The central city has been calling up potential investors, hopefully Japanese, to develop eight berths and series of infrastructure projects at the key Liên Chiểu Port by the end of this year.
Japan is now the province''s leading source of foreign investment, with 173 valid projects worth over $4 billion, accounting for 61 per cent of total foreign investment registered in the locality, he said.
The Vietnamese Government appreciates the role of the Japanese businesses for their responsible and efficient investment in Viet Nam, contributing to the State budget, environmental protection and care for workers.
Japanese businesses that sell homecare, beauty and health care products will join a programme in Ha Noi to seek Vietnamese distributors in the local market.
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation’s recent survey has shown that 36.4 per cent of Japanese businesses operating overseas viewed Viet Nam as a promising investment destination in the middle and long terms, up 2.5 per cent from 2018.
Many Japanese businesses have expressed interest in investing in Viet Nam’s northern province of Ha Nam to supply top quality products to the Southeast Asian market, said Tsunemasa Teramoto, a representative from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has encouraged Japanese businesses to become strategic partners with Viet Nam’s State-owned enterprises (SOEs), especially in industrial infrastructure construction.
The northern province of Phu Tho hopes Japanese businesses will continue to invest in the Vietnamese locality and commit to favourable conditions for their operation.
Japanese businesses have become an important part of Hai Phong’s economy, said municipal Party Committee Secretary Le Van Thanh at a conference in the northern port city on Saturday.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Japanese news agency Nikkei to spread the Vietnamese government’s message of creating all possible support for Japanese businesses in Viet Nam.
Eighty Japanese businesses, mostly from Japan’s Hokkaido Province, introduced their food items and services at a trade promotion programme held in HCM City on Tuesday.
Thirty-five Japanese businesses introduced various food items at a programme to connect businesses in the field of food, agricultural and forestry products and seafood in HCM City on Wednesday.
Over 60 per cent of Japanese businesses operating in Viet Nam plan to
expand their operations, regarding the Southeast Asian nation as a
crucial investment destination, according to a JETRO survey released
yesterday.