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PM expects Japan becoming the biggest investor of Vietnam
Translated by Thu Minh 18:47, 2017/01/24
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his hopes that Japan will become the leading investor of Vietnam in the future at the reception for President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Akio Mimura in Hanoi on January 23.
 
 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Akio Mimura.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Akio Mimura.
Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc received the delegation of Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) led by President Akio Mimura in Hanoi on January 23.
During the meeting, the PM expressed his pleasure at the growing ties between Vietnam and Japan, and stressed that Japan is currently one of thecountriesleading in direct investment, trade and ODA provision for Vietnam.
The Government leader also affirmed Vietnam’s wish to maintain sound political relations with Japan.
He hoped that Japan will become the largest investor of Vietnam in the coming time.
The Vietnamese Government will seek measures to create favourable conditions for Japanese firms to operate in the country, the PM said.
He also pledged that the Vietnamese Government will continue strongly improving the country’s investment environment to rank in the top ASEAN countries in the field.
The PM affirmed that Vietnam welcomes all foreign investors, including those from Japan, to become strategic investors of the country during the equitisation of State-owned enterprises.
He told that Vietnamese students in Japan are a promising workforce of Japanese firms, contributing to the development of the Vietnam-Japan relations.
For his part, JCCI President Akio Mimura said that his delegation includes 70 representatives from Japanese leading enterprises who are interested in the Vietnamese market.
Akio Mimura said he hopes that the business communities of the two nations will strengthen their all-round partnership, especially in infrastructure, agriculture and industry.
Japanese businesses consider Vietnam a promising market in investment and trade, he said.
The JCCI President expressed his hopes that Vietnam’s business environment will be further improved to attract more Japanese investors.
At the meeting, JCCI members also proposed some solutions to improve the business environment to foster business connectivity between the two countries, thus boosting two-way trade.
 
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