Tokyo conference draws investment in Long An
Tokyo (VNA) – A conference was held in Tokyo on September 8
to promote Japanese investment in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.
Speaking
at the event, permanent Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen
Thanh Hai said the province had held working trips to Tokyo and the prefectures
of Hyogo, Ibaraki and Kanagawa. As a result, the province
signed a joint statement with Hyogo on cooperation in trade and investment promotion,
tourism, support industry, logistics and human resource training. It also
reached consensus with Ibaraki on the development and supply of workforce.
Meanwhile, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu
Hong Nam said with a strategic location, convenient transport system, abundant young
workforce and synchronous infrastructure, Long An is well-positioned to draw
investment in industry, urban areas, trade-services, tourism, hi-tech
agriculture and become a hub of services, industry and logistics in the Mekong
Delta.
Manabu Tsukada from the Japan External Trade Organisation
said Long An is now one of the biggest sources of Japanese investment in
Vietnam with 50 million USD last year.
Speaking highly of Long An’s strengths and
business environment, a representative of Sapporo Beer Co. Ltd said the local
authorities offered all possible support to the company to do business.
Concluding the event, Hai witnessed the
signing of cooperation agreements between the two countries’ enterprises./.