Japanese firms interested in Ha Nam’s business climate
A delegation from Japan’s Gunma prefecture, which was joined by 29 enterprises from different sectors, visited Ha Nam on October 26 to study the northern province’s investment climate.
Governor of Gunma Yamamoto Ichita speaks at the working session between his delegation and the Ha Nam authorities in the province on October 26. (Photo: VNA)
Ha Nam (VNA) – A delegation from Japan’s Gunmaprefecture, which was joined by 29 enterprises from different sectors, visited Ha Nam on October 26 to study the northern province’s investment climate.
At a working session with the provincial authorities,Governor of Gunma Yamamoto Ichita said the Japanese firms want to know moreabout the local sectors of digital technology, digital transformation,processing and manufacturing industries, healthcare, and human resourcestraining.
He proposed Ha Nam support the group in studying andinvesting in the locality.
The province has designated an industrial park forJapanese investors with comprehensive infrastructure and quality services, saidChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Truong Quoc Huy.
Huy expressed his hope for more investors and businessesfrom the prefecture to channel their capital into the province’s priority areaslike industrial processing and manufacturing, high-tech farming, tourism,services, healthcare, education, and human resources training.
A total of 110 Japanese enterprises are investing in Ha Nam, with their registered capital amounting to nearly 2 billion USD. Gunma has 56 businesses currently operating in Vietnam, including one investing in the province’s Dong Van II industrial park./.
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Governor of Gunma Yamamoto Ichita speaks at the working session between his delegation and the Ha Nam authorities in the province on October 26. (Photo: VNA) 
