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Enterprises from Japan’s Aichi province wish for expanded investment in Vietnam
Giving an interview on the sideline of a discussion with enterprises from Aichi province, Japan, held by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment on June 3, Saburo Onoki, Director of Aichi Province’s Trade and Investment Agency appreciated the co-operative model between the province and the Vietnamese Government.
Q: How many enterprises are there from Aichi province investing in Vietnam?
A: Currently, there are 43 enterprises investing in Vietnam. In which many enterprises have established their branches in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. A total of 60 branches have been set up in the two cities.
Attending this discussion were mainly enterprises investing in Vietnam. They will exchange their information and experience, discuss their current difficulties in investment activities in Vietnam and at the same time propose the Vietnamese Government to have solutions to overcome difficulties and further improve Vietnam’s investment environment.
Q: What is your assessment of Vietnam’s infrastructure?
A: In my opinion, the Vietnamese Government has tried its best to improve infrastructure and we believe that the improvement will be made with a fast speed in the coming time.
Q: What is Aichi enterprises’ assessment about Vietnam’s current investment environment?
A: In general, we realise that there are two main matters. Firstly, although the Vietnam’s infrastructure has been improved, the traffic, electricity and water supply systems are yet to be perfected. Secondly, with regard to human resources, we want to recruit trained and skilled workers.
Q: Could you tell me about the performance of the Aichi enterprises in Vietnam so far?
A: Currently we are investing in both centres of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and in general we are very successful.
Q: What are the strong points of the Aichi enterprises?
A: We have a lot of strong points. But the first I have to say is technology. Next is the good work capability and linking in teams, thus making full use of all staff’s ability. We wish to expand our investment in Vietnam.
Q: What is your judgment about the co-operative model between the Aichi province and the Vietnamese Government?
A: Currently, only Aichi province is applying the model of direct contact between one province and the Vietnamese Government. There are possibly some other provinces in Japan assisting the local enterprises in investing in Vietnam but they do not directly work with the Vietnamese Government, but with other organisations and agencies.
The advantage of the model is that we can directly collect information from the Vietnamese Government to inform Aichi enterprises and at the same time submit the Aichi enterprises’ aspirations and proposals to the Vietnamese Government.
Truong Son
nhandan
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