At a meeting with JETRO Chief Representative in VietnamAtsusuke Kawada in Hanoi on February 7, the PM stressed that the programme aimsto introduce Vietnam’s image, socio-economic development, investmentenvironment as well as cooperation potential and opportunities to Japanesefirms, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME).
He held that Japanese SMEs’ creativity and high technologyis needed for Vietnam’s startups.
He expressed his hope that the two sides will work hard to makeJapan the largest investor in Vietnam, thus contributing to socio-economic developmentof Vietnam.
He asked Vietnamese agencies to coordinate closely withJETRO to popularise partnership, investment and trade opportunities in Vietnam amongthe Japanese business community.
The Government leader noted that Vietnam is to welcomeJapanese Emperor and Queen, asserting that the visit is a good signal in thebilateral relations.
For his part, Atsusuke Kawada said that although Japan rankssecond among foreign investors in Vietnam, it run 549 projects in the SoutheastAsian country in 2016, the largest number compared to that of other foreigninvestors.
This shows Japan’s interest in the Vietnamese market, hesaid, adding that JETRO has been also regularly asked for consultations byJapanese firms on investment in Vietnam.-VNA
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