Japanese firms interested in tech, tourism, infrastructure in Vietnam: Abe’s special advisor
Japanese firms interested in tech, tourism, infrastructure in Vietnam: Abe’s special advisor
Many Japanese companies are currently keen on investing in Vietnam, especially in the fields of technology, tourism, and infrastructure, a special advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday in Ho Chi Minh City.
Isao Iijima told Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, that very many Japanese businesses are seeking chances for investment in Vietnam and the southern city, especially in technology, infrastructure, tourism, hi-tech agriculture, and environment-related sectors, among others.
Iijima is a special advisor to Abe’s cabinet and served as a secretary to former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
He was leading a delegation of Japanese enterprises to visit Ho Chi Minh City for business opportunities.
Iijima said during a meeting with Chairman Phong that Japan will continue providing assistance for Ho Chi Minh City, small fire trucks for example, and discuss more projects on traffic infrastructure, green agriculture, and high-quality products in addition to the existing schemes.
Chairman Phong appreciated Japanese firms coming to the city for business cooperation.
He added that city authorities are paying attention to improving growth quality and the economy’s competitiveness, targeting to turn Ho Chi Minh City into an economic, financial, commercial, and science-tech hub in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
During that process, Chairman Phong said, Ho Chi Minh City wishes to cooperate with Japan in infrastructural development, hi-tech industry, hi-tech agriculture, supporting industries, and tourism.
Japan is now Vietnam’s biggest donor country, with about US$24 billion having been supplied by Tokyo to Hanoi in ODA and non-refundable grants since 1992.
