In his recent reception for some representatives from the Selfwing Vietnam Incubation Company, Da Nang People’s Committee (PC) Vice Chairman Ho Ky Minh presented a Certificate of Merit from the municipal PC Chairman to Dr Yukiko Hirai, the Company’s CEO, in recognition of her great devotion to the city’s progress.

Vice Chairman Minh (right) and Dr Hirai

This was the 2^nd time Dr Hirai had been honoured by the municipal PC Chairman.  Such certificate was given to the Japanese businesswoman on February last year.

On behalf of the city’s leader, Vice Chairman Minh highly praised Dr Hirai for her active involvement in appealing for more Japanese businesses to invest in Da Nang, especially in educational counselling services.

The host hoped that the Japanese company would gain even more significant achievements on its bilateral educational cooperation with Da Nang this year. 

In addition, the city leader said he would like Dr Hirai to continue her efforts to encourage more potential investors from her country to pour their money into the city. He also highlighted the importance of implementing more educational projects in the city, and organising many more educational exchange activities between Da Nang pupils and teachers, and those from Japan, to offer them easy access to Japan’s advanced educational programmes.

In reply, Dr Hirai expressed their delight at the city’s rapid growth over recent years, especially its success organisation of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week (AELW) last November which left a deep impression on domestic and international friends.

The Japanese businesswoman thanked the local authorities for facilitating her company to deploy its projects in the city.  She noted that her company would continue enhancing the quality of education in the central region and highlands to increase the competitiveness of young people of Da Nang, and of Viet Nam as a whole, in the context of global integration.