The event, co-organised by the Korean Cultural Centre in Vietnam and Da Nang city Department of Foreign Affairs, was attended by RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Jun Dae Joo, leaders of Da Nang city, local residents and students in the city.
The festival opened with an arts programme, which brought to stage famous RoK bands such as K-tiger and Bibap as well as Vietnamese Nolas dance team and pop singer Trung Quan.
Participants to the two-day event can also enjoy free screenings of RoK films and try on Hanbok (RoK traditional outfits) or visit an exhibition on RoK culture and a photography display on Da Nang.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of Da Nang city People’s Committee Dang Viet Dung noted that over the past 23 years, Vietnam-RoK relations have been continuously consolidated and developed in all fields, adding that bilateral cultural exchanges have also been promoted through various activities.
The co-operation between Da Nang city and RoK, in particular, has been robustly boosted under the framework of the two countries’ co-operation, he stressed.
He also noted the importance of the launching of the Da Nang – Incheon direct air route, which has helped increase the number of RoK visitors to the city while opening up more co-operation opportunities between Da Nang and the RoK.
A number of RoK culture and arts exchanges have been held in the city, attracting much interest from local people, particularly among the youth, he added.
For his part, RoK Ambassador Jun Dae Joo expressed his delight at the considerable achievements in the bilateral relations in all realms, particularly in economic co-operation.
RoK is currently the top foreign investor in Vietnam and two-way trade turnover in 2015 has reached nearly US$40 billion, he said. The number of RoK visitors to Vietnam this year has increased by 30% while the number of Vietnamese visitors to the RoK has seen a 15% increase over the same period last year.
The Ambassador praised Da Nang as a dynamic city with vast potentials for economic co-operation.
He also stated that the direct air route linking Da Nang and the RoK has created favourable conditions for people from the RoK to visit the Vietnamese central city as well as for businesses to invest in the city and its neighbouring provinces.
