Japanese-presented cherry trees planted in Bac Ninh
The trees were presented by the Japan – Vietnam
Friendship Association’s chapter in Chukyo region of Japan.
Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio, Chairman of the Association Meada
Toshimichi and representatives of the province participated in the event which
took place on the occasions of the locality’s 185th founding
anniversary and 20-year re-establishment celebration.
The Japanese project to grow cherries in Vietnam
has been underway since 2012, and so far over 1,000 trees have been grown in
the Southeast Asian country, said Japanese Ambassador Umeda Kunio, adding that
it will carry on until one million trees are planted.
He also expressed his hope that the cultivation
of Japanese cherries in Vietnam will help to develop friendly bilateral
relations of the two countries in general as well as between Bac Ninh province and
Chukyo region in particular.
Bac Ninh is an attractive destination for
international businesses, including Japan. Japanese firms have implemented 73
projects worth 1.3 billion USD in the locality. -VNA