Vietnamese businesses have invested 7 million USD into approximately 40 projects in Japan, as heard at a conference held on July 5 to further promote the investment.
An agreement to hold international fairs and business connectivity programmes for Vietnam’s support industry was signed in Ho Chi Minh City on June 15.
A recent survey conducted by Mizuho Research Institute of 1,100 companies in Japan shows growing interest in Vietnam as an investment priority among ASEAN countries.
Vietnam’s agricultural business climate, priorities to develop agriculture as well as incentives for agricultural investments were introduced at a conference held in Osaka, Japan on April 27.
The localisation rate in Vietnam - the percentage of a product locally made - is too low as the number of Vietnamese part supplying businesses accounted for only three percent of the country’s total.
A programme to connect enterprises operating in the supporting industry from Japan, Vietnam and ASEAN countries took place in Ho Chi Minh City on March 16-17.
Chairman and CEO of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Ishige Hiroyuki has stressed that investment and trade ties between Vietnam and Japan will be stronger in the coming years.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee is likely to approve a project to promote support industries next month, heard the "Vietnam - Japan Supporting Industry Forum".
Vietnam could be an attractive market for Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) as the Japanese airline has been pursuing a plan to expand its international operations since 2010.
Vietnam is expected to attract more foreign investment next year and in the future due to the opportunities and advantages resulting from free trade agreements (FTAs), according to experts.
The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai stands ready to provide all possible support for businesses, including electricity, water, banking, telecommunications and information technology services.
Japanese enterprises have pledged to support their partners in the Mekong Delta in applying high-technology in agriculture production while helping regional provinces to renovate agricultural system.
A delegation of 32 Japanese businesses operating in high-tech agriculture has visited the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to learn about cooperation opportunities in the field.
A delegation of Japanese agricultural companies led by Atsuke Kawada, Chief of JETRO’s office in Hanoi, went on a fact-finding tour to Thai Binh and Ha Nam on December 8.
A flux of investment waves from Japanese businesses are coming to Vietnam’s agricultural sector, which plays an important role in the national development.