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09/09/2022 - 19:41

Long An Province organizes Investment Promotion Conference in Tokyo, Japan

Following the series of activities of the Long An delegation in Japan, on the afternoon of September 8, in Tokyo, the Investment Promotion Conference of Long An province took place with the participation of a large number of large-scale Japanese businesses and investors in urban development, real estate, industry and labor training.

Scenes at the conference

The conference was held at TKP Otemachi Convention Center (Tokyo, Japan). The delegation of Long An province attended and was chaired by Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Long An province - Nguyen Thanh Hai and members.

On the Japanese side, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Japan - Vu Hong Nam; Mr. Manabu Tsukada - Senior Director of Global Strategy (Southeast Asia region) Planning Division of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO); representative of Asean Japan Center; Chairman of Vietnam Business Association (VJBA) in Japan; together with more than 100 Japanese and Vietnamese businessmen participated the event.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Long An Party Committee - Nguyen Thanh Hai deliveres a speech to welcome the conference

Addressing the meeting, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Long An Party Committee - Nguyen Thanh Hai affirmed that the current friendship between Vietnam and Japan was a result of the efforts and goodwill of the two Governments during nearly 50 years. That result demonstrates the political determination and new approach of the two countries' senior leaders in enhancing bilateral cooperation, comprehensive development and deepening the relationship between the two countries. Up to now, Japan's FDI inflows have also been present in 57 out of 63 provinces and cities of Vietnam; invested in 4,897 projects with a total capital of over USD 65.6 billion. Only in 2021, Japan ranked third among investment partners in Vietnam with a registered capital of nearly USD 3.9 billion, an increase of 64.6 percent compared to 2020.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam in Japan - Vu Hong Nam speaks at the conference

Attending and speaking at the conference, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam in Japan - Vu Hong Nam highly appreciated the Long An delegation for having carefully prepared for the conference; Although at present, Long An has received 130 projects from Japan, but Long An province has been very proactive in organizing promotion, connecting investment - trade, connecting businesses and markets to reach and promote comprehensive socio-economic cooperation activities. In his position, the ambassador will continue to do his best to promote investment cooperation activities, take advantage of new opportunities, promote and develop a sustainable economic cooperation relationship, mutual benefit between Vietnam and Japan, including Long An province.

At meetings and exchanges with the delegation, most of the Japanese corporations and large enterprises participating in the conference rated Vietnam as a safe and attractive investment destination and Long An was one of the top priority destinations of Japanese businessmen. According to JETRO's survey, the survey results on the current situation of Japanese enterprises investing abroad, up to 55.3 percent of Japanese enterprises surveyed said that they have business development orientations in Vietnam in the near future. In the next 1-2 years, an increase of 8.5 percentage points compared to 2021. This rate of Vietnam ranks first in the ASEAN region.

Emphasizing the achievements of Long An province in recent years, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Minh Lam affirmed: "With the spirit of innovation, maximum opening, connection and effective use of resources. Especially in the past 10 years, Long An province has had a breakthrough development; the economy has continuously grown high and stable, the economic scale is ranked 12th out of 63 provinces and cities in Vietnam, head of the Mekong Delta region".

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Minh Lam introduces advantages, investment opportunities and orientations to attract investment in Long An

At the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Minh Lam also introduced an overview of potentials, advantages, investment opportunities, policies and orientations to attract investment in Long An. With outstanding strengths, Long An always prioritizes investment attraction, ready to create the most favorable conditions for Japanese investors to invest in the province with industries, fields and areas in which the province has outstanding competitive advantages, differentiating potential, especially modern general services; processing, manufacturing, high technology, smart technology; marine economy, logistics, seaports and seaport services; ecological agriculture; sectors that promote green economy such as clean energy, renewable energy; training, development and supply of human resources; environmental projects, etc.

At the conference, the delegation also listened to exchange ideas, concerns, problems and directly interacted with Japanese investors and businesses; answer and clarify the concerns of businesses in the process of researching and investing in the province.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - Nguyen Thanh Hai, chairing the conference affirmed: "Long An is committed to accompanying, supporting and creating maximum conditions for investors and businesses to implement procedures to implement and operate the project quickly and conveniently; prepare well the necessary conditions for a clean land fund with a synchronous infrastructure system; prepare human resources, especially high quality human resources, trained workforce; absolutely ensure security and safety of assets; provide convenient public services; open, equal and transparent business and investment environment for Japanese investors to successfully invest and develop sustainably in the province".

Vietnam - Japan enterprises sign a memorandum of cooperation at the conference

At the conference, under the witness of provincial leaders, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam in Japan, Chairman of JETRO, 3 memorandums of understanding and 4 cooperation contracts were signed and opened a new page in the process of cooperation between the parties./.

By Anh Hong – Translated by Duc Tam

Source: https://baolongan.vn/tinh-long-an-to-chuc-hoi-nghi-xuc-tien-dau-tu-tai-tokyo-nhat-ban-a141361.html

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