Attending at Binh Duong bridge point were Mr. Mai Hung Dung - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Pham Ngoc Thuan – General Director of Becamex IDC; representatives of leaders of provincial departments, committees and leaders of some Japanese enterprises in Binh Duong.
At Japanese bridge point, there were Mr. Murakao Tsugumasa - Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture and about 100 Japanese enterprises.
At Ho Chi Minh City bridge point, there were Mr. Nobuhiro Watanabe - Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Shinji Hirai – Chief Representative of Jetro Office in Ho Chi Minh City.
Overview of the webinar at Binh Duong bridge point
Speaking at the opening of the webinar, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Mai Hung Dung emphasized that after nearly 50 years of establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, the two countries have achieved great achievements in all fields. Especially, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's first official visit to Japan on November 22, 2021 took place in the context that the two countries' relations are at the best stage in history since the establishment of diplomatic relations. Japan is the top important economic partner of Vietnam, the largest ODA donor, the second largest investor, the third largest tourism and the fourth largest trade partner of Vietnam. As of the end of October 2021, Japan has invested in more than 4,700 projects in Vietnam with a total investment capital of 64 billion USD. Particularly in Binh Duong province, Japan has invested in 328 projects with a total capital of 5 billion 770 million USD. Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also said that up to now, more than 90% of enterprises in Binh Duong province have resumed operation; 100% of people aged 18 and over have received 1 dose of vaccine and more than 80% of people have received 2 doses of Covid-19 vaccine. The province is planning to welcome workers back to Binh Duong to work.
Introducing the investment environment in Binh Duong, Mr. Uematsu Kanji - Deputy Marketing Director of Becamex IDC said that Binh Duong is focusing on building Binh Duong Smart City and Science and Technology Industrial Park to serve investors. In the coming period, Binh Duong will continue to invest in infrastructure, especially arterial roads connecting to airport and seaports to shorten time and save costs of freight. The province also promotes digital transformation, striving that by early 2022, some administrative procedures related to the investment field will be carried out online. The province also pays special attention to the accommodation of workers, it is expected that, in the 2022-2025 period, the province will deploy to build 1 million social housing units with suitable prices for workers to have stable accommodation.
Appreciating Binh Duong's investment environment, Japanese enterprises investing in Binh Duong found that, during the complicated development of the pandemic, Binh Duong province's government always pays attention to and accompanies Japanese enterprises, creating conditions for enterprises to both prevent and control the pandemic and maintain production activities. Binh Duong has a favorable geographical position and modern and synchronous infrastructure, which is an important factor for Japanese enterprises to choose to invest. Mr. Masaki Nakahara - Factory Manager of Mitsubishi Vietnam said that the company has a factory in Di An city with more than 300 workers. During the recent 4th pandemic wave, the Company still operated the powder coating segment under the "3 on-the-spot" model with 30% of workers. He highly appreciated and thanked the leaders of Binh Duong province and authorities at all levels for creating conditions for the Company to carry out production during the complicated pandemic to keep up with the contract schedule. Binh Duong also created conditions for Japanese experts and workers to fully receive 02 doses of Covid-19 vaccine.
Mr. Hirofumi Osaki - General Director of Amon Vietnam Co., Ltd. highly appreciates Binh Duong's investment environment
Mr. Yoghiaki Ykeda - General Director of Sakai Chemical Vietnam Co., Ltd. said that Binh Duong is a locality with a rapidly developing economy; the Company's factory in Binh Duong has been in operation since 2009, up to now, the factory has not stopped developing. Binh Duong is also a locality with effective pandemic prevention and control solutions. During the time of implementing social distancing, the Company's operations have been significantly affected, however, with the best conditions from the provincial government and the Health branch, the Company has produced under the "3 on-the-spot" model. Company workers are vaccinated against Covid-19. He called for Japanese investors to come to Binh Duong to learn about the investment environment.
Agreeing with enterprises investing in Binh Duong, Mr. Hirofumi Osaki - General Director of Amon Vietnam Co., Ltd said that, Binh Duong authorities always promptly support enterprises when facing difficulties and create all favorable conditions for enterprises to operate effectively. He highly appreciated the hard work and resilience of Vietnamese workers. This is a very important factor for enterprises to choose to invest.
At the webinar, enterprises discussed the Covid-19 situation in the new normal and solutions in the coming time in Binh Duong's pandemic prevention and control to create more favorable conditions for enterprises to produce and do business effectively.
Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Mai Hung Dung concludes the webinar
Concluding the webinar, on behalf of the provincial leaders, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Mai Hung Dung cordially invited Japanese investors, enterprises and entrepreneurs to come to Binh Duong to learn about investment opportunities and environment, socio-economic infrastructure facilities that Binh Duong province has served the needs of foreign investors, especially Japanese investors during the past time; at the same time, for the province to have the opportunity to introduce more specifically about the potentials and advantages of Binh Duong province and the areas that Binh Duong prioritizes to attract investment in the coming time. The province will always accompany, support and create the most favorable conditions for foreign investors, including Japanese investors.
Reported by Mai Xuan - Translated by Nguyen Trang