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| Vice Chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang (middle) and Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura (left) (Photo: sggp.org.vn) |
On October 24, the delegation visited Greater Nagoya Initiative Center, and met Dr. Nagato Natsume appointed to Honorary Consul of Vietnam to Nagoya city of Aichi prefecture, Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura, HCMC's tourism ambassador in Aichi Prefecture Noriko Hirose.
The following day, the delegation had working sessions with Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc., AEON Retail Group, partners in the Kansai region, and Special Advisor to the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance (JVFPA) Takebe Tsutomu.
At the meetings, the delegation hoped that Japanese partners would share experiences of connecting and building integrated solutions for digital infrastructure, urban infrastructure and necessary infrastructures to attract investors to the city, and designing and implementing intensified solutions to attract investment.
In addition, the HCMC leaders also expected that HCMC-Japan trade and investment cooperation would be further promoted to contribute to the Vietnam - Japan extensive strategic partnership.
Japanese side highly appreciated the cooperation between HCMC and Aichi prefecture, a twinning city with HCMC.
Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura suggested the two sides continue to enhance human resource training in tourism, trade, health and education sectors, and promote the development of relationships between HCMC and Aichi particularly, HCMC and Japan in general.
According to the plan, the delegation will visit Hyogo and Osaka prefectures, attend HCMC-Hyogo economic cooperation promotion conference, and meet businesses and leading retailers of Chiba province and Tokyo Metropolis./.