Vietnam, Japan foster cooperation in aerospace supporting industry
A conference was held on May 16 at the Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) headquarters in Japan to seek measures to promote Vietnam - Japan cooperation in manufacturing components and products of the aerospace industry.
Tokyo (VNA) – A conference was held on May 16 at the KobeChamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) headquarters in Japan to seekmeasures to promote Vietnam - Japan cooperation in manufacturing components andproducts of the aerospace industry.
Addressing the event, Chairman of the Hanoi Supporting IndustryAssociation (HANSIBA) Nguyen Hoang highlighted advantages of the two countriesin economic cooperation, including the Vietnam - Japan extensive strategicpartnership, Vietnam’s strong workforce and various bilateral and multilateraleconomic agreements, and Japan’s rich experience in the aerospace industry.
He said that the conference was part of activities to specifyVietnam’s industrialisation programme within the Vietnam-Japan cooperation framework,especially in supporting industries and high-technology, aiming to connect businessesin the supporting industry of Hanoi and Vietnam and their partners in Kobe and Japan inthese fields.
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Onaga Chairman Onaga Masaru affirmed that the company willcontinue to work closely with Vietnamese businesses in the supporting industry to manufacturehigh-technology components such as aircraft spare parts.
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Hoang held that the Vietnamese supporting industry community has recorded positive development with the manufacturing of products joiningthe production chains in Japan and the world, along with aerospace components, renewableenergy products and smart products serving the marine economy./.
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