HCM City bolsters cooperation with Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture
Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City is looking to further promote exchange and cooperation activities in numerous fields with the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido, a local official has said.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Pham Duc Hai (R) and Vice Governor of Hokkaido Yasuhiro Tsuji (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City is looking tofurther promote exchange and cooperation activities in numerous fields with theJapanese prefecture of Hokkaido, a local official has said.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s CouncilPham Duc Hai made the statement at a reception for Vice Governor of HokkaidoYasuhiro Tsuji in the Vietnamese city on January 18.
He appreciated the Hokkaido administration for theirregular sending of working groups to HCM City to promote bilateral economic,trade, and cultural ties.
HCM City is willing to create all favourableconditions for Hokkaido businesses to invest in the city, hesaid.
The city highly valued the quality of Hokkaidofarm produce and seafood, as well as its tourism potential which will createhuge opportunities for stronger bilateral cooperation in the time to come.
The Hokkaido Festival – which is held on thesidelines of the sixth Vietnam-Japan Festival – will contribute to increasingmutual understanding between the two peoples, enabling businesses to seekcooperation opportunities, and reinforcing the friendly cooperative tiesbetween HCM City and Hokkaido.
Yasuhiro Tsuji said the visit of the workinggroup from Hokkaido to HCM City aims to foster the sound cooperation betweenthe two sides, especially in potential fields such as economy, trade,science-technology, agriculture, tourism, and culture.
He shared that the Hokkaido Festival willintroduce local people to some of Japan’s unique culture and cuisine.
A workshop highlighting cooperation potentialand opportunities in the fields of technology, agriculture, and environmentwill be held as part of the festival, he said.
Besides, Hokkaido also wants to introduce its tourism potential to locals withthe hope of increasing the number of Vietnamese tourists to the Japaneseprefecture, he added. –VNA
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Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Pham Duc Hai (R) and Vice Governor of Hokkaido Yasuhiro Tsuji (Photo: VNA) 
