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Hue, Japan’s Nara prefecture cooperate to promote cultural heritage values

As of June 2025, there had been 20 foreign direct investment projects from Japan to Hue with a total registered capital of more than 247 million USD.

Tourists visit Thien Mu pagoda in Hue. (Photo: VNA)
Tourists visit Thien Mu pagoda in Hue. (Photo: VNA)

Hue (VNA) - Chairman of the Hue city People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong and Governor of Japan’s Nara prefecture Yamashita Makoto on June 4 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation between the two localities.

The signing took place on the occasion when the Japanese official is attending the 14th East Asia Local and Regional Government Congress held in the central city of Vietnam.

According to the MoU, the two localities will encourage the development of mutually beneficial cooperation on the basis of respecting the characteristics of each locality, exchanging information, implementing cooperation activities in the fields of cultural exchange, tourism, health, cultural heritage preservation, labour - employment, agriculture, trade and investment, among others.

The two sides agreed to continue to coordinate in organising short-term exchange programmes for high school students; send teachers and organising cultural activities of the two localities; cooperate in teaching Japanese language in Hue and introducing Vietnamese culture in Nara.

The two sides will also cooperate to develop a digital learning platform and a Vietnamese-Japanese bilingual digital library; develop shared learning materials including books, videos, and digital lectures on Vietnamese-Japanese history and culture for students and teachers; share experiences in implementing AI, Internet of Things (IoT) in classrooms and in education management.

At the same time, they will strengthen cooperation in organising educational projects on cultural heritage, connecting Hue and Nara - two lands with many cultural heritages recognised by UNESCO.

Over the past time, Hue city has had effective cooperation with many localities in Japan. In terms of trade and investment, as of June 2025, there had been 20 foreign direct investment projects from Japan to Hue with a total registered capital of more than 247 million USD. In particular, the AEON MALL Hue project of AEONMALL Vietnam Co Ltd with a total investment capital of more than 169 million USD started operations in September 2024, marking a highlight in investment from Japanese investors to Hue city./.

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