Secretary of the Party Committee of HCM City Dinh La Thang (L) and Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong met in Tokyo on April 6. (Photo: sggp.org.vn)Hanoi (VNA)– Secretary of the Party Committee of HCM City Dinh La Thang is on a visit to Japanfrom April 6-15, aming to enhance trade and investment ties between the cityand Japan.
During the visit, Thangis scheduled to meet local authorities and businesses to seek cooperation ininfrastructure development, transportation, tourism and high technology.
The secretary willattend events promoting trade, investment and tourism in Osaka, Tokyo, Hyogo,Aichi and Nagano. Especially, conferences in Osaka and Hyogo are intended tocall for investment in the city’s key projects and introduce its potential forinvestment and tourism.
He will tour severalindustrial parks and hi-tech agricultural and industrial projects in Japan.
On April 6, SecretaryThang met with Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong in Tokyo wherehe updated Cuong on socio-economic development in HCM City.
The city reportedeconomic growth of 7.46 percent in the first quarter of 2017, higher than thesame period last year, while about 85 trillion VND in tax payment was collected,Thang said.
At the same time, itconfronted several major challenges in terms of infrastructure, transportation,environment, food safety and security, he added.
He expressed hishope that the Vietnamese Embassy will continue connecting HCM City and Japan sothat more Japanese investment will enter the city.
Last year, Japanranked sixth among countries and territories investing in HCM City.-VNA
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