In the past few days, two activities took place to show the economic cooperation between Dong Nai and other localities of Japan has been expanded and deepened, while increasing the practicality.
Dong Nai and Saitama provinces officially agreed on cooperation
On November 16, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Van Vinh attended the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between the Dong Nai Industrial Zones Authority and the Saitama Business Administration Board from Japan.
The memorandum aims to promote the development of Saitama businesses and encourage the development of human resources in Dong Nai, detailing the main contents: Dong Nai Province will establish a Saitama representative office to support Saitama businesses in the province; The Saitama Business Administration will provide support in wastewater treatment and water supply in Dong Nai; the two provinces will establish a system supplying human resources and promoting the investment of enterprises in Dong Nai province into industrial parks developed by the Saitama Business Administration.
Chairman of Dong Nai Industrial Zones Authority Cao Tien Sy (on the right) and Chairman of Saitama Business Association Yoshiaki Tachikawa signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Tran Van Vinh briefly introduced the investment environment of Dong Nai and said that Japan is currently ranked third among the countries investing in Dong Nai with more than 230 projects and the total registered capital of over US $ 4 billion, Japanese enterprises investing in Dong Nai are running successful business. The Vice Chairman affirmed the signing ceremony is a great opportunity to develop cooperation between the two localities. The Memorandum of Understanding is expected to help Dong Nai attract not only businesses from Saitama province but also neighboring areas, including Tokyo. Currently, Dong Nai is attaching great importance to attracting investment in hi-tech fields, supporting industries, new environmentally friendly materials, information technology ... Emphasizing the motto "The Government accompanies enterprises”, the Vice Chairman affirmed that Dong Nai's departments and agencies always support and solve difficulties and create favorable conditions for foreign businesses in general and those from Saitama province in particular.
Mr. Yoshiaki Tachikawa, Chairman of Saitama Business Administration, expressed his pleasure at the signing ceremony. During this trip, the delegation will also visit the localities of Dong Nai to plan their development in the coming time. Mr. Tachikawa said that Saitama province has a population of 7.3 million, which is similar to Dong Nai in various aspects, such as mild climate, favorable development infrastructure, and being located near Tokyo. Therefore, Saitama expects businesses from Dong Nai will also come and invest here.
Network of coordinators promotes supporting industries in Dong Nai
Previously, on the afternoon of November 15, the Kansai Industrial Zones Authority and the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI-Kansai from Japan) jointly organized a conference to introduce a coordinator network program linking enterprises from Vietnam and Japan.
According to the provincial industrial zones authority, the number of small and medium Japanese companies investing in Dong Nai has been increasing in recent years and is expected to continue to maintain its steep rise in the future. It is necessary to have a connection so that the supporting industries of Dong Nai can supply raw and processed materials to meet the increasing demand of Japanese enterprises.
Since 2013, Dong Nai People's Committee and METI-Kansai have signed a framework of economic cooperation, with a major target of developing supporting industries and implementing a model project to develop Dong Nai into a center of manufacturing in Vietnam.
As part of the program, 10 coordinators selected from departments, sectors, business associations and training institutions in the province will take on the role of connecting Japanese enterprises in Dong Nai with local businesses, training institutions and local authorities. Specifically, the network of coordinators will connect Japanese enterprises who already or have the intention of investing in Dong Nai with capable enterprises specialized in supporting industries of Vietnam in general and Dong Nai in particular. As for incompetent businesses, the coordinators will support by linking them with training institution for support in human resources as well as research to improve production processes and product quality. Difficulties encountered by Japanese enterprises will also be transferred to the appropriate authorities to be resolved in time.
In October, the coordinators were trained in Japan to improve their skills. It is expected that in March 2018, Dong Nai People's Committee and METI-Kansai will hold another training course for Dong Nai's supporting industry enterprises to learn about management process as well as the quality standards of Japanese enterprises.
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