Khanh Hoa seeks investment from Japan
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Officials of the central province of Khanh Hoa held a meeting on
March 1 with the Japanese delegation attending the first APEC Senior Officials’
Meeting (SOM1) now underway in the province in order to discuss economic cooperation.
In the meeting,
Chairman of Khanh Hoa People’s Committee Le Duc Vinh said six projects of
Japanese investors in the province are operating stably, while three other large-scale
Japanese projects are in the initial period, including the 4.5 billion USD Nam
Van Phong oil finery complex and the Van Phong Thermal Power Plant with an
investment of two billion USD.
Chairman Le Duc Vinh
highlighted Khanh Hoa’s potential, advantages and demand, stressing that the
province gives priority to investment in shipbuilding, seafood exploitation and
processing, hi-tech agriculture, and tourism.
The Japanese
delegates appreciated the cooperation and friendship relationship between
Vietnam and Japan.
They took note
of Khanh Hoa’s suggestions and promised to relay Khanh Hoa’s list of priority
fields and projects to Japanese investors.-VNA