Ha Giang signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Japan-Vietnam support industry assistance joint stock company in June 2016 after the Japanese firm made several fact-finding tours in the fields of healthcare, tourism, vocational training, and agriculture.

The Japanese company has supported the province to build a rehabilitation hospital and a centre for training human resources in the health sector. 

It also helped the Ha Giang vocational college carry out a training programme in automobile technology and veterinary.

The two sides have implemented cooperation programmes to develop hi-tech agriculture and tourism.

President of the company Murooka Katsunori said in the third quarter of 2017, his firm is stepping up coordination with the province to start the construction of the Japan-Vietnam joint venture rehabilitation hospital.

In addition to completing the cherry park project in Quan Ba district, the two sides have launched a centre of testing and piloting plant varieties in association with processing products for exports to Japan.

The company will promote the strengths of Ha Giang in Japan and dispatch business organisations to explore the local investment environment, Murooka Katsunori said.

According to Son, local authorities have granted investment license and business registration certificate for the company. 

The provincial People’s Committee pledged to direct relevant agencies to promptly address difficulties for businesses to ensure the progress of investment projects, he said.

He expressed his belief that with the effective bilateral cooperation, the Japan-Vietnam rehabilitation hospital in Vi Xuyen district and the cherry park in Quan Ba district will open up huge opportunities to serve Japanese tourists to the northernmost province.

Meanwhile, Japan’s Kobe International Centre for Cooperation and Communication held a working session with authorities of northern Ha Nam province on June 9 to discuss a project on human resources development in manufacturing. 

The 376,800 USD project is carried out from 2017 to 2020, under which the Ha Nam Vocational College will choose a contingent of qualified teachers and suitable curricula, hold seminars and survey Japanese firms in the locality. 

Japanese partners will help with outlining syllabi regarding 5s methodology while Vietnamese teachers will have chances to interact with Japanese enterprises via various events. 

Speaking at the event, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Xuan Dong, said the project will improve the capacity of Ha Nam Vocational College’s teachers and provide high-quality workforce for Japanese businesses in Ha Nam, contributing to poverty reduction and local economic growth. 

He also pledged all possible support for the project.

Source: vov.vn