In the program to attend the Summit commemorating 50 years of ASEAN-Japan relations and conduct bilateral activities in Japan, on the morning of December 16, in Tokyo (Japan), Prime Minister Pham Minh Attending the Vietnam - Japan Economic Forum with the theme "Economic relations in a new era - Comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world"....
In the program to attend the Summit commemorating 50 years of ASEAN-Japan relations and conduct bilateral activities in Japan, on the morning of December 16, in Tokyo (Japan), Prime Minister Pham Minh Attending the Vietnam - Japan Economic Forum with the theme "Economic relations in a new era - Comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world"....
Also attending were many leaders of ministries, branches, localities and businesses of the two countries. On the side of Hung Yen province, there was comrade Tran Quoc Van, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
Chairman of Hung Yen Provincial People's Committee Tran Quoc Van and representatives of Sumitomo Group (Japan) exchanged a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation to promote the Thang Long II Industrial Park project, phase 4.
At the forum, leaders of Japanese ministries, organizations and businesses highly appreciated Vietnam's high growth rate with appropriate policies, large market and elite human resources; At the same time, he said that with the viewpoint of Partnership in co-creating the future economy and society, Japan will focus on cooperation and investment in Vietnam in fields, especially future industry, reducing carbon emissions... The forum also heard representatives of Japanese businesses present directions and proposals for cooperation and investment in green development and digital transformation in Vietnam in the coming time.
Speaking at the forum, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that after 50 years of cultivating and building the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, political trust between the two countries is at a very high level. . Japan is currently Vietnam's leading economic partner, ranking second in labor cooperation, third in investment and tourism cooperation, and fourth in trade cooperation. The two economies complement each other and develop together.
Regarding investment, with over 5,200 projects and more than 71.5 billion USD in registered capital, Japanese investors have been present in most localities of Vietnam, participating in many strategic projects in a long time. a number of key fields such as: production, processing industry, and manufacturing; electronic components; research and development; finance; especially for new fields such as biotechnology; quantum technology; artificial intelligence (AI); New generation healthcare. Regarding trade, bilateral trade turnover will reach more than 40 billion USD in the first 11 months of 2023, of which Vietnam's imports from Japan will reach nearly 20 billion USD.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on Japanese businesses to continue to invest and succeed in Vietnam. Investors' success is also Vietnam's success.
At the Vietnam - Japan Economic Forum, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of Vietnam - Japan ministries, branches and localities witnessed the awarding ceremony of 30 cooperation agreements between ministries, branches and localities. , agencies and businesses of the two countries in the fields of infrastructure development of industrial parks, urban areas, commercial centers, green hydrogen production, battery production, energy, finance, digital transformation, and resource training human resources... Among them, there is a memorandum of understanding between the People's Committee of Hung Yen province and Sumitomo Corporation (Japan).
Within the framework of the Forum, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hung Yen province Tran Quoc Van and representatives of Sumitomo Group (Japan) exchanged a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation to promote the Thang Long II Industrial Park project, phase 1. paragraph 4.
Located in the north of Hung Yen province, Thang Long II Industrial Park has a favorable geographical location, only about 30km from Hanoi, about 70km from Hai Phong port and about 110km from Quang Ninh deep-water port.
In 2005, Hung Yen province allowed Sumitomo and Thang Long Industrial Park Limited Liability Company to research, survey, project and act as investors to build and operate the infrastructure of Thang Long II Industrial Park with a scale of 219, 6ha. After that, the joint venture parties agreed to establish Thang Long II Industrial Park Limited Liability Company as the direct investor to manage and operate the project. Up to now, after 3 phases, Thang Long II Industrial Park has developed with an area of 545.6 hectares.
In phase 4, Sumitomo Group will focus on expanding the commercial and residential area on an area of 391.7 hectares, with a total investment capital of 500 million USD.
Thang Long II Industrial Park is highly appreciated by businesses for its technical infrastructure, synchronous service provision, and investment in modern water treatment and supply systems. This is one of the model industrial parks and an important highlight in the strategy to attract domestic and foreign investors to Hung Yen. To date, this Industrial Park has received over 100 foreign-invested projects, with a total registered investment capital of more than 3 billion USD, mainly Japanese investors; including some large economic corporations such as: Kyocera, Hoya, Nippon, Daikin, Toto, Panasonic.
In recent years, Hung Yen province has promoted attracting foreign investment, creating conditions for foreign investors to invest in the province. To date, the total number of foreign investment projects in the province is 534 projects with effective foreign direct investment capital, with a total registered investment capital of about 6.7 billion USD; Among them, investors from Japan lead the way in the number of projects with 173 projects and a total registered capital of more than 4 billion USD. There are currently about 170 Japanese FDI projects in operation, with a total investment capital of over 3.2 billion USD, thereby creating jobs for about 45,000 workers.
Hung Yen province values and calls for investors from Japan, especially large corporations to research and cooperate in investing in areas of strength and Hung Yen province has outstanding competitive advantages and needs. develop as processing and manufacturing industries; clean energy, renewable energy; develop digital government, digital economy and digital society; infrastructure, smart urban areas; develop modern agriculture; industrial area; developing logistics infrastructure; finance, banking. Hung Yen wishes to cooperate and mobilize resources from outside, especially investors from Japan. The province always welcomes Japanese investors and businesses to learn and invest in Hung Yen.
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