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HCM City eyes to expand tourism cooperation with Japanese prefecture

Following their successes in cooperation over the past five decades, Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, and Japan need to immediately implement cooperation projects to mark the first year of the next 50-year period of cooperation, said Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee.
HCM City eyes to expand tourism cooperation with Japanese prefecture ảnh 1Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee (C) receives Hirose Noriko (second from the left), Tourism Ambassador of HCM City in Aichi. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) - Following their successes incooperation over the past five decades, Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City,and Japan need to immediately implement cooperation projects to mark the firstyear of the next 50-year period of cooperation, said Phan Van Mai, Chairman ofthe municipal People’s Committee.

Mai made the suggestion a reception on March 19for Hirose Noriko, Tourism Ambassador of HCM City in Aichi prefecture, duringwhich they discussed orientations for tourism cooperation activities betweenthe southern largest economic hub and the Japanese prefecture.

He said the Vietnam Festival in Aichi, which isscheduled to be held in November 2024, will be one of the cultural events thatneed to be prioritised for organisation.

The official thanked the Governor of Aichi forcreating favourable conditions for organising the festival, affirming that inthis year’s event, HCM City will deeply join cultural and artistic activities,introduce Vietnamese cuisine, and promote trade, investment and tourismconnection.

He expressed his belief that Noriko will continueto promote her role as a bridge promoting HCM City’s tourism to businesses andpeople of Aichi, thus helping to boost tourism cooperation and people-to-peopleexchanges to further strengthen cohesion and deepen the relationship betweenthe two localities in particular, and between Vietnam and Japan in general.

For her part, Noriko showed her joy at the successof the Vietnam Festival in Aichi and the Vietnam - Japan Festival in HCM Citylast year, saying that they contributed to enhancing understanding, solidarity,and friendship between the people of the two countries.

Aichi is home to the largest number of Vietnamesenationals in Japan with more than 51,000 people. Therefore, the VietnameseFestival in the Japanese prefecture always attracts the attention andparticipation of many tourists.

The success of the Vietnam Festival is also alesson to help Aichi confidently organise more cultural festivals in thefuture, she added.

Speaking highly of the potential for tourismcooperation between HCM City and Aichi, Noriko pledged to do her best as thetourism ambassador of HCM City in Aichi./.

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