Representatives from the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Hanoi had a working session with leaders of the northern province of Nam Dinh on October 30 to learn about investment and trade opportunities in the locality.

Head of the JETRO delegation Atsusuke Kawada spoke highly of the local authorities’ policies to attract investment, especially in agriculture and light industry.

He said JETRO is supporting Japanese small-and medium-sized enterprises in investment activities in Vietnam in agriculture, service, manufacturing and processing.

Nam Dinh’s provincial Party Committee Secretary Doan Hong Phong highlighted the locality’s potential and strength in many fields, affirming that Nam Dinh always welcomes investors to the fields of industrial park infrastructure development, agriculture, food processing industry and tourism.

The locality is accelerating the restructuring of its agriculture sector in order to fully tap its advantages and improve the quality and value of farm products, he said, expressing the hope to attract more investment to carry out the task successfully.-VNA