HCM City seeks stronger economic ties with Japanese city

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City
welcomes and pledges to create the best conditions for businesses from Sakai
city in the Japanese prefecture of Osaka to invest in the southern largest
economic hub, said a local official.
During a meeting with Deputy Mayor of Sakai city Emiko
Hazama on February 22, Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Le
Thanh Liem briefed his guest of the city’s potential and advantages as well as
prioritised fields calling for investment.
Liem said HCM City expects to effectively carry out
cooperation agreements already signed with Sakai city and Osaka prefecture and
jointly remove obstacles to facilitate investment and trade ties.
He called on the administrations of Sakai city and
Osaka prefecture to introduce HCM City’s investment climate and encourage local
investors to do long-term business in the city.
Having talked about Sakai city’s advantages and
potential and local enterprises’ demands for investment, Emiko Hazama expressed
her hope that the HCM City authorities would create more favourable conditions for
Sakai businesses to invest in the city.
According to the deputy mayor, Sakai city is the
second largest city in Osaka prefecture and boasts advantages in industry and
high technology.
Recently, Sakai enterprises have embarked on a range
of economic, trade and investment cooperation projects in Vietnam, including
HCM City.-VNA