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Ample room for Vietnam, Japan to boost cooperation in digital economy: Forum

Vietnamese and Japanese experts exchanged views on solutions to foster cooperation in digital economy between the two countries at a forum in Hanoi on December 5.
Ample room for Vietnam, Japan to boost cooperation in digital economy: Forum ảnh 1A view of the forum. (Photo: qdnd.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese and Japanese expertsexchanged views on solutions to foster cooperation in digital economy between thetwo countries at a forum in Hanoi on December 5.

The “Vietnam-Japan Policy Research Forum: Digitaleconomy partnership under Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity: How shouldJapan and Vietnam cooperate?” was held by the Central Institute for EconomicManagement (CIEM) in coordination the Graduate School of Public Policy underthe University of Tokyo, with the support of the Toshiba InternationalFoundation.

Speaking at the event, Nguyen Anh Duong, Director ofthe CIEM’s Department for General Economic Issues and Integration Studies,highlighted Vietnam’s efforts in boosting digital economy and cooperation inthis field.
Ample room for Vietnam, Japan to boost cooperation in digital economy: Forum ảnh 2Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Kazuo Kusakabe, Chief Representative of HanoiRepresentative Office of Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, pointed to substantialpotential for the two countries to strengthen their collaboration in digitaleconomy.

Vietnam and Japan issued a joint statement on theelevation of their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peaceand prosperity in Asia and the world last month, which also mentioned enhancingcooperation in digital economy, he stressed.

Participants said Vietnam should work to raiseits capacity for digital economy in combination with its partnerships in thisregard. They also discussed changes in the Vietnam-Japan relations, andinternational trends and developments that affect economic cooperation in theIndo-Pacific./.
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