Japanese firms seek investment chances in Thua Thien-Hue
A delegation of businesses from Asahikawa city of Japan visited Thua Thien-Hue on August 29 and 30 to explore investment chances in the central province of Vietnam.
Vice Chairman of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dung (front, fourth from right) and the Asahikawa business delegation pose for a photo at the meeting on August 29 (Photo: baothuathienhue.vn)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – A delegation of businessesfrom Asahikawa city of Japan visited Thua Thien-Hue on August 29 and 30 toexplore investment chances in the central province of Vietnam.
The delegation includes firms working in thefields of construction, real estate, finance, banking, agricultural product processing,hotel and health care.
Welcoming the Asahikawa businesses, ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dung said the projectsthat Japanese enterprises have invested in Thua Thien-Hue, especially those intourism services, infrastructure development, smart city building and socialsecurity, are proving fruitful.
He noted Thua Thien-Hue have establishedcooperative ties with many Japanese localities, adding that the Asahikawadelegation’s trip to the province this time was a good chance to further expandmultifaceted ties between Japanese localities and businesses and Thua Thien-Huein the coming time.
Kazuhiko Sato, a representative of the visitingdelegation, said through the trip, they wished to learn more about localinvestment attraction policies for trade, tourism and infrastructuredevelopment.
They also hoped to take part in cultural andpeople-to-people exchanges between Asahikawa and Hue city to help reinforce thetraditional relations between Japanese localities and Thua Thien-Hue, as wellas between Japan and Vietnam, he added.-VNA
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Vice Chairman of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dung (front, fourth from right) and the Asahikawa business delegation pose for a photo at the meeting on August 29 (Photo: baothuathienhue.vn) 
