At a meeting with Chairman of the city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on March 2, the Japanese diplomat also expressed his hope that local authorities will actively assist Japanese investors to do business in the city in the long run.

The diplomat and a delegation from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transports and Tourism were making a working trip to Ho Chi Minh City to bolster cooperation between Japan and Vietnam’s largest economic hub.

For his part, Chairman Phong highly appreciated the valuable assistance of Japan in various fields, particularly key projects infrastructure development.