Attending the program were Mr. Vo Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee (PPC); Mr. Nguyen Van Loc - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Head of Commission for Mass Mobilization of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and leaders of provincial departments, committees and branches.
On the Japanese side, attending were Mr. Watanabe Nobuhiro - Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Muraoka Tsugumasa - Governor of Yamaguchi prefecture; Mr. Futatsugi Kenji - Vice Chairman of the Yamaguchi Prefectural Council, the delegation of Yamaguchi prefecture and representatives of Japanese enterprises in Binh Duong.
Overview of the program
Speaking at the program, Chairman of the PPC Vo Van Minh said that currently, among 65 countries and territories investing in Binh Duong, Japan ranks second with a total investment of nearly 6 billion USD, accounting for 15% of total investment capital in the province; mainly focus on such fields as: Manufacture of electronic components, electronic circuits and chips; automobile production and assembly; iron and steel production and other supporting industries. The province has promoted cooperation with Tokyu Corporation on infrastructure, urban and transport development; Aeon Group on commercial development; Mitsubishi Corporation on automobile industry development; Toshiba Corporation and Foster Electronics Corp. on the manufacture of electronic components, etc.
Chairman of the PPC affirmed that in the development process of Binh Duong, the provincial government highly appreciates the attention of foreign investors, including Japanese investors, for economic development as well as for the care of social security for people in the province.
Chairman of the PPC Vo Van Minh speaks at the program
The Chairman thanked for the affection of the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City, the Yamaguchi prefectural government and the Japanese enterprise community for coordinating and supporting Binh Duong province during the past time. At the same time, he hoped that in the coming time, Binh Duong province will continue to receive active support from the Yamaguchi prefectural government.
Binh Duong province is committed to always accompany and create the most favorable conditions for investors; maintain regular dialogue channels with the enterprise community both at home and abroad to promptly adjust policies in line with the development interests of the locality and the legitimate interests of the enterprise community in the province.
Sharing at the event, Mr. Muraoka Tsugumasa - Governor of Yamaguchi prefecture said that since establishing friendly cooperation relations in 2014, Binh Duong province and Yamaguchi prefecture have actively implemented high-level delegation exchanges; coordinated to organize conferences and seminars on investment promotion to attract investment in Binh Duong province; implemented many cooperation programs in education, health, physical training, sports and many other exchange activities, etc.
Thereby, contributing positively to the socio-economic development of the two localities; contributing to tightening the friendship relationship of Vietnam and Japan in general, Binh Duong province and Yamaguchi prefecture in particular. Although in the context of the complicated Covid-19 pandemic, the two localities have always maintained a cooperative relationship in the form of online, trying to help each other overcome the pandemic.
Mr. Muraoka Tsugumasa - Governor of Yamaguchi prefecture speaks at the program
Mr. Watanabe Nobuhiro - Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City was pleased to affirm that the extensive strategic partnership between the two countries Vietnam - Japan is developing better and deeper in all fields.
In recent years, Vietnam in general and Binh Duong province in particular has been and is a reliable address for foreign investors, in which many Japanese enterprises choose Binh Duong as an attractive destination for investment cooperation. In particular, the cooperation relationship between Binh Duong province and Yamaguchi prefecture is constantly being promoted and diversified in many fields of potential and strength of both sides.
Mr. Watanabe Nobuhiro - Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City speaks at the program
He believed that in the coming time, the good relationship between the two localities will develop to new heights and contribute to strengthening the extensive strategic partnership between the two countries, Vietnam and Japan.
At the program, Japanese enterprises highly appreciated and thanked the Binh Duong provincial government for creating all conditions; actively paying attention to, supporting and removing difficulties for Japanese enterprises and investors in Binh Duong, especially during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Enterprises highly appreciate Binh Duong's investment environment
Leaders of Binh Duong province and Yamaguchi prefecture also discussed and agreed to coordinate with the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam, the Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and Japanese partners to organize national events in 2023 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations.
Reported by Doan Trang- Translated by Thanh Tam