HCM City backs strengthened cooperation with Japan locality

During a reception for Governor of Yamanashi prefecture Hitoshi Goto, who is on a working visit to HCM City, Nhan also emphasised that in recent years, Vietnam-Japan relations in general, and those between HCM City and Japan in particular, have been developing strongly, especially in terms of trade and investment.

HCM City and various Japanese localities have fostered the exchange of delegations, cooperation activities, and experience sharing in smart city development and urban management, he added. 

The southern Vietnamese city wants to further strengthen cooperation with the Japanese locality of Yamanashi in the spheres of biotechnology and seed production research, as well as the exchange of students, healthcare workers, training, and labourers, he said. 

For his part, Hitoshi Goto said he appreciates and believes in the potential for HCM City’s development in the future, expressing his hope that the Vietnamese city’s leaders will pay greater attention to promoting cooperation between the two localities. 

While highlighting the potential and strengths of Yamanashi, the guest affirmed that there remains much potential for his locality and Ho Chi Minh City to expand their collaboration in tourism, and experience sharing in automation and artificial intelligence research. 

Yamanashi has a high demand for labourers and trainees from Ho Chi Minh City to work in the prefecture, he noted. 

Japanese enterprises are operating 1,100 investment projects worth US$4 billion in HCM City. Trade turnover between the Vietnamese city and Japan hit over US$5 billion in 2017.