Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Quang hosted a reception in the city on Tuesday for Japanese Consul General in Da Nang Yakabe Yoshinori, who came to say goodbye at the end of his tenure in the city.

Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Quang (right) congratulates Japanese Consul General Yakabe Yoshinori on his successful tenure in Da Nang. Photo: T.PHUONG

The city leader lauded contributions by the Japanese diplomat in particular, and the Consulate General in general, to creating favourable conditions for Da Nang to cooperate effectively with Japanese businesses and localities over the past years.

He congratulated Mr. Yakabe Yoshinori on successfully completing his assigned tasks for nearly 4 years.

Party chief Quang voiced his hope that the Consul General, in any role or position, will continue to promote the image of Da Nang to Japanese businesses, investors and tourists.

When receiving Japanese Consul General in Da Nang Yakabe Yoshinori on the same day, municipal People's Committee Chairman Le Trung Chinh thanked Consul General Yakabe Yoshinori for many practical and meaningful activities, contributing to fostering the traditional friendship, and comprehensive, sustainable and long-term cooperation between Viet Nam and Japan in general, and Da Nang and Japanese localities in particular.

Da Nang People's Committee Chairman Le Trung Chinh (right) presenting a gift to Consul General Yakabe Yoshinori who came to say goodbye at the end of his tenure in the city. Photo: T.PHUONG

During his meetings with Da Nang leaders, Consul General of Japan in Da Nang Yakabe Yoshinori thanked them for their enthusiastic and thoughtful support in helping him successfully complete his term of office.

He also informed the city leaders that the Rorze Corporation, a large Japanese corporation specialising in semiconductor, intended to seek investment opportunities in Da Nang in the coming time.

The Japanese diplomat hoped that the municipal government will have good mechanisms and policies and create favourable conditions for the group to effectively invest in the city.

He also asked Da Nang to speed up the process of handling administrative procedures in the foreign investment field, with a focus on training high-quality human resources fluent in Japanese language in order to meet the employment needs of Japanese businesses involving hi-tech, semiconductor, and tourism when investing in the city.

Consul General Yakabe Yoshinori believed that the relationship between Japan and Viet Nam in general, and between Da Nang and Japanese localities in particular, will be further strengthened.

Reporting by THANH PHUONG - Translating by M.DUNG