Nghe An works to enhance ties with Japanese partners
The central province of Nghe An is taking measures to enhance its cooperation with Japanese partners, with focus on hi-tech and supporting industries, manufacturing, hi-tech agriculture, and cattle-feed production.
Vice Chairman of Nghe An People’s Committee Le Ngoc Hoa (Source: nongnghiep.vn)
Nghe An (VNA) – The central province of Nghe An is taking measures toenhance its cooperation with Japanese partners, with focus on hi-tech andsupporting industries, manufacturing, hi-tech agriculture, and cattle-feedproduction.
According to ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Ngoc Hoa, there are sevenJapanese-funded projects totalling 72.7 million USD in Nghe An.
Furthermore, theprovince is implementing 44 projects using Japan’s official developmentassistance (ODA) with a total investment of 6.26 trillion VND (269.5 millionUSD).
Apart from calling forJapanese investments, Nghe An has expanded cooperation with Japanese partnersin education and training, tourism, and culture. In the field of education andtraining, the locality selects and sends students to study at Japaneseuniversities (471 students in 2017 and 460 in 2018). The Vinh University hascooperated with Japan’s JINNO Academy to open a Japanese language centre.
In 2015, Nghe An setup friendly relations with Gifu prefecture and is about to twin with Kochiprefecture, while its Vinh city began cooperation with Ibaraki prefecture’sKasumigaura city, and is preparing to establish ties with Shizuoka prefecture’sFukuroi city.-VNA
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Vice Chairman of Nghe An People’s Committee Le Ngoc Hoa (Source: nongnghiep.vn) 
