Expanding investment cooperation opportunities between Nghe An and Kochi (Japan)
(Baonghean.vn) - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy hopes that businesses as well as professors and doctors from Kochi University will be a bridge to help Nghe An connect with the government and businesses of Kochi province, calling on Japanese partners to come and learn about and invest in Nghe An province.
On the afternoon of April 18, the Provincial People's Committee had a working session with a business delegation from Kochi province, Japan led by Mr. Hiroshige Takano - Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kochi-Marutaka Bridge Construction Company to discuss the possibility of investment cooperation.
Receiving and working with the delegation from Nghe An province were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of the departments: Foreign Affairs, Industry and Trade, Planning and Investment, Agriculture and Rural Development.
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| Also attending the meeting were representatives of several Japanese enterprises such as Eiki Trading Company; Inoue Calcium Agricultural Company; Professors of Kochi University... Photo: My Nga |
Imprint of Nghe An - Japan cooperation
At the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy introduced the general characteristics, potentials and advantages of Nghe An province. The gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in 2018 reached 80,971 billion VND, with a growth rate of 8.77%. Notably, in 2018, Nghe An's provincial competitiveness index (PCI) ranked 19th out of 63 provinces and cities, the highest position ever for the province. By the end of 2018, Nghe An had 83 valid FDI projects with a total registered investment capital of more than 2.1 billion USD.
Introducing the general cooperative relationship between Nghe An and Japan, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy said that the province has established friendly relations with Gifu province in the fields of agriculture, tourism, education and training, investment and cultural and sports exchange.
Regarding FDI cooperation, Nghe An is currently implementing 7 projects with Japanese investment capital of 72.69 million USD in the fields of limestone mining, food, garment...
Regarding ODA, up to now, there have been 44 ODA projects funded by Japan in Nghe An with a total investment of 6,260 billion VND, typically: Project to restore and upgrade the Northern Nghe An irrigation system; Technical cooperation project on agricultural development planning; Project to sustainably restore protective forests...
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| Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy emphasized that the province always attaches importance to cooperation between Nghe An and Japan. Photo: My Nga |
From these relationships, trade between the two sides has achieved many remarkable results. Specifically, in 2018, export turnover to Japan reached 22 million USD on the following items: garment, stone, handicrafts, agriculture and aquatic products.
Every year, the number of Nghe An students studying abroad in Japan is increasing. In addition, Nghe An currently has 3,000 - 4,000 workers working in Japan.
Expanding investment opportunities
At the meeting, Mr. Hiroshige Takano - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kochi-Marutakan Bridge Construction Company thanked the warm welcome of Nghe An provincial leaders.
Briefly introducing Kochi province, Mr. Horishige Takano said that this is a locality located on a small island of Japan with a population of 240,000 people, with strengths in automobile manufacturing and heavy industry.
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| Business delegation of Kochi province (Japan) at the working session. Photo: My Nga |
Representatives of the businesses briefly introduced their advantages and potentials such as: Inoue Calcium Agricultural Company is a famous Japanese corporation in the agricultural field, providing effective and highly safe pesticides and herbicides; SKK Corporation specializes in manufacturing large-tonnage ships,...
Enterprises expressed hope to join Nghe An in building infrastructure and providing key equipment to build the province's seaport.
The members of the delegation all hope to have many opportunities for cooperation and investment in Nghe An in fields such as agriculture, industry, construction, and education.
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| Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy presented a souvenir painting to Mr. Hiroshige Takano - Head of the Kochi Province Business Delegation. Photo: My Nga |
Regarding the future cooperation relationship, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy said that Nghe An is currently calling for Japanese investors in areas such as clean agriculture, medicinal herbs, and agricultural product processing. Comrade Thai Thanh Quy hopes that Kochi province's enterprises will both invest and transfer technology to the province in the field of clean agriculture - which is Japan's advantage.
In addition, Nghe An is very interested in fields such as high-tech industry, supporting industry...
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee hopes that businesses as well as professors and doctors from Kochi University will be a bridge to help Nghe An connect with the government and businesses of Kochi province, calling on Japanese partners to come and learn about and invest in Nghe An province.
At the same time, the head of Nghe An provincial government hopes that Nghe An and Kochi provinces will increase cooperation activities in trade, education and training, cultural exchange...