Long an: use every possibility to welcome the wave of FDI investments from Japan.

DNHN - On September 13, 2023, under the auspices of the Investment and Trade Promotion Working Group of the province of Long An, they participated in a number of crucial investment promotion activities and obtained a multitude of positive outcomes.

In 2023, the Vietnam - Japan Trade and Investment Promotion Forum will be coordinated by the Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Japanese organisations. Mr. Pham Quang Hieu - Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan; Mr. Hoang Quang Phong - Vice President of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry; Ms Kakihara Atsuko - Co-Chair of the Japan Business Association and JMBCC; and Mr Yoshikawa Tetsushi, Deputy General Director of Trade Policy, Trade Policy Department of the Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) all attended the Forum. On behalf of Long An province, Mr. Nguyen Van Ut, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and members of the province's working delegation were present. The programme also includes the participation of the provinces of Hung Yen and Soc Trang, industrial park infrastructure enterprises in Vietnam, and over 150 representatives of large Japanese businesses and corporations.

Ambassador of Vietnam to Japan Pham Quang Hieu stated at the opening of the Forum that economic and trade relations between Vietnam and Japan are developing rapidly. Japan is currently Vietnam's top economic partner, ranking first in ODA, second in labour, third in investment and tourism, and fourth in trade. Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu opined that Vietnam-Japan relations are at their best point in history; with the support of the governments and people of both nations, Vietnam-Japan relations are poised to reach new heights. Strengthen cooperation in traditional areas such as investment, trade, tourism, and labour and new cooperation areas such as green transformation and energy transformation; promote local and international exchanges. In the context of activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, the Ambassador praised the role of VCCI as a connector and the positive attitude of localities in attracting investment. extensive partnership with Japanese partners. Concurrently, he believes that localities must make efforts to reform administrative procedures, invest in synchronous infrastructure, and enhance the quality of human resources to attract investment by sustainable and environmentally friendly objectives. These are requirements for Japanese companies to invest overseas.

Mr. Nguyen Van Ut, Chairman of Long An Provincial People's Committee, attended the forum and provided an overview of Long An Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, vision to 2050, which highlighted the province's potential and advantages. Long A in attracting trade and investment. Numerous industrial parks and export processing zones with synchronous technical infrastructure are located in the province. In addition, the province is home to nearly one million people of working age, which improves the province's human resources when sending workers to Vietnam. Studying and training in Japan will attract numerous large Japanese businesses. Mr. Nguyen Van Ut added that the province is prioritising the following areas to attract investment: industry, electronics, international quality urban areas, high-tech agriculture, and logistics. In all of these areas, Japanese partners have demonstrated their dominance in the international market.

Within the framework of the Forum, Saigon Telecommunications Technology Joint Stock Company signed a memorandum of understanding with Valley Campus Japan (VCJ) and Valley Campus Saigon (VCS) regarding cooperation in the implementation of projects in Long An about human resource development, solution development, and technology transfer in the fields of agriculture and environment. Cooperation in training and supplying highly qualified human resources to meet Japan's most stringent requirements in the fields of agriculture and IT industry. Solution platforms deploy high-tech agricultural/IoT application platforms, apply Blockchain technology to traceability, and track and measure carbon emissions. This is the only cooperation agreement signed at the forum, and it has received a great deal of attention and appreciation from Japanese partners for achieving the province's goal of industrialization and modernization associated with sustainable development. are proceeding.

In addition, the province's delegation participated in a discussion with the leaders of the Japan-Vietnam Economic Committee (Keidanren) on September 13. Mr. Fujimoto Masayoshi, Chairman of Keidanren and Chairman of Sojitz Corporation, along with leaders of Japan's leading corporations including Hitachi, Japan Airlines, Sumitomo, Japan International Bank, etc., welcomed the delegation. During the meeting, Acting Director Director of the Department of Planning and Investment Truong Van Liep provided a brief overview of the province's economic achievements, potential, and investment attraction strategy for the near future. He also expressed his eagerness to continue welcoming and collaborating with Keidanren Institutes in Long An as soon as possible. Japanese businesses highly value the potential of the Vietnamese market, particularly the southern provinces, such as Long An province, according to Keidanren leaders. Gleichzeitig hoffen wir, dass the province focuses on simplification, enhances the efficacy of administrative procedures, trains highly specialised human resources, and invests in synchronous infrastructure, so that Japanese investors can have long-term confidence in the province. long and grow along with the province.

Ending the schedule in Tokyo, tomorrow the province's delegation will move to Osaka City to attend the "Vietnam-Japan Trade & Investment Promotion Forum (Kansai) 2023 and visit and work at the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka (Japan).

At the invitation of the Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Vietnamese Consulate South in Osaka, a delegation from Long An province participated in investment and trade promotion in Japan from September 10 through September 16. Before that, the delegation greeted and paid a courtesy visit to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, worked with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), paid a courtesy visit to a Japanese parliamentarian, and collaborated with several Japanese businesses and universities.

Truong Giang