Day: November 20, 2022

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 20 highlighted the need to enhance cooperation and exchanges between localities of Vietnam and Japan during a reception for Kuroiwa Yuji, governor of Kanagawa prefecture of Japan, who is on a working trip to Vietnam.

 

The State leader appreciated the role of the governor in enhancing relations between Kanagawa prefecture and Vietnam, notably through trade networking seminars or annual cultural exchange events, including the Kanagawa Festival in Hanoi which attracted a large number of visitors after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The President said the festival helped Vietnamese people understand more about the traditional culture of Kanagawa prefecture in particular and Japan in general.

 

He added that Kanagawa’s investment seminar on November 18 drew the participation of many Vietnamese localities and businesses, reflecting the great potential and demand for cooperation with the Japanese prefecture.

 

As Kanagawa and Vietnam’s localities have many advantages that can complement each other, the President suggested boosting cooperation in a number of areas including promoting delegation and people-to-people exchanges, encouraging Kanagawa enterprises to invest in high-quality agriculture, supporting industries, information technology; health care and environmental protection in Vietnam.

 

He asked the prefecture to receive more trainees, nurses and workers from Vietnam, and create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community to live, study and work in the prefecture.

 

For his part, Governor Kuroiwa expressed his delight to receive the support to successfully organize the festival with many exciting activities.

 

He said many Kanagawa businesses want to invest in Vietnam and hope to receive assistance from the local authorities.

 

The Governor pledged that the prefecture will step up coordination to hold more cultural exchange events, promote economic and educational cooperation, and give support to Vietnamese students studying in the prefecture.

 

He added that as both Japan and Vietnam are facing the challenge of aging population, he hopes to expand collaboration with Vietnam to effectively respond to the issue./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 20 asked Lam Dong province to work harder to become a growth engine of the Central Highlands and the country as well, particularly in tourism, services, cultural industry and high-tech agriculture, given its unique potential and comparative advantages.

 

At a meeting with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee, the Government leader said Lam Dong should pay more attention to regional cooperation and connectivity.

 

He also urged the province to step up growth model reform towards green, harmonious and sustainable development, and apply science-technology and cutting-edge technology, especially in the areas where it has great potential like tourism, logistics, agriculture, processing industry and support industry.

 

In agriculture, Lam Dong should accelerate sectoral restructuring and focus on developing a number of products of national brands, he added.

 

At the same time, the province needs to better the planning work to create new development space and promote sustainable development, while rolling out mechanisms and polities to attract and utilise development resources, Chinh said.

 

The PM also highlighted the importance of the public-private partnership (PPP), and the need to accelerate public investment disbursement, as well as the implementation of national target programmes.

 

In infrastructure, priority should be given to the sectors of transport, health care, education, industrial parks and clusters, information, telecoms and irrigation, he continued.

 

The leader pointed to other tasks for Lam Dong regarding administrative reform, social welfare, land and forest management, environmental protection and climate change response.

 

From now till the end of this year, the province must complete the planning work, public investment disbursement as planned, site clearance in service of projects, control prices and goods supply, and ensure social welfare for people, bringing them a happy Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, he requested.

 

According to a report presented at the meeting, Lam Dong expects to fulfill all the 18 socio-economic targets set for this year, of which six are expected to be overfulfilled.

 

Its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per capita this year is estimated at 75.3 million VND (3,035 USD), the highest in the Central Highlands region.

 

The locality’s budget collection in the first 10 months exceeded the set target by 6% and went up 26% year-on-year.

 

Earlier, PM Chinh visited Dalat Hasfarm Company Limited that provides flower varieties and the Da Lat railway station that was built by France in the 1930s and is now a cultural and historical relic site and a typical tourism product of the locality./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency