Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio and representatives of Japanese companies praised the potential, advantages, and investment attraction policies of northern Ha Nam province at a seminar on September 28.
The Vietnamese Buddhist Association in Japan and Hana’s Charity have recently organised a full-moon festival at a community centre in Chiba prefecture where many Vietnamese citizens stuck by COVID-19 are staying.
Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, is ready to offer all possible support for Japanese experts to return to work after the COVID-19 pandemic is under control, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.
Ho Chi Minh City wishes to bolster cooperation with Japanese localities, including Wakayama prefecture, in the coming time, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen said on February 14.
In recent years, many Vietnamese agricultural apprentices have chosen Ibaraki prefecture as a favourite destination because it is one of the Japanese localities with developed agriculture.
Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem hosted a reception for Nakamura Hiro, Governor of Yatsushiro city, the Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto, on January 17.
The Japan-Vietnam Festival is a win-win event which has become a highlight in the bilateral cultural partnership over the years, said Tsutomu Takebe, Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance.
Vietnamese labourers will have more job opportunities and receive support to integrate into local society in Kanagawa prefecture of Japan under a freshly inked MoU on human resource development.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh received Kanagawa Governor Kuroiwa Yuji in Hanoi on November 18, applauding her guest’s contributions to relations between the Japanese prefecture and Vietnamese localities.
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) organised a dialogue on economic cooperation between Vietnamese localities and relevant agencies and businesses of Japan in Tokyo on November 8.
Leaders of Hanoi hosted on October 21 a delegation from Fukuoka prefecture of Japan led by Tosho Matsuo, acting Chairman of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly.
Representatives of the south central province of Binh Dinh and the Japanese city of Izumisano signed an agreement to set up friendly and cooperative ties in Quy Nhon city on October 21.
Authorities of many Japanese localities have established one-stop-shop consultation centres to support foreigners, including Vietnamese labourers living and working in the country.
Japan has continued to be the largest market for Vietnamese labourers so far, and it is expected to offer many more job opportunities with high income in the remaining months of the year.
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.
After lagging behind other provinces and cities nationwide in attracting Japanese investment, the central city of Da Nang has emerged as a popular destination for investors from the Land of the Rising Sun.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on Japanese localities to further promote trade economic, trade and tourism cooperation with Vietnam, especially in agriculture, support industry, information technology, and tourism.