Japanese investors have so far poured almost US$6 billion in the southern province of Binh Duong, Permanent Deputy Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Mai Hung Dung said at a working session with a delegation of the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI Kansai) on Thursday.

Head of the Japanese delegation, Director of International Trade of METI Kansai Hosokawa Yoichi appreciated Binh Duong’s efforts to protect the environment.

He said enterprises in Kansai want to increase investment and cooperation with Binh Duong, with a focus on the environment.

Deputy Chairman Dung affirmed that Binh Duong has always paid attention to environmental protection in its development process. The province is ready to work with Japanese enterprises in general and those from Kansai region in particular to development technological solutions for environmental protection, he said. — VNS