Can Tho (VNA) – The thirdVietnam-Japan trade and cultural exchange programme and fifth annual MekongDelta investment forum will be held in Can Tho city in October and November to luremore investment in trade and services from Japanese businesses.

The information was announced at a pressconference on October 3 held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry(VCCI)’s chapter in Can Tho and the municipal People’s Committee.

Deputy Director of the VCCI chapter NguyenPhuong Lam said the trade and cultural exchange programme will take place from November3-5 and feature 120 pavilions.

The Japanese national tourism promotion centreis also expected to join the event to increase tourism cooperation with theMekong Delta.

Nearly 40 art and cultural performances will bestaged during the programme.
A conference calling for investment in agriculture andanother on Asian culture and trade will be held during the programme with theengagement of about 40 Japanese businesses.

Meanwhile, the fifth Mekong Delta investmentforum (MekongInvest 2017), due to be held on October 25, aims to drawinvestment in infrastructure development, trade services, restaurants andhotels, and entertainment parks.

In the first six months of 2017, the Mekong Delta welcomednearly 21 million visitors and grossed more than 6.5 trillion VND (286 millionUSD) in tourism revenue, year-on-year rises of 17 percent and 22 percentrespectively.

At MekongInvest 2017, thirteen cities andprovinces of the delta will invite investment in 24 tourism developmentprojects worth 7.8 trillion VND (343.2 million USD) and 33 real estate projectsworth 176 trillion VND (7.74 billion USD).

As of August 2017, a total of 1,398 foreigndirect investment projects worth 19.85 billion USD had entered the MekongDelta, including 159 projects from Japan worth 2.1 billion USD, mainly inmanufacturing, processing, coal, science-technology, and waste treatment.-VNA