Da Nang (VNA) – More than 400 local students attended the 4th Kanagawa festival in the central coastal city of Da Nang on November 13, jointly organised by the municipal People’s Committee and Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture.
Vice Chairwoman of the Da Nang People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi said this is the fourth consecutive year the event has been held, becoming an annual occasion that attracts numerous partners, businesses, and students.
The event vividly illustrates the friendly and cooperative relationship between the two localities, reflecting Kanagawa’s goodwill and attention toward Da Nang. It also serves as a foundation for the two sides to continue promoting cooperation in potential fields that align with their development orientations.
Da Nang attaches great importance to enhancing cooperation with Japan, especially with Kanagawa prefecture, in areas such as education and training, information technology, engineering, tourism, healthcare, and Japanese language training, Thi noted.
The festival included activities that showcased the prefecture and Japanese enterprises, along with opportunities for participants to share their experiences of studying and working in Japan. It also featured a Japanese-language speech and presentation contest. Overall, the event promoted mutual understanding, cultural exchange, and educational cooperation between the two localities.
Japanese Consul General in Da Nang Mori Takero affirmed that Vietnam and Japan have maintained a strong and friendly partnership across multiple sectors. In 2023, the two countries celebrated the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and elevated their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
He added that the Consulate General will continue to support Vietnamese youths in pursuing study and work opportunities, as well as strengthening their connection with Japan.
So far, Da Nang has established cooperative relations with over 20 Japanese prefectures and cities. It signed memorandum of understanding on setting up formal friendship ties with six cities, including Kawasaki, Sakai, Yokohama, Kisarazu, Nagasaki, and Kinokawa, with Yokohama and Kawasaki both located in Kanagawa prefecture./.
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Da Nang has forged partnerships with more than 22 Japanese localities, and Japan remains its top foreign investor, with 1.14 billion USD committed across 261 projects.
