Prime Minister suggests Saitama province accept more Vietnamese workers
Receiving Mr. Kiyoshi Ueda, Governor of Saitama Prefecture (Japan) on the afternoon of October 26, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested that Saitama Prefecture accept more Vietnamese workers to help improve their skills, especially in the fields of manufacturing industry, healthcare and many other fields in which Saitama has strengths.
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives Mr. Kiyoshi Ueda, Governor of Saitama Prefecture (Japan). Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu |
Thanking the Prime Minister for taking the time to meet him, Governor Kiyoshi Ueda informed the Prime Minister about his meeting with leaders of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, discussing solutions to promote cooperation between the two sides. The Governor expressed his delight that Saitama Prefecture has opened a business support office in Hanoi, helping the province's businesses that have, are and will invest in Vietnam.
Governor Kiyoshi Ueda said that Saitama Prefecture’s businesses are currently facing difficulties in human resources, so this is an area that can promote cooperation with Vietnam. Businesses in the prefecture also hope that Vietnamese engineers and researchers will come to work at their businesses, thereby improving their experience and management skills. This force, when returning to Vietnam, will also encourage Japanese businesses in general and Saitama Prefecture to invest in Vietnam.
Governor Kiyoshi Ueda also said that Saitama is the province with the 5th largest economy out of 47 provinces and cities in Japan, with a GDP of about 190 billion USD/year, and is a large market for trade and investment cooperation with Vietnam.
Agreeing with Governor Kiyoshi Ueda's opinion on promoting cooperation between Vietnam and Saitama Prefecture, the Prime Minister said that the province should pay attention to supporting Saitama enterprises to invest in Vietnam in areas where the province has strengths such as the automobile industry, manufacturing industry, medicine and pharmacy.
The Prime Minister said that Vietnam's investment and business environment is currently very favorable and that he hopes Saitama businesses will invest in Vietnam in many fields. The Vietnamese government is committed to creating the most favorable conditions for businesses to invest in Vietnam, including those from Saitama Prefecture.
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| Prime Minister and Saitama prefecture business delegation. Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu |
The Prime Minister also suggested that the two sides strengthen cooperation in the fields of human resource training, education and training, and suggested that Saitama Prefecture accept more Vietnamese workers to help improve their skills, especially in the fields of manufacturing industry, healthcare and many other fields in which Saitama has strengths.
The two sides also need to promote business exchanges, cultural exchanges and people-to-people exchanges, especially in 2018, when the two countries celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations, thereby contributing to promoting Vietnam-Japan relations.
