Da Nang works to lure more RoK investors, tourists
Da Nang is prepared to create favourable conditions for the Republic of Korea (RoK) to build a consulate office in the city while attracting Korean investors and tourists.
Production lines at KAD Industrial S.A Vietnam (Source: baodanang.vn)
Da Nang (VNA) – Da Nang is prepared to create favourable conditions forthe Republic of Korea (RoK) to build a consulate office in the city whileattracting Korean investors and tourists.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Huynh Duc Tho made the statementduring a meeting with RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Do-hyon last week, statingthat the city wants to attract more investors such as Samsung and Hyundai inthe coming years.
Tho said the launch of the consulate office would help promote tourism and investment,while building connections between heritage sites in central Vietnam includingPhong Nha-Ke Bang, Hue, Hoi An and My Son Sanctuary with popular destinationsin the RoK such as Jeju Island, Incheon and Seoul.
RoK tourists are the second largest group of visitors to Da Nang, with 1million arrivals accounting for 43 percent of all foreign travellers last year.
Investors from the RoK have also poured 604 million USD into 144 projects, thesecond biggest foreign investment in the city.
Both Vietnamese and RoK budget airlines are operating 12 weekly flights betweenDa Nang and Korean cities such as Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Pusan and Musan,carrying an average of 1,500 passengers a week to the city.
The RoK has also helped Da Nang to build the Vietnam-Korea FriendshipInformation Technology College with official development assistance funding of10 million USD.
Russia, Laos, Spain and China have already opened consulate offices in thecity, while Japan also plans to open one soon.-VNA
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Production lines at KAD Industrial S.A Vietnam (Source: baodanang.vn) 
