At the event (Photo: VNA)Binh Duong (VNA) – Chairman of the People’sCommittee of the southern province of Binh Duong Vo Van Minh held a reception for a delegation from the Japanese prefecture of Yamaguchi, led by its governor Muraoka Tsugumasa, on November 14.
Minh briefed the guests on the socio-economic situation of theprovince, particularly its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) increased by8.29% in the first 10 months of this year compared to the same period lastyear.
Binh Duong is one of Vietnam's leading localities in terms of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), he said, adding that asof October 31, it had 4,076 investment projects from 65 countries andterritories around the world with a total capital of over 39.6 billion USD.Japan had run 339 valid projects, valued at nearly 6 billion USD.
During the working session, the two sides agreed to continueinvestment and trade promotion activities, explore opportunities forcooperation in the field of high-tech agriculture and training of publicofficials as well as student exchange programmes between universities of the two localities.
A delegation from the Japanese prefecture of Yamaguchi visits a showroom displaying some typical products of Binh Duong province. (Photo: VNA)For his part, MuraokaTsugumasa highly appreciated the strong development of Binh Duongprovince. He said that the cooperation between the two localities over the past time has achieved remarkable results, and expressed his hope that their goodrelationship will develop to new heights, contributing to the development of Vietnamand Japan in the future.
The same day, the Japanese delegation also held a workingsession with the Becamex IDC, a leading developer of industrial,urban, and transport infrastructure, and visited the innovationecosystem in Binh Duong./.
