Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People s Committee received the Consul General of Japan in Da Nang

 Scene of the reception

 Talking with the Consul General of Japan in Da Nang, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Thanh said that identifying Japan as an important partner of the locality, in recent times, Binh Dinh province has focused on promote, propagate, and introduce the image, potential, advantages, and socio-economic achievements of the province to Japanese partners in order to invite Japanese businesses and investors to cooperate, investment and business in the province. Binh Dinh province has built a close cooperative relationship with the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Association in Sakai and Sakai city. With the connection and support of the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Association in Sakai city, Binh Dinh province and Izumisano city (Osaka province) signed to establish friendly cooperative relations in October 2019; Vinh Thanh district and Yoshino town (Nara province) signed a friendship cooperation agreement in July 2023.

 To date, Binh Dinh province has attracted 19 projects from Japanese investors and businesses, with a total registered investment capital of 94.17 million USD in the fields of afforestation, apparel, wood and seafood production and processing, Renewable energy,. Binh Dinh province's 2023 export turnover to the Japanese market is estimated to reach more than 275.3 million USD, an increase of 31% compared to 2022. Main export items include: wood  types, garment products, seafood,... Import turnover in 2023 is estimated to reach nearly 64.7 million USD, an increase of 37% compared to 2022. Imported items from Japan include: seafood, textile, garment, leather, and shoe raw materials, fertilizers of all kinds,...

 Currently, Binh Dinh province is promoting the establishment of friendly cooperative relations with Osaka province; Quy Nhon city is taking steps to sign a friendly cooperation agreement with Ashikaga city in Tochigi province. In particular, in next April, Provincial Party Secretary Ho Quoc Dung will lead the provincial delegation to visit and work with leaders of Sakai city and a number of localities and Japanese partners and organize the first workshop. from Binh Dinh province in Tokyo to strengthen and expand cooperative relations and attract Japanese investment into Binh Dinh province.

 Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Thanh thanked the Consulate General of Japan in Da Nang in general and Mr. Yakabe Yoshinori personally for always paying attention and supporting Binh Dinh province in the past time; At the same time, I hope that even after the end of his working term in Vietnam, the Consul General will still love, care, support and promote cooperative relations between Vietnam and Japan in general, between Binh Dinh province and Japanese localities and partners in particular.

On this occasion, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Thanh invited the Consul General to attend the UIM F1H2O and UIM-ABP AQUABIKE international professional motorboat races and related activities within the framework of the race in the city. Quy Nhon Street (taking place from March 23 to March 31, 2024).

 Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Thanh (left) presented a gift to Consul General of Japan in Da Nang Yakabe Yoshinori.

 Japanese Consul General Yakabe Yoshinori thanked Binh Dinh province for the support given to the Japanese Consulate General in Da Nang in general and to him personally over the past time.

 Appreciating the potential and advantages of the locality, Mr. Yakabe Yoshinori believes that in the coming time, Binh Dinh province will increasingly develop, attracting more and more Japanese businesses to learn and invest. Mr. Yakabe Yoshinori promised that even though his working term in Vietnam has ended, he will continue to support and promote the potentials and advantages of Binh Dinh province as well as connect Japanese localities and businesses to learn about opportunities investment cooperation association in the province./.