On the afternoon of May 25, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang proposed that Japan consider exempting Vietnamese citizens from income tax and visas.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang raised the issue with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa during his working visit to the country and attended the 28th Future of Asia conference in Tokyo. He also asked the Japanese government to support Vietnamese people living, studying and working here.
Congratulating Japan on the successful organization of the G7 and G7 summits, the Deputy Prime Minister asked Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa to implement the exchange contents at the high-level talks between the two countries' Prime Ministers in Hiroshima, such as cooperation in ODA, investment, trade, tourism and local cooperation.
Vietnam wants Japan to give priority to participating in the program to support the construction of high-quality infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region (US$75 billion); Asia Energy Transformation Initiative (AETI, 10 billion USD); provide new generation ODA for Vietnam with higher incentives.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang (left cover) meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, on the afternoon of May 25. Photo: Hai Minh
Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa thanked Vietnam for its contribution to the success of the recent G7 expanded summit. He affirmed that Vietnam has a leading position in the implementation of Japan's foreign policy in the region and that Japan will continue to cooperate and support Vietnam's development, including promoting ODA cooperation in the fields of its strength and high technology.
Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa wished the two sides to bring the Vietnam - Japan Strategic Partnership to a new height.
At the meeting today, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang and Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa also discussed a number of international and regional issues of mutual concern, such as the East Sea issue and Japan-ASEAN cooperation.
Currently, Japanese citizens are exempted from Vietnam visa for 15 days, that is, if they only stay in Vietnam for no more than 15 days, including the date of entry and exit, they will not need to apply for a visa. However, Vietnam is not on the list of countries exempted from Japanese visas, all Vietnamese citizens who want to enter Japan must apply for a visa, except for those holding a valid diplomatic or official passport.
Vietnam started sending laborers to work in Japan in 1992, 3-5 years with the average income currently reaching 1.200-1.400 USD per month. Over 370.000 trainees out of a total of nearly half a million Vietnamese living and working in Japan.
The whole country has more than 600.000 employees working in 50 countries and territories, each year transferring nearly 4 billion USD in foreign currency through official channels, not to mention other channels. In which, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan are still traditional markets attracting over 90% of Vietnamese workers.
Vnexpress.net
