Promoting cooperation between Da Nang and UK partners and businesses
Publish date 21-09-2022 05:28, Lượt xem: 49

From September 6th to 8th, the delegation of the city’s leaders led by Alternate Member of the Central  Party Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City’s Party Committee, Chairman of the City’s People’s Council Luong Nguyen Minh Triet had a working visit to the United Kingdom. Accompanying him were Chairman of the city’s Viet Nam Fatherland Front Ngo Xuan Thang and leaders of some departments, agencies, branches, and localities.

Welcoming IAGTO’s proposal to organize the Asia Pacific Golf Summit in Da Nang

On September 6th, the delegation worked with the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) on promoting the organization of the Asia Pacific Golf Summit in Da Nang in 2024.

According to Mr. Peter Walton - President and CEO of IAGTO, Da Nang has many strengths in terms of natural conditions and favorable infrastructure for golf development and tourism. IAGTO successfully organized the Asia Pacific Golf Summit in Da Nang in 2017, and has witnessed the city’s socio-economic achievements as well as tourism development, especially golf and MICE tourism, over the years. IAGTO affirmed “Da Nang continues to be the top choice to host the Asia Pacific Golf Summit in 2024”.

The Asia Pacific Golf Summit is expected to include the following activities: golf tournaments, business networking sessions, and side conferences/workshops with the participation of about 250 businesses, agents, suppliers of golf tourism services from Asia - Pacific and other countries around the world.

According to Mr. Peter Walton: “If Da Nang is the venue for the 2024 Asia Pacific Golf Summit, the promotion of Da Nang’s image before and after the Summit will be done regularly and widely to members and customers from Europe, Asia, and Australia, contributing to effectively promoting the image and tourism potential, attracting and developing Da Nang’s ‘Golf Tourism in the coming time”.


Standing Deputy Secretary of the City’s Party Committee, Chairman of the City’s People’s Council Luong Nguyen Minh Triet speaking at “Da Nang Business Roundtable”

In order to organize the event more successfully, Mr. Peter Walton wished the leaders of Da Nang would support the venue, reception, and logistics for Fam Tours and delegates attending the Summit (reducing accommodation expenses, transportation, etc.).

Standing Deputy Secretary of the City’s Party Committee, Chairman of the City’s People’s Council Luong Nguyen Minh Triet said that Da Nang has a great competitive edge and much potential to become a center for the organization of international events, aiming to be Asia’s top destination.

In particular, in 2022, the city was honored as “Asia’s Leading Festival and Event Destination”, it successfully organized Routes Asia 2022 and the 2022 Da Nang Golf Tourism Festival, BRG Open Golf Championship 2022 (under the leading tournament system in the region – Asian Development Tour).

“The city leaders welcome IAGTO’s proposal to organize the Asia Pacific Golf Summit and will favorably facilitate IAGTO to develop a plan to hold the Summit in Da Nang. The city considers this event would create more opportunities to develop ‘Golf Tourism’ into a brand and unique tourism product of Da Nang in the coming time.

At the same time, the city suggests IAGTO, through its information channels, partners and activity programs, support the promotion of Da Nang to the world tourism and golf service community,” Standing Deputy Secretary of the City’s Party Committee, Chairman of the City’s People’s Council Luong Nguyen Minh Triet emphasized.

Introducing key projects calling for investment to potential UK businesses and investors
On September 9th, after a courtesy meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the United Kingdom and Ireland, at the Office of the Embassy of Viet Nam in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the delegation organized the “Da Nang Business Roundtable” Seminar.

The seminar was attended by Mr. Nguyen Hoang Long - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Viet Nam to the United Kingdom and Ireland; nearly 30 delegates from business and tourism associations in the UK, namely Viet Nam Business Association in the UK, VN-UK Network, Scotland House, British Expertise International, businesses and investors such as KPMG Group, Barclays Bank, PLP Architecture, KI Partnerships, Versehub, E&P Legal, CFTE Fintech Start-up London; some overseas entrepreneurs and intellectuals living and working in the UK.


Standing Deputy Secretary Luong Nguyen Minh Triet presenting souvernirs to Mr. Richard Leach, Leader of Asia Pacific and the Americas Education Program in the UK, a delegate to “Da Nang Business Roundtable” in London, UK

At the Seminar, the delegates discussed, networked, and learned more specific information about the city’s tourism and investment opportunities. Investors and expatriates expressed their delight at the development of Da Nang and wished to network more partners in investment, tourism, and education with the city as well as being willing to act as an intermediary channel, supporting the promotion of Da Nang in the UK.

Concluding the Seminar, Standing Deputy Secretary Luong Nguyen Minh Triet assessed that the “Da Nang Business Roundtable” Seminar was a favorable opportunity for the city’s leaders to directly meet and understand the need to learn about the city’s investment and tourism environment for UK organizations, businesses, and overseas Vietnamese.

“The city government will strive to implement solutions to improve its business investment environment, infrastructure, and service quality, and focus on developing key areas in the coming time so that Da Nang would be more developed and become an attractive investment and tourism destination. The city’s leaders are always committed to favorably facilitate and readily accompany businesses and investors in the process of implementing projects and business activities”, Standing Deputy Secretary Luong Nguyen Minh Triet affirmed.

Promoting cooperation between the city and its UK partners

Within the framework of the business trip to the UK, the Delegation had a meeting with Facing The World (British NGO, operating in the field of free medical examination and treatment and medical education and training) and the University of the West of England.

At the meeting with Facing The World on September 7th, the Delegation and Facing The World exchanged cooperation plans for the 2023-2025 period, such as: considering to continually send expert delegations to Viet Nam to perform surgical activities; support the training of medical staff through sharing experience and exchanging expertise, especially in the fields of oncology, odonto-stomatology, and nuclear medicine; support to award scholarships to train medical staff at domestic and foreign training institutions; support medical equipment specialized in odonto-stomatology, burns, and reconstruction; support projects for the city’s COVID-19 prevention and control; etc.

At the meeting with the University of the West of England on September 8th, on the basis of educational cooperation between Da Nang - UK in the past time and consideration on the University’s strengths, the Delegation and the School BOD discussed the orientation of human resource development.

In which, the city proposed some contents: support to organize short-term high quality training courses for the city’s leaders, managers, and policy-makers; provide postgraduate training scholarships for officials, civil servants, and public employees at the University of the West of England; invite experienced UK experts to participate in the city’s major projects, schemes, and programs; consider the possibilities of cooperation with universities in Da Nang in specific cooperation areas of interest of both sides.

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