On the afternoon of January 18th , 2013 at Hanoi Deawoo International Hotel was hold ceremony summation of operation of Vietnam - Japan Business Forum in 2012 and planed activities direction in 2013. Attending the ceremony, Mr. Vu Tien Loc, Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and representatives of departments of VCCI, members of the Board and the members of the Advisory Committee.

Also take this opportunity, the forum adds two Vice Chairman of the Board is Mr. Nguyen Quoc Binh Binh (National Assembly, Chairman of the Board members, General Director of Hanel a member state limited liability Company) and Mr  Nguyen Hoang (Chairman of the Board of Directors – General Director of N&G Corp) is is participation of members of the Vietnam-Japan Business Forum leaders under  Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vietnam.

 

Picture 1: The members of Vietnam-Japan Business Forum leaders under  Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vietnam.

 

After the speech for opening the ceremony, Ms. Truong Bich Ngoc, deputy director of International Cooperation Department of VCCI read briefly the success of Vietnam-Japan Business Forum 2012.

 

The year of 2012 was a very difficult year for Vietnamese enterprises as well as the world, trade activities between Vietnam and Japan are also subjected many negative effects. However, in the position as a news channel, a prestigious bridge between the two countries and with the close guidance of VCCI’s leaders, the support of the Ministries and agencies, partner organizations and the members in Advisory Committee, Board of Forum’s leaders, Vietnam-Japan Business Forum has been implementing the positive activities and have achieved encouraging results such as maintenance of providing information for businesses and developing the website portal which guides Vietnamese businesses to  participate in trade fairs and shows relating Japanese market, up to 671.018 visitors. The trade and investment promotion activities have always been step up. In the past year, there were some the exchanges among the enterprises coming from 2 nations such as on January 18^th, 2012 in Hanoi was hold a meeting to interact between Viet Nam enterprises and Japan enterprises (Fukuoka) in the field of environmental industry, electricity, power and construction; on the occasion of work schedule of the leader of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, on February 3^rd,  2012 at the Japan Ambassador home had a exchange party among the businesses coming from Vietnam and Japan. The party had attendance of about 50 business representatives in the fields: trade, import and export processing of aquatic products and seafood; on September 24^th, 2012 Seminar on exchanges between Vietnamese and Japanese businesses on the business trip of JCCI delegation occasion was lead by Mr. Tadashi Okamura, Chairman JCCI accompanied by 120 leaders of the 100 companies ... and another seminars.

Besides these activities, VCCI also had have activities to support Vietnamese enterprises in Japan.

After the series reports on the activities of the Forum 2012 is the opinions of each representative with their position and the information has collected in 2012 to contribute to the forum operation with Japanese firms.

 Mr. Nguyen Truong Son, deputy director of Northeast Asia Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said about the content of the talk between two Prime Ministers on the Prime Minister’s visit Mr. Shinzo Abe to Vietnam occasion: two governments are particularly interested in improving relations between Vietnam and Japan in both economic and Political which in notably Japan assesses Vietnam as one of investment destinations is interested most from Japanese business in 2013. About Vietnam side, Japan is a strategic partner of Vietnam and the year of 2013 is an important milestone to implement and improve this relationship. Japanese Prime Minister promised to provide $ 500 million assistance package for 3 ODA projects to build infrastructure in Vietnam.

After then Mr. Nguyen Ba Cuong, Deputy Director of Foreign Investment Bureau statements about focusing on attracting foreign investment in Vietnam in the coming years particularly supporting industries for priority policy development of supporting industries have now that we have not yet developed.

Then Mr. Nguyen Ba Cuong, Deputy Director of Foreign Investment statements focus more on attracting foreign investment in Vietnam in the coming years, is particularly interested in supporting industries that due to that priority policy development of supporting industries have now that we have not developed yet.

Also take this exchange, members of the forum give useful information to contribute to the development of enterprises in Vietnam-Japan cooperation as 2013 Japanese investment in Vietnam will increase very strong especially in the field of industrial support services; Ministry of industry and trade promotion funds for a couple of projects on energy cooperation with foreign countries and coming clean coal projects; not only investment in Vietnam that Vietnamese enterprises also invested back into the country of Japan, this is also an opportunity to promote Vietnam's investment environment for Japanese firms.

 

Picture 2: Mr.Vu Tien Loc awarded Appointment Vice President Forum for Nguyen Quoc Binh (Member of National Assembly, Chairman of Board members, General Director of Hanel Company.)

 

Finally Forum agreed final orientation activities during the year 2013 as follows: To maintain improve efficiency activities have been carried out in the business enterprise year qua.To Group industryauxiliary, general trade, fisheries, textiles ... the study tour in Japan, and coordinate participation in fairs Foodex March, Inter Food in September. Printing brochures for the forum. Editions "Vietnam-Japan: Partners, petal friendship" to provide comprehensive information about the relationship of political cooperation, economic, cultural and education between the two countries in 40 years through. Organize training guides Vietnamese businesses to penetrate the Japanese market every month ... Special symposium to meet Vietnam-Japan business monthly to facilitate timely seize opportunities between the two businesses.

 

Picture 3 : Mr. Vu Tien Loc awarded Appointment Vice President Forum for  Mr. Nguyen Hoang (Chairman – CEO N&G Corp )

 

Summarize the ceremony Mr. Vu Tien Loc said: For the operation of the forum more effective in attracting investment from Japanese Business Forum need to make a list of strategic projectsgave the Japanese side, and more specifically to projects for each sector of the cave. Forum activities should be organized once a quarter to capture the full information and higher performance. Besides Forum should submit to Government launched the mechanisms of nature break for new investment environment, to meet the need to promote activities to attract investment from Japan in the near future.