A delegation of the central city of Da Nang led by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Van Huu Chien has paid a working visit to the US to promote investment and seek cooperative opportunities.

At a conference in Houston city, Texas , Chien introduced Da Nang ’s investment incentives with priority given to high-tech sectors that are of US companies’ strength.

Da Nang hopes to see more US companies to invest in the city in the coming time, especially in its information technology park, Chien said.

The Da Nang official also met with Houston ’s Mayor Annis Parker, during which the two sides discussed cooperative opportunities between the two cities.

They signed a letter of intent with the hope that the two localities will soon strike up a twinning relationship.

Houston is the US fourth largest city with a population of more than 2.1 million and a GDP of nearly 400 billion USD per year.

Apart from Texas , the Vietnamese delegation also toured California , San Francisco , Washington and New York .-VNA