Ho Chi Minh City, Japan’s Sakai city promote workforce exchange

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem has committed favourable conditions for foreign investors to do long-term business in the city, including those from Sakai city.
Ho Chi Minh City, Japan’s Sakai city promote workforce exchange ảnh 1 Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Permanent Vice Chairman of the HoChi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem has committed favourableconditions for foreign investors to do long-term business in the city,including those from the Japanese city of Sakai, Osaka prefecture.

During a reception in the city on April 28 for the Sakaidelegation led by Mayor of Sakai city Osami Takeyama, Liem vowed to promptlydeal with difficulties faced by Sakai and Japanese firms while doing businessin the city.

He suggested the Mayor continues fostering friendshipbetween Ho Chi Minh City and Sakai city and Osaka prefecture, and thankedleaders of Sakai city for offering support to Vietnamese graduates and citizensin the city.

Takeyama, for his part, invited Ho Chi Minh City to join theVietnam Festival scheduled for November in Sakai, adding that the VietnameseConsulate General in Sakai has actively launched activities to reinforce Sakai– Vietnam bonds, thereby doubling the number of Vietnamese people in the pasttwo years, including many skilled workers and graduates from Ho Chi Minh City.

He said Sakai is well-known for mechanical products andhandicrafts and home to a number of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Sakai wants to intensify close and extensive relationshipwith Ho Chi Minh City and stands ready to receive its workers and graduates, hesaid.-VNA
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