HoaBinh (VNA) – The northern province of Hoa Binh held aconference on March 2 to foster cooperation with the Vietnam Business Association in Japan (VJBA).
Inhis remarks, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen VanChuong highlighted the locality’s potentialand socio-economic development, saying theprovince welcomes all domestic and foreign investors who want to do long-term investment here.
VJBA Chairman Vu Hoang Duc said that since its establishment 11 years ago, theassociation has focused on bringing high-quality human resources andgoods from Vietnam to Japan through official channels as well as seeking ways toconnect businesses of the two countries, especially small and mediumenterprises.
Ducsaid he hopes that in the coming time, the Hoa Binh provincial administration andrelevant agencies will create favourable conditions for humanresources training and popularising high-quality agricultural ಌproducts and foods inJapan.
Participantsat the event discussed the advantages and challenges for investment promotionand human resources training activities as well as sales of agriculturalproducts in Hoa Binh province and Japan.
HoaBinh’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) grew 9.03% last year, with per capita income reaching 66.7 million VND (2,827 USD) per year. The rateof trained labourers was 59.2%.
The province has 729 private investment projects, of which, foreign invested ones account for 5%, value🎀d at 608 millionUSD. Japanese enterprises have poured 343.3 million USD into projects in the𒆙locality./.
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An overview of the conference. (Photo: VNA) 
