On Tuesday, the Da Nang People’s Committee Vice Chairman, Mr Phung Tan Viet, played host to a visiting group from the Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN) led by its Senior Managing Director Mr Mukuta Satoshi.

Mr Satoshi said that the purpose of the group’s visit was to learn about the investment climate and opportunities in Da Nang.

In reply, Vice Chairman Viet thanked the Japanese government for helping the city build an embankment system at the Da Nang Port.  He remarked that top priority is being given to promoting the development of the local tourism and trade sectors, as well as appealing for more FDI flows into the hi-tech and IT sectors.  Heed is also being paid to building a synchronous infrastructure, developing high-quality human resources, and making Da Nang an environmentally-friendly city.

Mr Satoshi (left) and Vice Chairman Viet

The city leader also took the opportunity to appeal for more Japanese businesses to invest in the city’s hi-tech industrial park, and in local top priority aspects such as trade, education, healthcare, and the banking and logistics sectors.  Greater efforts will be made to promote the opening of direct flights between Da Nang and Japanese localities.  He vowed that the city authorities would create very favourable conditions for foreign investors, including those from Japan, to invest and operate effectively in the city.