HCM City People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong receives Kanagawa Governor Kuroiwa Yuji (Source: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City is willing to create all favourableconditions for Japanese investors, including those from Kanagawa prefecture, tooperate effectively in the city, especially in the fields of mechanics,information technology and plastics.
The statement was made by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee NguyenThanh Phong at a reception for visiting Kanagawa Governor KuroiwaYuji in the city on July 14.
The two localities see great potential for collaboration in the field of publichealth care, which is an important demand of HCM City and a strength ofKanagawa, he said.
Congratulating the Japanese prefecture on the successful organisation of theVietnam Festa Kanagawa 2017, the largest-ever Vietnam festival in Japan, Phongsaid the event offered a good chance for Japanese people to better theirunderstanding of the Vietnamese culture and people, contributing to tighteningtheir friendship and solidarity with Vietnamese people, including those in HCMCity.
He also suggested the Kanagawa Governor to continue creating optimal conditionsfor the city’s health care and technical postgraduates to pursue further educationin the prefecture.
Expressing his impression at HCM City’s dynamic development, Kuroiwa Yujiaffirmed his readiness to connect the city with Kanagawa businesses, especiallyin areas where Vietnamese trainees in Japan can work.
He said he wishes to foster cooperation with HCM City in health care, exchangingexperience and medical techniques, and designing medical tours of Kanagawa.
At present, 13,000 Vietnamese people, including 2,000 students andpostgraduates, are living in Kanagawa. The Vietnam Festa Kanagawa has become anannual festival in Kanagawa and one of the largest cultural events in thislocality.-VNA
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