Yongin City Council Expands Educational and Community Autonomy Exchanges with Guangfu District, Da Nang, Vietnam

Yongin City Council Reviews Operation of "Yongin Public Digital Library"
Discussion on Dispatching 20 Youth Volunteer Corps Members in 2027
Sharing Community Autonomy Practices with Da Nang Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee
Exploring Expanded Economic and Industrial Cooperation in Semiconductors and IT

The Yongin Special City Council (Chairperson Jungsoon Jang) is expanding its exchanges with Da Nang, Vietnam, from education and welfare to the fields of youth, community autonomy, economy, and industry.

Yongin Special City Council is visiting Guangfu District Office for a commemorative photo. From the left: Youngwoong Kang, People Power Party Representative Council Member, Jeongsun Jang, Chairperson, Bui Ngoc Anh, Guangfu District Party Secretary, and Nayeon Shin, Chairperson of the Autonomous Administration Committee. Provided by Yongin City Council

On August 6, the third day of its official visit to Da Nang, Vietnam, the Yongin Special City Council visited Guangfu District to review the operation status of the "Yongin Public Digital Library" and discussed plans to dispatch the Yongin City Youth Volunteer Corps in 2027.

Chairperson Jungsoon Jang, Nayeon Shin, Chairperson of the Autonomous Administration Committee, and Youngwoong Kang, the representative member of the People Power Party, were among the attendees. The city’s delegation, including Yongin Special City Mayor Sangil Lee and Administrative Bureau Director Sangmoo Han, also accompanied the group.

The delegation met with Guangfu District Party Secretary Bui Ngoc Anh, People’s Committee Chairman Huynh Ngoc Ba, and others at the Guangfu District Office, where they discussed the usage status and operational challenges of the Yongin Public Digital Library established in the International Lotus Village. They also discussed ways to revitalize the library as an educational and cultural hub for students and residents.

In particular, the two sides discussed dispatching 20 members of the Yongin Youth Volunteer Corps to Guangfu District next year. Centered on the library and Korean-Vietnamese Festival venues, the youth volunteer group plans to conduct exchange programs such as mural painting, experiencing K-pop, K-food, and traditional games, as well as cultural performances.

Chairperson Jungsoon Jang emphasized, “Now that a library named after Yongin has become part of the daily lives of students and residents, it is important to enrich it with diverse educational and cultural programs. I hope the Youth Volunteer Corps dispatch will provide an opportunity for young people from both cities to better understand each other’s cultures.”

The delegation continued their visit to the Yongin Public Digital Library in the International Lotus Village, checking reading and study areas, available collections, and operational programs.

This library project was initiated following a 2023 visit by a Yongin City Council delegation to Tam Ky City, Quang Nam Province’s International Lotus Village. As Yongin Special City’s first official development assistance (ODA) project, the city provided 200 million won in support, and local organizations, groups, and citizens also participated through donations and contributions of equipment and books. The library was completed in December 2025 and has been operating since January of this year.

Afterwards, the delegation moved to Da Nang, where they discussed avenues for collaboration with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in the area of community autonomy.

Both sides shared their respective systems and practices for incorporating resident participation in administration. The Yongin delegation introduced various culture, sports, and education programs run at 39 towns, townships, and neighborhoods' resident autonomy centers, as well as resident autonomy committees and the participatory budgeting system.

The two sides agreed that resident participation is fundamental to building trust within the local community and improving quality of life, and committed to expanding exchanges beyond community autonomy to the fields of economy, industry, education, culture, and welfare.

Particular attention was given to the fact that Yongin and Da Nang are each nurturing semiconductor and information technology (IT) industries as future growth engines, and both sides agreed to explore potential for cooperation in the economic and industrial sectors as well.

Chairperson Jang said, “The ties that began at the Yongin Public Digital Library are now developing into exchanges involving direct participation by youth and residents. The council will continue to maintain interest so that both cities can grow together in fields such as economy, culture, and welfare.”

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