Standing Vice Chairman of the Quang Ninh City People’s Committee, Vu Van Dien, speaks with representatives of Gangwon Province, South Korea.

With Gangwon Province, South Korea, the two sides discussed continuing to promote long-standing areas of cooperation, including exploring the possibility of establishing an air route between Van Don International Airport and Yangyang International Airport; strengthening destination promotion, business connections and media cooperation; developing tourism human resources; organising famtrips and presstrips; and coordinating tourism promotion activities in each other’s markets.

Governor of Cebu Province, the Philippines, Pamela S. Baricuatro, speaks with the Quang Ninh City delegation during the bilateral meeting.

At the meeting with Cebu Province, the Philippines, discussions focused on the potential to strengthen air connectivity between Van Don and Mactan–Cebu, enhance destination promotion, share information, connect businesses, promote tourist exchanges, and share experience in organising large-scale cultural, sports and tourism events.

The Quang Ninh City delegation and representatives of Tuv Province, Mongolia, pose for a group photo.

With Tuv Province, Mongolia, the two sides discussed strengthening the EATOF cooperation mechanism, enhancing connectivity and destination promotion, and increasing tourist exchanges between the two localities.

The Luang Prabang Province delegation speaks with the Quang Ninh City delegation during the bilateral meeting.

At the meeting with Luang Prabang Province, Laos, the two sides focused on continuing to implement areas of cooperation for the 2026–2030 period, including tourism.

The Sarawak delegation and the Quang Ninh City delegation pose for a group photo after the bilateral meeting.

With Sarawak, Malaysia, the two sides held in-depth discussions on cruise tourism development and air connectivity.

Through these bilateral meetings, Quang Ninh continued to expand its connections with EATOF member localities, working to turn cooperation programmes in tourism markets, products, destination promotion and tourist exchanges into concrete actions, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of tourism linkages in East Asia.

By Le Nam