Highlighting the growth of the Vietnam-Japan relations over the past 52 years with the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world, PM Chinh noted that bilateral economic, trade, and investment cooperation has continued to play a pivotal role, standing out as a highlight in the bilateral relationship.
The People's Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau held a dialogue with Japanese enterprises on July 31 to help remove difficulties and address problems facing them while operating in the southern province.
A delegation of Japan’s Shiga prefecture led by Governor Mikazuki Taizo visited and had a working session with the People’s Committee of Ha Nam on November 3 to learn about this northern province’s investment environment.
The northern province of Ha Nam attaches importance to investment cooperation with Japan, and considers it one of the important tasks to mobilise resources and boost local socio-economic development, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Le Thi Thuy told Japanese enterprises on September 25.
There remains ample room for Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises to foster cooperation in supporting industries that are increasingly developing and playing an important role in Vietnam's participation in the global supply chain as well as the global value chain, insiders have said.
Chief Representative of Japan’s Komeito party Yamaguchi Natsuo talked about his country’s cooperation with Vietnam and the development prospects for the time ahead, during a press meeting in Hanoi on August 23.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha pledged maximum support for Marubeni Corporation to shift its projects using new and modern technology to Vietnam, while receiving a leader of the Japanese firm in Hanoi on March 10.
Japanese enterprises are interested in and looking for investment opportunities in the Mekong Delta region, especially in Vinh Long province, according to deputy chief representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in HCM City Ida Koji.
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai received Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, on February 23 to discuss the organisation of the eighth Vietnam - Japan Festival.
Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Van Nen on January 11 received former Prime Minister of Japan Suga Yoshihide who is on a working visit to the southern largest city.
The proportion of Japanese enterprises that intend to expand their investment in Vietnam in the next one to two years is 60%, up 4.7 points from the previous year and the highest among Southeast Asian countries.
Various Japanese enterprises are planning to expand their investment in Vietnam, where business insiders of Japan assess as the second most attractive investment destination after the US, according to Chief Representative of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Najakima Takeo in Hanoi.
More than 60 Japanese and Vietnamese enterprises based in the northern port city of Hai Phong and neighbouring localities attended a technology networking event hosted by Hai Phong’s Department of Science and Technology on September 13.
The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Long An on August 23 held an investment promotion conference and a dialogue with Japanese enterprises.
Cooperation possibilities for Japan and Vietnam are limitless, said Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio at a seminar on the two countries’ cooperation in technology renovation, digital transformation and supply chain diversification on May 1.
The proportion of Japanese enterprises operating in Vietnam forecast to be profitable in business activities last year is 54.3 percent, up 4.7 points compared to 2020.
Vietnam and Japan have agreed to boost their close cooperation with a view to effectively implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
About 36.1 percent of Japanese enterprises doing business in Malaysia intend to further expand their operations in the next one to two years, mainly in the food, precision medical equipment and transportation, according to an annual survey by the Japan External Trade Organization.
