Participants at a ceremony to launch the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association in Mimasaka city (Source: the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Tokyo(VNA) – Representatives from 60 businesses in Mimasaka city of Japan’s Okayama prefecture and locals have attended a workshop in the locality to study investment and business opportunities in Vietnam.
Jointly organised by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka, the local administration and the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association of Mimasaka, the event offered a good chance for participants to get an update on Vietnam’s policies and incentives related to foreign investment attraction. The information about Vietnam’s socio-economic development and Vietnam-Japan relations was also provided to the attendees.
While sharing his impression after his trips to Vietnam, Mimasaka Mayor Hagiwara Seiji spoke highly of Vietnam’s business and investment potentials as well as its efforts to improve policies and business climate.
He also highlighted Japan’s endeavours to expand cooperation with Vietnam and draw foreign investment.
The mayor stressed that Mimasaka has actively promoted cooperation with Vietnam, especially in education-training, labour, economy-trade, and tourism.
The city inked a cooperation agreement with Da Nang University in the central city of Da Nang in April last year, he added.-VNA
