HCM City seeks Japan’s investment for smart city projects
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen has called on Japanese investors to join the city’s urban development projects, such as infrastructure building, equipment provision and management consultation.
Delegates of Ho Chi Minh City take a photo with those from Fukuoka prefecture (Source: VNA) //www.sggp.org.vn
Hanoi (VNA) - Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh CityPeople’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen has called on Japanese investors to join thecity’s urban development projects, such as infrastructure building, equipmentprovision and management consultation.
Tuyen made the suggestion at a meeting with officials from Fukuoka prefectureof Japan on March 22 during his ongoing visit to the country, with the focus ofthe trip learning about dealing with environmental issues and flood protectionfrom Japanese localities.
During the meeting, he revealed that HCM City has announced aproject to develop it into a smart city, with mechanisms and policies for the effortalready approved by the Vietnamese National Assembly.
HCM City wants to learn about how Fukuoka supports local start-up enterprises,he said.
Tuyen hoped with the role as a legislative body of Fukuoka prefecture, thelocal council will promote parliament exchange between the two localities,support HCM City in building institutions and foster investment cooperationbetween the two sides’ enterprises in environmental protection, transport,start-ups and education.
The same day, Vietnamese delegates made field trips to Sannto Lake to studyregulating rainwater – an outstanding flood-prevention work in Fukuoka and the StartupCafé Fukuoka centre, which provides Japanese entrepreneurs with free start-up informationand serves as a venue for them to seek partners.
Tuyen was impressed by the centre, expressing his hope that it will considersupporting HCM City in forming a similar start-up support establishment in thecity.
While meeting with staff from the Vietnamese ConsulateGeneral in Fukuoka on the same afternoon, he asked for support from the agency tohelp HCM City sell more traditional products in the Japanese locality.-VNA
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Delegates of Ho Chi Minh City take a photo with those from Fukuoka prefecture (Source: VNA) //www.sggp.org.vn 
