An overview of the reception. (Photo: VNA) Vinh Long (VNA) – The Mekong Deltaprovince of Vinh Long wants to expand cooperation with Japanese partners, especiallywith Niigata prefecture, said Lu Quang Ngoi, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee on May 8.
At a reception for a Niigata delegationled by Kanai Kenichi, director of the prefecture's Department of Labour and Industry, the provincial leader said that Niigataboasts strengths in agriculture, being one of the largest granariesin Japan. The prefecture is also one of the localities with high demand forlabour, mainly in the fields of agriculture and seafood processing.
Located in the centre of the Mekong Delta, VinhLong has great potential for agriculture production, aquatic productsprocessing and tourism development. The province is home to 10,000-12,000ha ofsweet potato with a total annual output of about 235,000 tonnes. Italso produces nearly 1 million tonnes of unhusked rice a year.
Each year, more than 1,000 labourers in thelocality are sent to work in Japan each year, accounting for 85% of the totalnumber of local workers working abroad under fixed term contracts, the official noted.
"Vinh Long province wishes to boostcooperation with Niigata prefecture in some areas including training highquality human resources, sending trained workers to the Japanese locality;trade investment promotion; applying high technology in agriculturalproduction as well as cultural and tourism exchanges to tighten the relations at local level and enhance understanding between the people of thetwo localities," Ngoi said.
For his part, Kenichi told the host that Niigata is the leading locality in terms of rice cultivation area and output with a total agricultural production value of 225.4 billion JPY (1.6 billion USD). The prefecture also has a numberof leading manufacturing industries in the country.
The delegation will conduct more surveys to promote cooperation andexchanges with Vinh Long in many fields in the coming time, he said./.
