The PM wished that the groupwould invest more in Vietnam and consume more Vietnamese products.
He said the Vietnamesegovernment and Hanoi authorities support AEON’s plan to build a modern shoppingmall in the south of the capital city, adding that Hanoi authorities wereassigned to adjust planning to serve the project.
The host suggested AEON boostthe export of Vietnamese products to Japan.
Iwamura saidthe AEON Mall Hoang Mai is scheduled to open by 2020. Apart from four shoppingmalls at present, two others are under construction.
The company willdouble the import of Vietnamese goods to 500 million USD as Vietnam is likelyto become a quality food supplier to Japanese consumers. The figure could surgeto 1 billion USD by 2025. Last year, it imported Vietnamese goods worth nearly250 million USD for sale in its malls in Japan.-VNA
