Thua Thien-Hue steps up ties with Japan’s Gifu prefecture
The central coastal province of Thua Thien-Hue and Japan’s Gifu prefecture will enhance cooperative ties under a deal inked between the two sides on November 12.
Thua Thien-Hue and Japan's Gifu will enhance cooperative ties under a deal inked between the two sides on November 12. (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central coastal province of ThuaThien-Hue and Japan’s Gifu prefecture will enhance cooperative ties under adeal inked between the two sides on November 12.
The signing was made at a meeting between Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Phan Ngoc Tho and a high-level delegation from the Japanese locality,led by Governor Hajime Furuta and the prefecture’s official Yoshiaki Bito.
Under the deal, both sides will bolster experience exchanges in investmentpromotion towards branching out the tourism sector; as well as work tofacilitate conditions for enterprises to study investment in tourism, the supportingindustry, and the high-end industry.
Furthermore, they will promotepeople-to-people and cultural exchanges to capitalise on the potential andstrengths of each locality, thus tightening stable cooperative relations andfriendship between the two countries.
At the meeting, Tho said that the Japanese Emperor and Empress’ visit to ThuaThien-Hue in March 2017 opened up comprehensive collaborative opportunities invarious sectors between the Vietnamese central province and various Japaneselocalities.
Since Thua Thien-Hue and Gifu in particular set up cooperative ties in November2016, they have organised regular exchanges and meetings, he said, adding thatmany enterprises from Gifu have come to look for investment opportunities inThua Thien-Hue.
Hue city and Takayama city also inked a memorandum of understanding oncooperation and exchange, while Gifu University and Hue University have workedtogether in academic research and in the improvement of education and trainingquality, he higlighted.
Tho expressed his hope that both localities will promote collaboration inhigh-quality human resources training, market expansion in medical equipment,high-quality industry development, investment promotion, and exchanges ofstudents and craft villages.
Hajime Furuta and Yoshiaki Bito spoke highly of the outcomes in the cooperativerelations between Thua Thien-Hue and Gifu over the past, stating that theyshare a lot of similarities in terms of economy and culture, especially intheir potential to develop tourism with a wide range of tourist attractions,such as historic and cultural relic sites, cuisine, and traditional craft. –VNA
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Thua Thien-Hue and Japan's Gifu will enhance cooperative ties under a deal inked between the two sides on November 12. (Photo: VNA) 
