VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Binh Dinh has asked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ permission to name a road in Quy Nhon City Yongsan after the name of a district in Seoul (South Korea) to celebrate 20 years of relations between Quy Nhon and Yongsan district.

Quy Nhon City.

Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh province – Mr. Nguyen Tuan Thanh - said Quy Nhon and Yongsan established friendly relations nearly 20 years ago. For many years, Yongsan has helped Quy Nhon in various areas such as social security, education, healthcare ...

Specifically, Yongsan built eight charity houses for local people; granted medical equipment and transferred Phaco eye surgery technology for Quy Nhon Medical Center, scholarships for many students and civil servants in the field of public administration, urban development ...

Yongsan district government has also named a street named after Quy Nhon in the urban area in downtown Seoul.

"The proposal to name a road after Yongsan district in Quy Nhon city aims to tighten the friendly relationship between the two cities in particular and cooperative relations between the two countries in general, especially after Vietnam and South Korea signed a free trade agreement," Thanh said.

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