VOV.VN - Japanese businesses are seeking further investment opportunities in the Mekong Delta region, particularly in Vinh Long province, said Ida Koji, deputy chief representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) office in Ho Chi Minh City.

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.

The northern province of Vinh Phuc commits to accompanying and creating favourable conditions in accordance with Vietnamese law for Japanese businesses, investors and partners to implement cooperation and investment activities in the locality.

Most Japanese enterprises are operating successfully in Binh Duong province, contributing to the local development, Nguyen Van Loi, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, has said.

Japan wishes to expand cooperation with the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in agriculture and human resources.

A business matching event was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15 to help Vietnamese enterprises seek partners and opportunities for export to Japan.

Japanese investors’ confidence in Vietnam has still been increasing despite adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shigetoshi Aoyama, Executive Vice President of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), has said.

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Long An on August 23 held an investment promotion conference and a dialogue with Japanese enterprises.

A conference was held in Vinh Phuc on June 23 with a view to reinforcing the northern province’s cooperation with Japanese localities and investors.

The northern province of Hai Duong is striving to create optimal conditions for Japanese investors, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Pham Xuan Thang affirmed on May 30.