Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Van Nen on January 11 received former Prime Minister of Japan Suga Yoshihide who is on a working visit to the southern largest city.
Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (second from right) and former Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide (second from left) at the meeting on January 11 (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Politburo member,Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Van Nen on January11 received former Prime Minister of Japan Suga Yoshihide who is on a working visitto the southern largest city.
Highlighting great potential for cooperationbetween HCM City and Japan, Nen talked about the city’s challenges in thedevelopment process, saying that its infrastructure, especially transport infrastructure, has yet to meet socio-economic development requirements.
The city’s Metro Line No. 1 project is asymbol of Vietnam-Japan relations, Nen said, adding that it is expected tobecome a bright spot and create trust among people so as to effectively carryout other metro projects, thus improving traffic matters in HCM City.
He took this occasion to thank theJapanese government and people for their timely assistance to Vietnam and HCMCity as well during the hardest times of the COVID-19 pandemic, thus helpingthe city control the pandemic and reaped important socio-economic achievementsin 2022.
Nen also expressed his hope that Suga,in his capacity as advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship ParliamentaryAlliance and with his prestige and dedication, would continue contributing to thedevelopment of relations between Vietnam and Japan as well as between HCM Cityand Japanese localities and partners.
Suga expressed his impression for HCMCity’s strong development and thanked the city’s leaders for creatingfavourable conditions for Japanese enterprises which are investing and doing businessthere.
He spoke highly of cooperative ties betweenHCM City and Japanese localities and proposed the city’s leaders to accelerate thedeployment of signed projects and successful organisation of Japan-VietnamFestival in HCM City next month, thereby promoting people-to-people exchangesbetween the two countries and contributing to the development of the bilateralrelations./.
Nguyen Van Danh, Vice Chairman of the Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee, a magnet for foreign investment in the South, hosted a reception on December 22 for a delegation from Japan’s Toyama prefecture led by Governor Nitta Hachiro.
Most Japanese enterprises are operating successfully in Binh Duong province, contributing to the local development, Nguyen Van Loi, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, has said.
The southern metropolis city of Ho Chi Minh and the Consulate General of Japan on January 9 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on human resources training for tourism sector.
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
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Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (second from right) and former Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide (second from left) at the meeting on January 11 (Photo: VNA) 
