Representatives of the Binh Phuoc vocational college and Yoshino authorities signed a memorandum of understanding on friendship cooperation and technical training in furniture production in Binh Phuoc last year (Photo: baobinhphuoc.com.vn)Binh Phuoc (VNA) –Officials of the southeast province of Binh Phuoc had a working session on June18 with a visiting delegation from Yoshino town in Japan’s Nara Prefecture on acooperation project on training furniture making workers.
The Japanese side said they wantto set up partnerships with firms in Binh Phuoc to produce wood products for boththe Vietnamese and global markets.
Representatives from Yoshino, a smalltown with wood making tradition, said they want to create a unique line of woodproducts, using a type of “hybrid” wood made from a mixture of wood materialsfrom Japan and Binh Phuoc’s rubber tree wood.
The Japanese town also hopes to cooperate withBinh Phuoc to ease the town’s shortage of workers. Yoshino’s representativessaid they will organize training courses for Vietnamese workers at the BinhPhuoc vocational training school.
Vice Chairwoman of Binh Phuoc’sPeople’s Committee Huynh Thi Hang appreciated the idea, which she said is inline with the province’s policy to develop its strength in wood processing.
She instructed local firms toselect specific types of products for the cooperation plan, which will beimplemented through a project funded by the Japan International CooperationAgency (JICA).-VNA
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