Lang Son seeks cooperation with Japanese prefecture
Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of the northern province of Lang Son, Doan Thu Ha, hosted a delegation of the Secretariat of the Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance on October 27.
Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of the northern province of Lang Son Doan Thu Ha speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)
Lang Son (VNA) – Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of thenorthern province of Lang Son, Doan Thu Ha, hosted a delegation of the Secretariatof the Chairman of the Japan - VietnamFriendship Parliamentary Alliance on October 27.
Briefing her guests on the province’s strengths and socio-economic development, Ha underlined that Lang Son is considered an important gateway connectingVietnam as well as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China.It is a hub of import-export activities between Vietnam, ASEAN and China.
The Vice Chairwoman said with a border economic zone, the province has advantagesin developing border and border gate economy, logistics. It also has greatpotential in forestry and agriculture.
She affirmed that LangSon always welcomes Japanese localities and enterprises to invest in theprovince. She asked the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam and the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) to continue assisting the province in bolsteringcollaboration with Japanese localities, organisations and enterprises.
Headof the delegation, Nikai Nobuyasu, said the delegation visited Lang Son at therequest of the Vice Governor of Wakayama Prefecture to promote cooperationbetween the two localities.
He spoke highly of the socio-economic development in Lang Son, particularlyeconomic activities at border gates, infrastructure investment andagro-forestry production.
Based on the potentialand advantages of the two localities, the delegation will study the possibilityof cooperation in fruit and farm produce processing for export in Lang Son, andpossibly in assembly and logistics in the long run, he said.
Nikai added that the Secretariat of the Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam FriendshipParliamentary Alliance hopes to arrange a working trip to Lang Sonin January 2023 for a business delegation with a view to establishingpartnerships in the fields mentioned at the meeting, and possibly friendship andcooperative ties between Wakayama and Lang Son./.
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Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of the northern province of Lang Son Doan Thu Ha speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) 
