VOV.VN - Mitsui of Japan is set to invest roughly JPY84 billion, equal to US$560 million, to develop a gas field in southern Vietnam under a project led by the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), Nikkei Asia has quoted the Japanese trading house.

Vietnamese and Japanese healthcare firms engaged in discussions aimed at enhancing their cooperation during their working session in the Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka on January 15.

Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City had a roundtable with Japanese businesses on December 14 to tackle difficulties facing the firms and share information about the southern economic hub’s investment cooperation demand.

A delegation from Japan’s Gunma prefecture, which was joined by 29 enterprises from different sectors, visited Ha Nam on October 26 to study the northern province’s investment climate.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to enhance cooperation with Japanese businesses by optimising potential and advantages, thus benefiting both sides, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc said on October 24.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Binh Duong province Nguyen Van Loi has pledged all the best conditions possible to foreign investors so they can undertake long-term business effectively in the southern locality.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Nikai Toshihiro, its leadership, parliamentarians and leaders of Japanese localities who are on a visit to Vietnam on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties this year.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha pledged maximum support for Marubeni Corporation to shift its projects using new and modern technology to Vietnam, while receiving a leader of the Japanese firm in Hanoi on March 10.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has hailed the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) and Japanese corporate leaders’ efforts to boost economic, trade and investment ties between the two nations.

Sixty percent of Japanese investors in Asia-Pacific polled in a 2022 survey by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) said they plan to expand operations in Vietnam within the next two years.