Australia's Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Katherine Grimmond, made her first official visit to Da Nang on October 19 and was received by Ngô Xuân Thắng, deputy secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee, Báo Đà Nẵng reported.
Thắng named the city's priorities as high-quality workforce training, science and technology, innovation, processing industries, trade, tourism and environmental protection. He noted that Australia is a popular study destination for Da Nang families. Grimmond praised the city's beaches for tourism and said she hopes direct air links between Da Nang and Australia will be set up in the coming period.
Da Nang plans to send a delegation to Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast soon. Grimmond welcomed the plan, citing shared coastal tourism interests and possible exchanges on sustainable development.
The report describes no signed agreements, route proposals or specific projects; both sides expressed hopes. No airline or timeline for a direct flight was mentioned.
Why it matters: Australian visitors and students are a sizeable market for the city, and the absence of a nonstop route is a recurring gap. Today's meeting shows interest on both sides but no commitment.
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