(Haiphong.gov.vn) – On the afternoon of November 1, at the City Convention Center, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in coordination with the City People's Committee and the Business Association […]
(Haiphong.gov.vn) – On the afternoon of November 1, at the City Convention Center, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in collaboration with the City People's Committee and the Japanese Business Association in Vietnam (JCCI) organized a Vietnam-Japan Trade and Investment Promotion Seminar. Attending were comrade Nguyen Van Thanh, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee; Mr. Kohei Yamamoto, Second Secretary in charge of investment, trade and industry, Embassy of Japan in Vietnam; Mr. Hoang Quang Phong, Vice President of VCCI; Mr. Takeo Nakajim, Chief Representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO); Mr. Matsudhita Kazuhiko, Vice President of JCCI. Attending were representatives of business leaders from Japan and leaders of businesses in the city.
Scene of the discussion
At the seminar, speakers introduced, exchanged and discussed investment and business opportunities in the Japanese and Hai Phong markets. Especially the opportunity to cooperate with Japan in exporting industrial products and logistics services in Hai Phong.
Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Thanh spoke
Speaking at the discussion, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Thanh emphasized: Hai Phong city is located in an area with a very important strategic location, with all 5 types of transportation and infrastructure invested synchronously. In 2019, economic development achieved very positive results; In the first 10 months of 2019, the city's socio-economic targets were completed at a high level. In particular, the total product in the area reached the highest rate ever of 16.42%, equal to 2.35 times the national average, the industrial development index IIP increased by 26.4% over the same period, the output of goods through the port reached 102 million tons, an increase of 15.5% over the same period.
By the end of October 2019, there were 680 FDI foreign direct investment projects in the city with an investment capital of 17 billion 590 million USD, including 144 projects from Japan with a capital of over 5 billion USD with big names of large Japanese corporations. Hai Phong city has had cooperative relationships and twinned relationships with a number of Japanese localities with high results. Investors coming to Hai Phong only need to work with one focal point (City Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion). With partners from Japan, the city has a Japan Working Group that is a reliable and friendly address for Japanese businesses to invest in Hai Phong city.
Currently, the city government is making every effort to improve the city's investment environment through three breakthroughs: investing in completing a synchronous infrastructure system, strongly improving administrative procedures and training high-quality human resources to meet the requirements of domestic and foreign investors. The city is committed to creating favorable conditions for Japanese businesses to research, learn and invest in the city.
Nguyen Hai
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