Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh made the statement while receiving JBIC Governor Tadashi Maeda in Hanoi on May 17.

Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh (right) receives Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation Tadashi Maeda in Hanoi on May 17.

He spoke highly of the fruitful development of the Vietnam-Japan relationship across spheres, especially economy, trade and investment. He affirmed the Vietnamese Party and State’s consistent policy of regarding Japan as a leading and long-term partner.

The official lauded the JBIC’s role in infrastructure, energy and loan supply, helping to promote Japan’s investment in Vietnam.

For his part, Maeda briefed the host on his delegation’s working trip to Vietnam, during which they proposed new cooperation initiatives that aim to encourage energy development, particularly renewable, clean and environmentally-friendly energy.

He also talked about the bank’s orientations to increase its loans for Vietnam in the projects with the participation of Japanese investors and exporters.

Applauding these initiatives, Binh asked the bank to push ahead with negotiations to materialise them and consider expanding loans for Vietnamese firms or joint ventures of the two countries, especially in infrastructure and energy.

The successful implementation of these initiatives will help the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership develop in a more comprehensive and pragmatic manner, the host added.

Vietnam’s exports to Japan increase rapidly in Q1

The elimination of many tariff lines for goods under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has helped Vietnam’s exports to Japan increase sharply in the first quarter of 2019, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 

Japanese investment in Vietnam on the rise in 2019

Japanese investment in Vietnam is expected to grow this year, given Japan’s recent initiative to shift investment to Vietnam and other Mekong River nations, as well as free trade agreements (FTA), experts said.

 

Vietnam participates in charity fair in Japan

The Women’s Association of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan attended the 43rd charity fair of the Asia-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society (ALFS) in Tokyo, Japan, on April 10. 

 

Japan largest market for Vietnamese guest workers

Receiving more than 7,100 Vietnamese guest workers in March, Japan is the largest market for this group of job seekers, according to the statistics from the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

 

Vietnam exports organic Bapula chocolate to Japan

Vietnam’s Amazon Foods Co., Ltd., and Vung Tau Red Sun Co., Ltd., have signed an exclusive contract with Japan’s Cpoint Corporation to distribute organic Bapula chocolate products in Japan.

 

Source: VNA