In his opening speech, Governor of Kanagawa prefecture Kuroiwa Yuji expressed his delight at welcoming representatives from Vietnamese localities and local Japanese firms to the event to learn about Vietnam’s business potential, thus further promoting investment in Vietnam in fields of Kanagawa’s strengths.

At the forum.

Vietnamese Minister Counsellor in Japan Nguyen Duc Minh, for his part, said the Vietnamese Government always attaches importance to attracting investment from Japanese small- and medium-sized enterprises in fields of Vietnam’s interest such as supporting industry and hi-quality agriculture.

Meanwhile, the Japanese Government also actively supports Japanese investments in Vietnam, considering the country an attractive market with advantages such as political stability, vibrant economy and young population.

Vu Nhat Ha, head of the investment unit at the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, said as of June 2022, Japan invested in 4,873 projects worth nearly 65 billion USD in Vietnam. In the first half of this year, there were 82 new projects and 64 others with additional capital worth about 1 billion USD from Japan, most of them were by those from Kanagawa.

Leaders of Long An and Ha Nam provinces, Hoi An city also introduced their strengths and incentives to Japanese investors.

At the event, Vietnamese localities and Japanese enterprises also showcased their strengths, demand and incentives at stalls.

Bac Giang businesses’obtacles in labour law execution solved

(BGO) – The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DoLISA) on August 29 cooperated with Labour Union, Social Insurance, Industrial Park Management Board and Business Association in Bac Giang province to launch a talk show helping solve difficulties and obstacles of enterprises in execution of labour law.

Circular business new notion to Vietnamese firms

Vietnam has been increasingly embracing the green transition and circular economy to make efficient use of its resources to boost economic growth, according to Nguyen Hoa Cuong, deputy head of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

Bac Giang removes difficulties for business, improves investment environment

(BGO) – The Department of Planning and Investment (DoPI) on August 17 held a business dialogue in Bac Giang province to grasp and timely remove the difficulties for the enterprises in conducting production and business, administrative procedure so as to improve the investment environment.

Business community is the fulcrum of Vietnam’s economic recovery

For the first time in history, Vietnam has recorded more than 100,000 newly established enterprises and returning businesses in the first six months of the year.

Upgrading PCI: Taking businesses as the center

(BGO) - Determining that upgrading the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) plays an important role in improving the business and investment environment, the People's Committee of Bac Giang province always pays attention to improving this index. In particular, in 2022, the province will focus on directing departments, agencies and localities to develop detailed plans with breakthrough solutions to raise the scores of sub-indexes, especially those with low scores.

Source: VNA