Mayor Ose-hyeon of Asan City tours three allied cities... "Strengthening cooperation in agricultural exports and seasonal labor"

Asan Mayor Oh Se-hyeon embarks on a global diplomatic tour from October 30 to November 7, visiting sister cities in Vietnam, Malaysia, and China to address agricultural labor shortages and expand overseas markets. This visit is part of "policy-based international cooperation diplomacy" aimed at resolving agricultural issues such as expanding agricultural exports and securing foreign seasonal workers through cooperation with overseas sister cities. In the first destination, Ninh Bình Province in Vietnam, the city will renegotiate sister city agreements and agreements on foreign seasonal workers in line with the newly established administrative system following the recent integration of three provinces. Simultaneously, the city will conduct practical discussions on the seasonal worker dispatch program scheduled for the first half of 2026, and will push for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and promotional events to expand the supply of Asan agricultural products in ...