Da Nang, April 1 -- Vice Chairman of the Da Nang City People's Committee Ho Ky Minh on March 31 received Colonel Mizuno Tatsuhito, Commander of the training ship Suzunami of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, and its crew during its friendship visit to the central city.

Welcoming the Japanese officers and crew to Da Nang, Minh briefed the guests about the city's economic, social, and cultural development as well as its people. He highlighted the positive cooperation between Da Nang and Japanese localities through the connections established by the Japanese Embassy and Consulate General in recent years.

Minh said that Japanese cultural, tourism, and language activities are quite popular among the city's students, and Japanese cuis...