how to facilitate resources of international cooperation to promote socio-economicdevelopment, and about Da Nang’s readiness to welcome new waves.

They talked about investment cooperation chances and strengthsof the city, its policies and commitments towards domestic and internationalpartners and investors, solution and policy recommendations, and thepreparations for welcoming new investment inflows, especially into the chip,semiconductor, and artificial intelligence industries.

Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh saidthe Prime Minister had approved the Master Plan of Da Nang for the 2021 - 2030 period,with a vision to 2050, opening up numerous development opportunities. In thecoming time, the city will call for investment to the fields it is strong atsuch as high technology, seaport, aviation, smart city building, innovation,and digital transformation.

Da Nang has geared up land reserves, abundant human resources, andoutstanding support mechanisms for investors. In particular, with strongpolitical resolve, it will provide maximum assistance and an open, favourable,equal, and transparent investment environment for investors, he stated.

At the event, the municipal People’s Committee and agenciessigned memoranda of understanding with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the USAgency for International Development (USAID), and such large businesses as SynopsysInternational Limited and Intel.

Da Nang also handed over a certificate of investment policy approvalfor KP Aero Industries Co., Ltd of the Republic of Korea, which will invest inan aircraft component factory project worth 20 million USD./.