Illustrative image (Source: asia.nikkei.com) Thua Thien- Hue (VNA) - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of healthcare was signed between the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and the Japanese city of Yokohama on July 26. The signatories were the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs; the Hue College of Medicine and Pharmacy; the Hue Medical College; and Yokohama’s Department of Medicine and Social Welfare. Under the MoU, Thua Thien-Hue province will support the sending of workers and students from health-specialised and medical care universities and colleges and vocational training schools in the locality to Yokohama to pursue study, join training courses, and work in the field of healthcare. Those coming to Yokohama will also be supported by the host city’s authorities. They will be trained within two years, then receiving certificates of welfare workers and long-term working visas in Yokohama. Thua Thien-Hue … [Read more...] about Thua Thien-Hue, Japanese locality cooperate on healthcare
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HCMC attempts to connect Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises
The event aiming at enhancing Vietnam and Japan business networking in manufacturing supporting industry focused on presenting to Japanese companies rubber component parts, manufacturing mechanic, design and manufacturing of dies and molds. According to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Vietnam is an attractive investment destination for Japanese businesses. The magnetism of Vietnam is due to the government’s procedures of luring foreign investment, income tax reduction policy, the exemption of industrial accessory equipment and machine from import duties and taxes. In addition, domestic enterprises have improved their manufacturing productivity to meet quality standards. At the meeting, local firms said that domestic businesses should work more closely with each other to create multi-detail and high added-value products By AI VAN – Translated by Kim Khanh Tags: Connecting Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises manufacturing supporting industry … [Read more...] about HCMC attempts to connect Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises
VCCI’s international cooperation helps improve domestic business environment
Overview of the Vietnam Business Forum 2017 (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has made great efforts in cooperating with international organisations and foreign embassies in Vietnam to promote partnership between Vietnamese and foreign partners. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been working with the VCCI in many cooperation projects, with the most prominent joint effort being the making of the annual provincial competitiveness index (PCI) rankings. The PCI has significant influence on the improvement of Vietnam’s business environment, especially from 2014 when the Resolution 19/NQ-CP on major solutions to improve the business environment and enhancing national competitiveness was issued. On the foundation of the PCI, localities nationwide have designed detailed plans of actions and specific ideas to further better the local business environment. Meanwhile, according to Karashima Hiroshi, President of … [Read more...] about VCCI’s international cooperation helps improve domestic business environment
Ambassador affirms Japanese investors’ interest in Mekong Delta
Participants in the conference examines Mekong Delta products on the sidelines of the event (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – Many Japanese investors are keen on investing in the Mekong Delta, Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio affirmed at a conference in Can Tho city on April 18. The conference, aiming to connect Japanese partners with the 12 provinces and Can Tho city of the Mekong Delta, drew more than 160 Japanese businesses, more than 50 of which came to Vietnam for the first time. Cooperation potential in transport infrastructure development was among the main issues attracting participants’ attention. Luu Quang Khanh, Director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Department for Foreign Economic Relations, said the Mekong Delta has a favourable intra-regional transport system helping connect many localities within the region and support development. This system also links the Mekong Delta, located in the southwest of Vietnam, with the southeastern … [Read more...] about Ambassador affirms Japanese investors’ interest in Mekong Delta
Japanese-funded projects improves health care services to elderly
The project, which has been carrying out from July 2017 to March 2020, is funded with 91,750 USD from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and over 1.4 billion VND from the Vietnamese Government. Photo: VNA It aims to build a standard model on caring the health of the elderly in the community before multiplying it across the country, contributing to meeting the demand of long-term care for the elderly. The projects has five components, including building specific projects and plans for each year, popularising preventive medicine programmes through communications and consultations, enhancing officials’ capacity on managing and guiding the elderly on exercise to avoid falling, preparing equipment and facilities for the maintenance of exercise activities of elderly, and giving supervision and technical support to the project. According to deputy head of the General Office for Population and Family Planning Nguyen Van Tan, the project is being piloted … [Read more...] about Japanese-funded projects improves health care services to elderly