Both leaders pledged to create a more stable, open and transparent business climate for foreign investors, including those from Japan. For his part, Kyohei Takahashi and Kuniharu Nakamua, co-Presidents of the Japan-Việt Nam Economic Committee, reassured their hosts that Japan always attached importance to cooperation with Việt Nam. Kyohei Takahashi said trade between the two countries had quadrupled since the Việt Nam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement took effect in 2009. Japan had poured the largest amount of investments in Việt Nam among ASEAN member countries, with over 1,500 businesses operating. A survey conducted by Keidanren last March shows that Việt Nam tops the list of countries where Japanese firms intend to invest in the next five to ten years.

Source: Viet Nam News August 24, 2016 03:56 UTC