National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man receives Governor of Nara Province, Japan

According to a special correspondent of the Vietnam News Agency, within the framework of his official visit to Japan, on the morning of December 4 in Tokyo, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man received Governor of Nara Province Yamashita Makoto and local leaders.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province Nguyen Van Phuong and Governor of Nara province (Japan), Mr. Yamashita Makoto, exchanged a memorandum of understanding on organizing the 12th East Asia Regional and Local Government Conference. Photo: Tuan Giao/VNA

Congratulating the Governor of Nara Prefecture on signing a cooperation agreement with Thua Thien Hue Province on the occasion of the locality being recognized as one of the six centrally-governed cities with the name Hue City, the National Assembly Chairman said that the signing of the cooperation agreement will create opportunities for the two localities to exchange and learn experiences in the process of socio -economic development and other fields. Governor Yamashita Makoto expressed his pleasure that National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended and witnessed the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between Nara and Thua Thien Hue Province. The two localities will coordinate to organize the 14th East Asia Regional and Local Government Conference in 2025 and continue to sign memorandums of understanding on specific areas of cooperation. Governor Yamashita Makoto said that in Nara there are currently 4,000 Vietnamese people working in the manufacturing, nursing and medical fields, making them the largest foreign community in the province. Recently, the locality has received many students from Ho Chi Minh City to work at companies and enterprises in the area. In the coming time, the leaders of Nara province hope to have more workers from Thua Thien Hue province to work in Nara. The Governor of Nara province expressed his hope that the National Assembly and the Government of Vietnam will continue to pay attention to creating conditions for the implementation of cooperation programs between the two localities in the future. National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man welcomed the cooperation plan between Nara province and Vietnamese localities in trade and investment promotion activities, tourism cooperation, labor, etc.; thereby, the two sides have many opportunities to exchange experiences, especially in the field of tourism, which is considered a strength of Thua Thien Hue province with famous historical and cultural relics. On this occasion, the National Assembly Chairman expressed his gratitude to the leaders of Nara province for their attention and support to 4,000 Vietnamese people studying, working and living conveniently; highly appreciated the promotion of cooperation in human resource training in areas where Nara province has strengths with Vietnamese localities. * Also on the morning of December 4, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man received Mr. Ohno Keiji - Chairman of Aeon Mall Limited Liability Company in Japan.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man welcomed Aeon Mall's investment in Vietnam, opening many shopping malls in major cities of Vietnam such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Thua Thien Hue province... Chairman of Aeon Mall Limited Liability Company in Japan expressed his honor and gratitude to Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man for taking the time to receive him. Sharing about the Company's activities in Vietnam, Mr. Ohno Keiji said that Aeon Mall opened its first shopping mall in Vietnam in 2014; last September, the Aeon Mall Hue Shopping Mall Investment Project was also inaugurated. This is the first shopping mall and the largest general service shopping mall in the Central region to date of Aeon Mall. Chairman of Aeon Mall Limited Liability Company in Japan highly appreciated Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man for attending and witnessing the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between Aeon Mall and Can Tho city; expressed hope that in the coming time, with this cooperation, the company will contribute to the development of Can Tho city with local people; wish to continue to create favorable conditions to expand investment cooperation in other provinces and cities of Vietnam. The National Assembly Chairman affirmed that Vietnam always welcomes and creates favorable conditions for investors to come to Vietnam, including Aeon Mall; supports the business strategy of Aeon Mall in Vietnam; said that many other provinces and cities are ready to cooperate with Aeon Mall in opening shopping malls in Vietnam. Source: https://baotintuc.vn/chinh-tri/chu-tich-quoc-hoi-tran-thanh-man-tiep-thong-doc-tinh-nara-nhat-ban-20241204120906742.htm