Last October, Tu Anh, a 25-year-old Vietnamese, was found dead after falling from a building while hiding from immigration officers during a crackdown at an industrial complex in Daegu.
Two promotion booths have been installed at tourism information centres in Đà Nẵng and Daegu to strengthen two-way exchanges between Vietnamese and Korean travellers and to promote destinations in both cities.
The two cities, which built links as twin cities starting in 2003, have agreed to boost medical tourism through the ‘MedicCityDaegu’ platform, as well as AI-based transformation and high-tech industries.
Under the plan, the government will invest 2.7 trillion won ($1.8 billion) to construct a joint civilian-military airport in the so-called TK region, which includes Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.