Secretary of the Party’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Dinh La Thang (R) and newly-appointed Japanese Consul General Kawaue Junichi (Source: voh.com.vn/)
HCMCity (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities always create favourableconditions for foreign enterprises, especially those from Japan, to invest inthe city, said Secretary of the municipalParty’s Committee Dinh La Thang.
The secretary made the affirmation during a reception for newly-appointed JapaneseConsul General Kawaue Junichi in the city on March 7.
He spoke highly of growing relations between Japan and Vietnam and betweenJapanese localities with HCM City recently, hoping that the Japanese side willexpand investment in the city in infrastructure development, hi-techagriculture, and food safety.
For his part, Kawaue Junichi affirmed that he hopes to enhance ties between hiscountry with Vietnam and HCM City.-VNA
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Secretary of the Party’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Dinh La Thang (R) and newly-appointed Japanese Consul General Kawaue Junichi (Source: voh.com.vn/) 
