Ha Giang signed a Memorandum of Understanding withthe Japan-Vietnam support industry assistance joint stock company in June 2016 afterthe Japanese firm made several fact-finding tours in the fields of healthcare,tourism, vocational training, and agriculture.
The Japanese company has supported the provinceto build a rehabilitation hospital and a centre for training human resources inthe health sector.
It also helped the Ha Giang vocational collegecarry out a training programme in automobile technology and veterinary.
The two sides have implemented cooperationprogrammes to develop hi-tech agriculture and tourism.
President of the company Murooka Katsunori saidin the third quarter of 2017, his firm is stepping up coordination with theprovince to start the construction of the Japan-Vietnam joint venturerehabilitation hospital.
In addition to completing the cherry parkproject in Quan Ba district, the two sides have launched a centre of testingand piloting plant varieties in association with processing products forexports to Japan.
The company will promote the strengths of HaGiang in Japan and dispatch business organisations to explore the localinvestment environment, Murooka Katsunori said.
According to Son, local authorities have grantedinvestment license and business registration certificate for the company.
The provincial People’s Committee pledged todirect relevant agencies to promptly address difficulties for businesses toensure the progress of investment projects, he said.
He expressed his belief that with the effective bilateralcooperation, the Japan-Vietnam rehabilitation hospital in Vi Xuyen district andthe cherry park in Quan Ba district will open up huge opportunities to serveJapanese tourists to the northernmost province.-VNA