Last Saturday, as part of their working trip to Japan, a group of Da Nang’s leaders, led by municipal People’s Committee Vice Chairman Dang Viet Dung, met with representatives from Japan Post Holdings (JP Holdings). 

Vice Chairmen Viet (first left) and Dung (second right) with representatives from the city’s Investment Promotion Centre and JP Holdings

Mr Kazuhiro Ogita, President of JP Holdings, explained that his group specialises in offering high-quality pre-school education services.  Included are pre-school education, English, music and physical training, and the distribution of food and teaching tools.

The host remarked that next year his group will build a Japanese-standard kindergarten in Hai Chau District at a cost of between 3 and 5 million USD.  The new kindergarten will offer English, physical education and music.

In reply, Vice Chairman Dung asked the Japanese group to continue its deployment of other projects in the city in addition to the above-mentioned kindergarten.  He vowed that the local authorities will create even more favourable conditions for foreign investors, including those from Japan.

Also at the meeting, the city’s Investment Promotion Centre and JP Holdings entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on boosting investment into Da Nang in the years ahead.

On the same day, the visiting group attended the opening ceremony of the Narita Trade and Industry Fair in Narita City and visited the Da Nang stand there.

Addressing the group, the leader of Narita City thanked Da Nang for its participation in the fair.  This had helped to open up many bilateral cooperative opportunities, and to advertise Da Nang’s trade and tourism products to Japanese citizens. 

The Head of the Management Board of the Da Nang Hi-tech Park, Mr Phung Tan Viet, remarked that the presence of the Da Nang stand at the fair showcased the great efforts being made by the local authorities to boost bilateral cooperation with Japanese localities.  He added that, taking advantage of the operation of Narita-Da Nang direct flights, their cooperative relations in culture, trade and investment would be fostered in the years ahead.

In addition to some traditional Japanese arts programmes, this year’s fair featured a tuna dissection demonstration, handicraft products, and demonstrations of the techniques for the production and storage of agricultural products.