Japan pledges to support major transport projects in Binh Duong
Binh Duong (VNA) – Japanese
Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio has told leaders of the southern province of
Binh Duong that his country supports transport projects connecting Binh Duong with
regional localities and cooperation in investment for major projects using Japanese ODA.
At a meeting with provincial leaders
in the locality on December 19, the diplomat said that said he is
impressed by the dynamic development environment and infrastructure of Binh
Duong.
The two sides discussed measures to
speed up cooperation in major transport projects. They also mentioned a railway line
connecting Hoa Lu border gate in neighbouring Binh Phuoc province and Cai Mep-Thi
Vai border port, an important project not only for Binh Duong but also the
southern economic region and the whole nation, completing the logistics and
urban system of the region.
Binh Duong proposed that Japan help spread the information on the project to partners, while speeding up procedures to
supply investment capital to the project.
The Japanese ambassador lauded the Vietnam-Japan
joint venture Becamex-Tokyu’s establishment of a centre for pre-feasibility
research for the project.
So far, 15 Japanese firms have chosen
Binh Duong as their investment destination, he noted, suggesting that Binh
Duong work harder in training high quality human resources to meet the demand
of Japanese investors.
Secretary of the Binh Duong Party
Committee Tran Van Nam said that after 23 years of re-establishment, Binh Duong
has become a dynamic industrial locality of Vietnam, with industrial sector
making up 97 percent of the locality’s economic structure.
Binh Duong is home to 29 industrial
parks and 10 industrial clusters. It has attracted nearly
4,000 foreign-invested projects from 66 countries and territories, of which
disbursement reached over 35.4 billion USD.
He noted that Japan has been the
largest foreign investor in Binh Duong with more than 320 projects worth over 56
billion USD.
The official added that despite impact of
COVID-19 pandemic, the province has still maintained high growth rate in 2020,
while its State budget collection hits nearly 60 trillion VND, and per capita
income reaches 6,700 USD per annum.
The Japanese ambassador spoke highly
of the initiative of organising an international friendship football tournament
for Japanese and Vietnamese U13 teams, expressing his hope that such activities
will be expanded in the future./.