Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has expressed his hope that Japanese leaders will encourage local businesses to increase investment and diversify supply chains in Vietnam.
The northern province of Quang Ninh is willing to hold open discussions with Japanese enterprises and create all possible conditions for them in terms of administrative procedures, land clearance, and human resources, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Ky has affirmed.
Japan’s Wakayama prefecture has committed to creating favourable conditions for local enterprises to invest in Vietnam, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka said on November 1.
Despite a raft of difficulties plaguing 2020, nearly 47 percent of Japanese businesses investing in Vietnam said they will expand operations in the next one or two years, the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) said on February 8.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 11 expressed his hope that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will further its cooperation with and support Vietnam in national development.
Ho Chi Minh city will create favourable conditions for Japanese firm to make long-term investment and business in the southern economic hub, on the basis of the special relations between the two countries, a municipal official affirmed on December 6.
Japanese investors are pouring more capital into the southern province of Binh Duong to tap into local potential in electronic component manufacturing, automobile assembly and production, and supporting industries.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue welcomed cooperation and investment proposals by Japan’s Aichi prefecture while meeting with its Governor Omura Hideaki in Hanoi on September 12.
A delegation of businesses from Asahikawa city of Japan visited Thua Thien-Hue on August 29 and 30 to explore investment chances in the central province of Vietnam.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Kunio Umeda in Hanoi on June 20 to discuss measures to promote cooperation between the two countries.
Japanese investment in Vietnam is expected to grow this year, given Japan’s recent initiative to shift investment to Vietnam and other Mekong River nations, as well as free trade agreements (FTA), experts said.
The Customs Department of Ho Chi Minh City held a dialogue with more than 200 Japanese businesses on November 22 to inform them about new customs regulations and field their questions.
Ha Nam province will create favourable conditions to attract more Japanese businesses to invest in local projects, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Truong Quoc Huy.
The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 3 inaugurated the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Industrial Park, as part of the activities to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the bilateral diplomatic ties.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Japanese businesses to help their Vietnamese peers develop the supporting and high-technology industries, during a talk with relevant major Japanese enterprises operating in these fields in Tokyo on October 10.
Enhancing Vietnam’s labour productivity is the priority of the Vietnam – Japan Joint Initiative that aims to improve Vietnam’s investment environment, a Japanese diplomat has said.
Japan, the second biggest investor in Vietnam, is continuing to pour billions of USD into new projects in the Southeast Asian nation, an investment partnership expected to grow stronger after a State visit to Japan by President Tran Dai Quang.
Many Japanese investors are keen on investing in the Mekong Delta, Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio affirmed at a conference in Can Tho city on April 18.
A conference took place in Can Tho city on April 18 to connect Japanese partners with the Mekong Delta, where the presence of foreign businesses, including Japanese ones, is still modest compared to other regions of Vietnam.
A conference entitled “Meet Japan – Mekong Delta region” will take place in Can Tho city on April 18 and19, expected to provide the city a golden opportunity to promote trade and investment ties with Japanese firms.
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