On the evening of January 24^th, Mr. Dang Thanh Tam - Chairman of Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation (SAIGONTEL) along with Mr. Nguyen Van Tho - Chairman of Ba Ria Vung Tau People's Committee and Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc - Long An Party Committee Secretary of had a cordial meeting with Mr. Cho Han-Deog - representative of KOICA in Vietnam and Mr. Yung Sang Ho - Chairman of SMBL and Chairman of the Korean Association in Vietnam to discuss about Smart valley in Vietnam.

At the meeting, Mr. Cho Han Deog expressed his pleasure that SMBL and SAIGONTEL have created favorable conditions for the parties to meet, exchange and strengthen cooperation and implementation of projects in Vietnam. Mr.Cho emphasized the interest of the Korean Government and KOICA in cooperation and support for Vietnam to implement programs and projects in the fields of construction, urban development, smart cities and social housing. Specifically, KOICA side has been studying the competitiveness for smart city development of major cities and provinces in Vietnam to choose the smart urban valley development area.

At the invitation of the leaders of Ba Ria Vung Tau and Long An provinces, it is expected that KOICA will soon have a visit and direct survey in the southern provinces to have a deeper understanding of the development potential.

At the end of the working session, the Korean representatives wished the provincial leaders a lot of success in the Party congress and wished the congress a great success.