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Dong Thap calls for investment from Japan

A conference aimed at promoting investment and trade cooperation between the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap and Japan was organised on November 29, attracting more than 50 enterprises and investors from both sides.
Dong Thap calls for investment from Japan ảnh 1At the conference promoting investment and trade cooperation between the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap and Japan organised on November 29 (Photo: VNA)

Dong Thap (VNA) – A conference aimed at promoting investment and trade cooperation between the Mekong Delta provinceof Dong Thap and Japan was organised on November 29, attracting more than 50enterprises and investors from both sides.

Addressing the event, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Le Quoc Phong said that Japan has signed many bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with Vietnam, creating important legal frameworks for promoting trade, investment and business relations between the two countries. Over the past years, Dong Thap has boosted collaboration with many Japanese localities, organisations and individuals, he said.

As the province has always ranked in the top five in the country in terms of the provincial competitiveness index for the past 15 consecutive years, Dong Thap is confident that it is an ideal investment environment for Japanese businesses, he noted

Japanese Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Masuo Ono said that once DongThap's road and waterway transportation system is complete, it will open upopportunities for investment and trade collaboration between the province’s enterprisesand Japanese companies in such fields as agricultural processing, logistics, andtourism.

At the conference, participants were briefed aboutindustrial parks, border gate economic zones, industrial clusters, fields andprojects that are calling for investment.

Investment and trade connection activities betweenDong Thap businesses and Japanese businesses were also organised within theframework of the event, along with the introduction of local culture, tourism, and cuisine as well as products with demand for export to Japan.

The total trade turnover betweenDong Thap and Japan reached 18.17 million USD in 2022 and topped 20.5 million USDin the first eight months of this year. Dong Thap exported seafood,apparel, footwear, shrimp crackers and products made from rice to Japan while importing textile accessories and animal feed./.

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