Enterprises from the southern province of Dong Nai and Japan were given a chance to meet and seek cooperation opportunities at a conference in Tokyo on September 7.
Minister Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan Nguyen Truong Son at the conference (Photo: VOV)
Tokyo (VNA) – Enterprises from the southern province of Dong Naiand Japan were given a chance to meet and seek cooperation opportunities at aconference in Tokyo on September 7.
The event was jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and Dong Naiprovince People’s Committee with the aim of promoting export-import activitiesbetween the two countries.
Speakingbefore representatives from 20 Vietnamese firms and over 50 Japaneseenterprises, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Van Vinh highlightedthe province’s advantages in terms of natural, economic and social conditions.
Hestressed that Dong Nai, with stable and high economic growth at an average 13percent per year, is one of the leading industrial localities in Vietnam.
According to Vinh, the province accounted for 9-10 percent of the nation’s exportrevenues with key staples like garments, footwear, coffee, rubber, cashew andpepper.
Japan is the second largest trade partner of Dong Nai, importing 1.58 billionUSD worth of products from the province in 2016 while the province splashed out1.3 billion USD buying Japanese goods the same year.
The official stressed that there is large room for Dong Nai to enhance traderelations with Japanese businesses, and the province commits to creatingfavourable conditions for enterprises for mutual benefits.
Minister Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan Nguyen Truong Sonaffirmed that Vietnam and Japan are enjoying sound relations, facilitating bilateraltrade relations.
Meanwhile, Dong Nai is in the development triangle of Ho Chi Minh City-BinhDuong-Dong Nai, which is Vietnam’s most dynamic economic region. Thanks toefforts to renovate administrative procedures and good business climate, DongNai has been a bright spot in foreign investment attraction. Many Japaneseenterprises have made success doing business in Dong Nai, he added.
Ta Duc Minh, Trade counseller of Vietnam in Japan, said that bilateral traderelations have been promoted in the past years and Japan has become Vietnam’sfourth largest trade partner. The conference will strengthen trade between thetwo countries in general and Dong Nai and Japan in particular.-VNA
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Minister Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan Nguyen Truong Son at the conference (Photo: VOV) 
