Starting the working visit, on the morning of March 18, after arriving at the airport, the delegation worked with the Bac Giang Fellow-Countrymen Association (BFCA) and met the Bac Giang community in Japan.

Provincial Party Secretary Duong Van Thai voices at the meeting with the Bac Giang Fellow-Countrymen Association in Japan.

On behalf of about 7,000 Bac Giang people who are living, studying and working in Japan, BFCA’s Chairman Hoang Tuan Anh informed that the BFCA was established in 2023. Its Executive Committee has gathered, united and supported overseas Vietnamese, actively connected toward the homeland.

The BFCA is always ready to act as a bridge between businesses and entrepreneurs of Bac Giang province to bring unique and advantage products to the Japanese people.

Provincial Party Secretary Duong Van Thai presents a souvenir to the Bac Giang Fellow-Countrymen Association in Japan.

In addition, it also connected and helped Anh Quat General Hospital Co., Ltd. (Cao Thuong town, Tan Yen district) and Osaka Metropolitan University of Medicine exchange and cooperate in medical training as well as develop of medical examination and treatment capacity.

In a warm atmosphere, the Bac Giang provincial leader extent the cosy sentiment from homeland to the Bac Giang people in Japan. He briefed them on outstanding results in socio-economic development, national defense - security, Party building work of the province.

Hoang Tuan Anh, Chairman of the Bac Giang Fellow-Countrymen Association in Japan speaks at the meeting.

The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee informed the Bac Giang community about the cooperative relationship between the province and Japanese partners.

He emphasized that the Party Committee and government of Bac Giang province always want Bac Giang people abroad to promote their potential, strengths, creativity, reap many successes, have a stable life and firm position in term of legal, economy and political status so as to more deeply integrate into the society of the host country.

The success of each Bac Giang person abroad always brings joy and pride to their family and homeland.

Leaders of Bac Giang province present gifts to representatives Bac Giang Fellow-Countrymen Association in Japan.

He hopes that Bac Giang people far from home will continue promoting their homeland's traditions, building an increasingly united and strong community while looking towards the homeland, joining hands to build more and more developing Bac Giang province.

On this occasion, the provincial Secretary Duong Van Thai and the delegation presented gifts from the province to the Bac Giang Fellow-Countrymen Association in Japan.

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